Fri February 27, 2026
Trouble Maker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford with Carla Kaplan
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Join us for an engaging author talk on Troublemaker, the riveting biography of Jessica Mitford, with author Carla Kaplan and Heyday publisher Steve Wasserman, co-sponsored by the Women's National Book Association San Francisco. Troublemaker tells the wild and unlikely story of Jessica Mitford, fifth of the six famous Mitford Girls, a British aristocrat-turned-American Communist, famous for exposés like The American Way of Death; this biography brings her astonishing self-transformation to life with a riveting, often hilarious account of trading wealth and status for a life of radical activism.
"Carla Kaplan writes with the flair of a novelist and backs it up with relentless research and keen insight. As infectious, stylish, and hard-hitting as its subject, Troublemaker is the marriage of a fascinating, timely story and a wonderful storyteller. An absolute treasure."
-Jonathan Eig, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for King: A Life
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"Carla Kaplan writes with the flair of a novelist and backs it up with relentless research and keen insight. As infectious, stylish, and hard-hitting as its subject, Troublemaker is the marriage of a fascinating, timely story and a wonderful storyteller. An absolute treasure."
-Jonathan Eig, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for King: A Life
Join us for an engaging author talk on Troublemaker, the riveting biography of Jessica Mitford, with author Carla Kaplan and Heyday publisher Steve Wasserman, co-sponsored by the Women's National Book Association San Francisco. Troublemaker tells the wild and unlikely story of Jessica Mitford, fifth of the six famous Mitford Girls, a British aristocrat-turned-American Communist, famous for exposés like The American Way of Death; this biography brings her astonishing self-transformation to life with a riveting, often hilarious account of trading wealth and status for a life of radical activism.
"Carla Kaplan writes with the flair of a novelist and backs it up with relentless research and keen insight. As infectious, stylish, and hard-hitting as its subject, Troublemaker is the marriage of a fascinating, timely story and a wonderful storyteller. An absolute treasure."
-Jonathan Eig, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for King: A Life
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"Carla Kaplan writes with the flair of a novelist and backs it up with relentless research and keen insight. As infectious, stylish, and hard-hitting as its subject, Troublemaker is the marriage of a fascinating, timely story and a wonderful storyteller. An absolute treasure."
-Jonathan Eig, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for King: A Life
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