The Booksmith presents iO Tillett Wright / Darling Days at Second Act
iO Tillett Wright presents Darling Days, an extraordinary coming of age memoir set in the urban bohemia of 1980s New York’s Lower East Side, where punk, poverty, heroin, and art ruled the roost. Raised by single mother Rhona, a mercurial Glamazon showgirl, iO was encouraged from an early age to break boundaries. When a group of boys refuse to let six-year-old iO play ball, iO instantly adopts a new persona, becoming a boy, a choice Rhona celebrates. It is the start of a profound exploration of gender and identity through the tenderest years, and the beginning of a life invented and reinvented at every step. Harrowing and hilarious, Darling Days is a provocative examination of culture and identity, and of the courage and resilience of each child’s unique expression.
With a special introduction by Juliana Delgado Lopera of Radar Productions.
iO Tillett Wright is an artist, activist, actor, speaker, TV host and writer. iO’s work deals with identity, be it through photography and the Self Evident Truths Project/We Are You campaign or on television as the co-host of MTV’s Suspect. iO has exhibited artwork in New York and Tokyo and was a featured contributor on Underground Culture to T: The New York Times Style Magazine. iO's photography has been featured in GQ, Elle, New York Magazine, and The New York Times Magazine. iO is a regular speaker at universities, discussing expanding one’s circle of normalcy and embracing those that are different than you. A native New Yorker, iO is now based in Los Angeles.
PLEASE NOTE: this event takes place at Second Act, 1727 Haight Street. It is free and open to the public. RSVP appreciated but not required.
