Kathleen Hanna begins her book tour supporting her new memoir Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk in May, and she’s been announcing special guests who she’ll appear in conversation with in many of the cities. Those include actress Molly Ringwald (at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre on May 14); author Mira Jacob (at Washington DC’s Lincoln Theatre on May 15); poet, essayist and critic Hanif Abdurraqib (at Cincinnati’s Mason High School on May 16); former Pitchfork editor-in-chief Puja Patel (at Chicago’s Hermann Hall on May 18); actress and comedian Amy Poehler (at Los Angeles’ Wilshire Ebell Theatre on May 20); Gravy Train!!!!‘s Brontez Purnell (at San Francisco’s Sydney Goldstein Theatre on May 21); writer and comedian Lindy West (at Seattle’s Town Hall Seattle on May 22); writer and professor Imani Perry (at Boston’s The Wilbur on May 28); and comedian and writer Hari Kondabolu (at Philadelphia’s WHYY on May 29). See all dates below.
Kathleen also has more Bikini Kill shows coming up, including a run in Europea and the UK in June followed by North American shows in August and September.
KATHLEEN HANNA: 2024 BOOK TOUR DATES
May 14 | Brooklyn, NY Greenlight Bookstore at Kings Theatre in conversation with Molly Ringwald
May 15 | Washington, D.C. Loyalty Bookstore at Lincoln Theatre in conversation with Mira Jacob
May 16 | Cincinnati, OH Joseph-Beth Booksellers at Mason High School in conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib
May 18 | Chicago, IL Women and Children First at Hermann Hall with Chicago Humanities Festival in conversation with Puja Patel
May 20 | Los Angeles, CA Book Soup at The Wilshire Ebell in conversation with Amy Poehler
May 21 | San Francisco, CA City Arts and Lectures at the Sydney Goldstein Theater with KQED and Marcus Books in conversation with Brontez Purnell
May 22 | Seattle, WA Seattle Arts and Lectures at Town Hall Seattle with KEXP and Paper Boat Booksellers in conversation with Lindy West
May 23 | Portland, OR Powell’s Books at Revolution Hall
May 28 | Boston, MA Brookline Booksmith at the Wilbur Theatre in conversation with Imani Perry
May 29 | Philadelphia, PA Uncle Bobbie’s Bookstore at WHYY Studio in conversation with Hari Kondabolu