San Francisco: EXEMPLARY HUMANS Launch Party with Juliana Leite and Zoë Perry

Juliana Leite, on tour from Brazil, is joined by translator Zoë Perry to celebrate the release of Exemplary Humans, a novel about one woman’s past and all of our futures. They are joined in conversation by Ruby writer Yalitza Ferreras.

ABOUT EXEMPLARY HUMANS

Ever since the unnamed threat took over, 100-year-old Natalia has been stuck inside her Rio de Janeiro apartment, alone. Well, not entirely alone—her loved ones may be gone but they never really left her, plus she’s pretty sure there’s a spy watching her every move through the window.

As she waits for the daily call from her daughter who lives halfway across the world, the old woman revisits scenes from her life. There’s her husband Vicente, who obsessively erased maps of Brazil; her best friend Sarah, the cookie seller; Jorge, who gave tarot readings for both humans and birds; and the comrades who joined her in resisting Brazil’s dictatorship, at least until they were forced into hiding. Exemplary Humans is an ambitious novel about the quirks of memory and the delights and horror of aging.

ABOUT THE RUBY

The Ruby is an arts & letters-focused community and gathering space for nonbinary, transfeminine, and women-identified creatives. The Ruby aims to be a sanctuary. A space where curious minds gather not just to work, but to learn from each other, expand our worldviews, and build friendships across disciplines and backgrounds.

The Ruby is a love letter to San Francisco. We believe community, solidarity, and art are vital to life in the Bay Area. In this fast-gentrifying city, The Ruby aspires to be an antidote: a diverse, down-to-earth, and safe space for creatives to come together, cultivate new relationships, and garner mutual support. Learn more about The Ruby at our website and Instagram.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This event will take place at The Ruby in San Francisco's Mission District. The Ruby is a community of transfeminine, nonbinary, and women-identified people, and for the safety of its members the address is not public. You'll receive the address via your Order Confirmation email after RSVP-ing.

Health & Safety: To be inclusive of our immunocompromised and caregiver community members, we ask all who join us to have the most recent COVID vaccine series or be willing to wear a mask throughout their time in our space.

Accessibility: The entrance to this event is at street-level with one step leading into the venue. We can arrange an entrance with no steps. We have a gender-neutral, ADA-accessible restroom on-site. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs we can be aware of to help you feel comfortable and welcome in our space.

Getting Here & Parking: We're a few short blocks from 16th Street BART. Public transportation is encouraged.