Author Event with Evie Psarras to celebrate Lessons from the Housewives

Join Anderson’s Bookshop for an author event with Evie Psarras, to celebrate the release of Lesson from the Housewives on Wednesday, October 28th at 6:00 pm at the Bubbly Side of Life (5131 Main St, Downers Grove, IL).

Event Format

This event will consist of an author presentation and signing line. Your $25 ticket includes a glass of champagne (alcoholic and non-alcoholic available) in addition to a $5 off coupon good towards the purchase of Lessons from the Housewives that night.

Please note, a copy of the book is not included your ticket purchase, but we will have copies available for purchase at the event.

Guests are encouraged to join in celebrating by dressing as your favorite housewife!

Pre-registration is required for this event because space is limited.

Anderson’s Bookshop reserves the right to change the format of this event at any time in coordination with the author and publisher. Anderson’s Bookshop assumes no responsibility or liability for any personal injury or other loss you may incur as a result of your decision to attend an event, including the transmission of Covid-19 or related illnesses. 

Failure to treat all participants and staff with courtesy and respect may result in your expulsion from the event. 

The feminist truths hiding in plain sight behind every glitter-fueled meltdown.

For feminist media scholar Evie Psarras, The Real Housewives franchise has been her greatest source of entertainment and comfort since its first iteration. It's also where she learned some of life's most important lessons. Maintaining friendships? Check. Fostering work ethic? Check. Being a bit delusional? Also check. 

In Lessons from the Housewives, Psarras dives headfirst into the glittering, chaotic universe of The Real Housewives to reveal the surprising wisdom tucked beneath taglines, table flips, and redemption arcs. Through sharp analysis, laugh-out-loud personal stories, and an unapologetic love for all things Bravo, she shows how this wildly entertaining franchise speaks to our deepest questions about feminine identity, ambition, vulnerability, and what it really means to "have it all." 

Drawing on anonymous interviews with Housewives and the producers who shape the spectacle, Psarras uncovers the feminist storytelling at the heart of a franchise long dismissed as "trash"—a word she boldly reclaims as a badge of women-centered creativity. With insights on resilience, friendship dynamics, reinvention, and embracing life's messiest moments, she illuminates why these iconic women resonate so powerfully and what they can teach us about falling, rising, and owning our stories with style.

Evie Psarras has a PhD in Communication and a Masters in Sociology as well as subject matter expertise on reality TV, media framing, social class, and inequality.