Heart-Shaped Tin book discussion

Join us for a discussion of Bee Wilson’s new memoir, The Heart Shaped Tin: Love, Loss and Kitchen Objects led by Clare Jones, a poet and the organizer of Story House Ithaca's twice-monthly Writers' Room. The event is presented in collaboration with Hospicare.

Admission is free but registration is required. Register here. Participants must reside in Tompkins County.

Participants will each be loaned a copy of the book. Indicate on the registration form if you will be picking up a copy, and it will be made available for you at Hospicare, 172 E. King Road, Ithaca, during regular business hours (8:30am–4:30pm). Allow two business days to process your registration and make the book available.

The Heart-Shaped Tin begins one August day, months after Bee Wilson’s marriage has abruptly ended, when a heart-shaped baking tin falls at her feet: the same one she used to bake her wedding cake twenty-three years prior. This discovery lets loose a wave of emotions that propel her search for others who have attached magical and personal properties to the objects in their kitchens, especially those that belonged to people they have lost.

This discussion is made possible by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Community Arts Partnership through its Artist in the Community Grant program, as well as funds from the Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library.