BWLC Book Talk: Unbearable with Irin Carmon

  • Wednesday, November 12, 2025
  • 5:30–7:30 p.m.
    1. Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge

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Join the BWLC in a book talk with award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author, Irin Carmon for her new book, Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America. Unbearable tells a deeper story, going beyond the headlines and any one experience or choice, and grounded in history and journalism. It introduces us to five women navigating pregnancy care—from that first positive pregnancy test through joy, loss, and the unforeseen—in a country that is at best indifferent and at worst willfully cruel, and to brave, outnumbered people fighting to make it better. Written with deep empathy and analytical rigor, Unbearable is at once a moving story of interconnection, a harrowing exposé, and assertion of humanity. Above all, it is a powerful call for solidarity, regardless of our circumstances or our decisions. 

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