[Cover photo credit to Rachel Bright]
Trailblazing feminist, musician, and outspoken women’s rights activist, Kathleen Hanna has announced a 2024 U.S. book tour in support of her memoir Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk out May 14, 2024 with Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins. Fans unable to attend the tour in-person can join the live stream on May 22. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to Peace Sisters, a non-profit organization for which Hanna is an Ambassador.
Hanna’s band Bikini Kill was a huge Punk scene of the 90s, and today her personal yet feminist lyrics on anthems like “Rebel Girl” and “Double Dare Ya” are more powerful than ever.
In Rebel Girl, Hanna’s new memoir, she takes us from her tumultuous childhood to her formative college years and her first shows. The relationships she developed during those years buoyed her, including with her bandmates Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox, JD Samson, and Johanna Fateman.
And her friendships with musicians like Kurt Cobain, Ian MacKaye, Kim Gordon, and Joan Jett reminded her that despite the odds, the Punk world could still nurture and care for its own.
U.S. Book Tour – Tickets
May 14, 2024: Brooklyn, NY
Greenlight Bookstore @ Kings Theatre
May 15, 2024: Washington, DC
Loyalty Bookstore @ Lincoln Theatre
May 16, 2024: Cincinnati, OH
Joseph-Beth Booksellers @ Mason High School
May 18, 2024: Chicago, IL
Women & Children First @ Hermann Hall
with Chicago Humanities Festival
May 20, 2024: Los Angeles, CA
Book Soup @ First Congregational Church
May 21, 2024: San Francisco, CA
City Arts & Lectures @ The Sydney Goldstein Theater
with KQED & Marcus Books
May 22, 2024: Seattle, WA
Seattle Arts & Lectures @ Town Hall Seattle
with KEXP & Paperboat Booksellers
May 23, 2024: Portland, OR
Powell’s Books @ Revolution Hall
May 28, 2024: Boston, MA
Brookline Booksmith @ The Wilbur Theatre
May 29, 2024: Philadelphia, PA
Uncle Bobbie’s @ WHYY Studio
