Jenny Slate announces her “Lifeform” book tour

Jenny Slate

Emily Sandifer; Little, Brown and Company

Jenny Slate has had a productive year. In January last year, her film Marcel the shell with shoes was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Film. In February she had her second stand-up special show Experienced professional on Amazon Prime and announced the upcoming release of her sophomore memoir Life formAnd this fall she will go on tour with the book.

Slate will tour and visit theaters in eight cities, where she will read excerpts from the book and engage in conversation with presenters and audiences. “It’s hard to say what I enjoy most about writing books, but one unexpected joy is the opportunity to continue to share my thoughts and feelings in front of a live audience and to talk to other people about what I’ve written,” says Slate. “I know these evenings will be an incredible joy for me, and I hope everyone who attends feels the same!”

Life form follows Slate’s 2019 debut Little oddballswhich used the kind of unconventional reflections her fans love to explore both the grief that arose after her 2016 divorce and her approaches to friendship, feminism and finding love again. In the latest collection, she discusses her journey to and through motherhood in five stages: single, true love, pregnancy, baby and ongoing.

“The completion of this new work was a unique joy,” she said previously The Hollywood Reporter“I’ve immersed myself deeply and I think I’ve emerged more alive than ever before. I can’t wait to share it all with anyone who’s ready. I certainly am!”

The Life form The tour, produced by Live Nation, kicks off on the book’s release date, October 22. Artist pre-sales begin Tuesday, June 25, followed by further pre-sales throughout the week and general sales on Friday, June 28. The full tour schedule is below:

Tue, Oct 22 | New York, NY | The Town Hall with special guest (TBA)

Wednesday, October 23 | Boston, MA | The Wilbur* with Emiko Tamagawa

Thurs., Oct. 24 | Seattle, WA | Neptune with Jennifer Berney

Friday, October 25 | Los Angeles, California | Palace Theatre with George Saunders

Sun., Oct. 27 | San Francisco, California | Palace of Fine Arts with Casey Newton

Mon., Oct. 28 | Chicago, IL | Athenaeum Center with Greta Johnsen

Tues., Oct. 29 | Madison, Wisconsin | Orpheum Theater with Ramzi Fawaz

Wednesday, October 30 | Washington, DC | Warner Theatre with Rachel Martin

*Not a Live Nation date.

Pre-sale and general sale are available on LiveNation.com. Little, Brown and Company releases Life form. Claudia Ballard of WME handled the publishing deal and Laura Bonner will represent international rights.