Main Point Books & Blue Stoop: A Home for Philly Writers welcome Sarai Walker, author of "Dietland," and her new novel, "The Cherry Robbers." She'll be joined by special guest Emma Copley Eisenberg.

This is a live event at Calvary Community Center, 4740 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143. There is street parking available, as well as public transit. By request of the authors, masks will be required for all guests.

Books may be purchased in advance through Eventbrite or through Main Point Books. Pre-purchased books will be brought to the event if you have also registered. Signed books purchased for mailing will be sent after June 7th. Books will also be for sale at the event.

About the Author

Sarai Walker is the author of "Dietland"(2015). "Dietland" has been published in more than a dozen countries and was adapted as a television series for AMC.

Sarai has lectured on feminism and body image internationally, and has spoken about these topics widely in the media. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian and elsewhere, and she worked as a writer and editor on an updated version of Our Bodies, Ourselves. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Bennington College and a PhD in English from the University of London.