It's no secret that storytime isn't actually for babies—it's for the caregivers who want to get out of the house and have a little adult interaction! Babies may need to see faces and hear words, but they won't know if those words actually are meant to entertain their grown ups. At this event, author Nicole Haroutunian will read from her novel, Choose This Now, which takes on pregnancy, the newborn phase, and toddlerhood. Come to hear a reading geared to your adult brain, in the company of folks who won't care if your baby needs a diaper change in the middle of it, and stay for conversation, commiseration, and camaraderie. Nicole Haroutunian is the author of the novel-in-stories, Choose This Now (Noemi Press, 2024) and the short story collection Speed Dreaming. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Story, the Georgia Review, the Rumpus, Electric Literature, and elsewhere. Originally from Montvale, New Jersey, she lives with her family in Woodside, Queens.