No Brain Drain Trivia
2025-05-22 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 1260 Lake Blvd, Ste 121, Davis, CA 95616, 1260 Lake Blvd, Ste 121, davis, CA, 95616, United States
Hosted by Preacher.
Trivia+Comedy+Game Show = A Real Good Time

Author Talk: Jessica Guerrieri
2025-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Davis Veterans Memorial Theatre, 203 E. 14th Street, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
DAVIS VETERANS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM. Come join us for the launch of Jessica Guerrieri’s debut novel, Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea. Winner of the UC Davis Maurice Prize for Fiction, Guerrieri will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author and Oprah’s Book Club Pick, Lara Love Hardin. Together, they will discuss the novel’s themes of motherhood, family, & addiction. Each ticket includes a signed copy of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. 7p – 9p. $25.

Showing of the Movie "From Ground Zero"
2025-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Quaker Meeting House, 345 L St.
From Ground Zero is a movie that provides revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers living though the Gaza War. The filmmakers show what their lives have been like though this horrible conflict.

Author Event: Jessica Guerrieri's Debut Novel "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"
2025-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Veterans Memorial Theatre
Come join us for the launch of Jessica Guerrieri’s debut novel, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Winner of the UC Davis Maurice Prize for Fiction, Guerrieri will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author and Oprah’s Book Club Pick, Lara Love Hardin. Together, they will discuss the novel’s themes of motherhood, family, and addiction.

Each ticket includes a signed copy of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

About the Author
Originally from the Bay Area, Jessica Guerrieri lives in Davis, California, with her husband and three young daughters. Jessica has a background teaching special education but left the field to pursue a career in writing. Her debut novel, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, won the Maurice Prize for Fiction from her alma mater, UC Davis. With over a decade of sobriety, Jessica is a fierce advocate for addiction recovery.
About the Book
Leah O’Connor is torn between the life she’s currently living and the allure of a phantom life that can no longer be hers. Swept off her feet by the gentle charm of Lucas O’Connor, Leah’s unexpected pregnancy changes the course of her carefree and nomadic existence. Over a decade and three children later, Leah is unraveling. She resents the world in which her artistic aspirations have been sidelined by the overwhelming demands of motherhood, and the ever-present rift between herself and her mother-in-law, Christine, is best dulled by increasingly fuller glasses of wine. Christine represents a model of selfless motherhood that Leah can neither achieve nor accept. To heighten the strain, Lucas’s business venture, a trendy restaurant that honors his mother, has taken all his attention, which places the domestic demands squarely on Leah’s shoulders. Seeking an ally in her sweet sister-in-law Amy, Leah shares a secret that, if made known to the wider family, could disrupt the curated ecosystems that keep the O’Connors connected. As Leah dances with the devil while descending further into darkness, her behavior becomes more erratic and further alienates her from both Lucas and the wider family. Leah’s drinking threatens the welfare of her family, prompting Amy to turn to Christine for support. A duel for loyalty ensues. When the inevitable waves come crashing down, it’s the O’Connor women who give Leah a lifeline: the truth of what they’ve all endured. But Leah alone must uncover the villain of her own story, learn how to ask for help, and decide if the family she has rejected will be her salvation or ultimate undoing. This masterful blend of book club and literary women’s fiction offers a frank rebuttal to Wine Mom culture and is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Liane Moriarty.
