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Join us on Thursday, March 16th at 7pm at Pegasus Downtown when we welcome Susan McCarthy in celebration of the release of her new book, co-authored by Marjorie Ingall, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies. Susan will be interviewed by Amy Thomas, Pegasus Books President for Life.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
About Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies:
We all recognize bad apologies when we hear them—excuse-laden, victim blame-y, weaselly statements that go viral instantaneously if they’re from a celebrity, a politician, or an influencer. Why is it so hard to apologize well? How can we do better? How could they do better? In Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies (Gallery Books; January 10, 2023; Hardcover), Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy—the duo behind the acclaimed SorryWatch blog—draw on a deep well of research in psychology, sociology, law, and medicine to explain why a good apology is hard to find ... and why it doesn’t have to be. In Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, readers learn:
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Why corporations, celebrities, institutions, and governments seldom apologize well
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Five things to consider before you apologize and 13 words that don’t belong in any apology
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How to recognize a mediocre personal apology and how to elicit a better one
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Four reasons NOT to apologize
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How to teach children to apologize
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How gender and race affect both apologies and forgiveness
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The implications of cultural accountability and “cancel culture
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Why good apologies are essential, powerful, and restorative
A good apology can do so many things—mend fences, heal wounds, and bring more harmony into our lives and to society at large. With wit, deep introspection, and laugh-out-loud humor (not to mention Bad Apology Bingo cards and Influencer Apology Mad Libs), Sorry, Sorry, Sorry will help make the world a better place, one apology at a time.
About the authors:
Susan McCarthy, who goes by “Sumac” on SorryWatch.com, is the coauthor (with Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson) of the international bestseller When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals, which has been translated into twenty-one languages. She’s also the author of Becoming a Tiger: How Baby Animals Learn to Live in the Wild. Publications she’s written for include Parade, The Guardian, WIRED, Smithsonian magazine, Outside, and Salon. Her work has been anthologized in The Best American Science Writing and in Mirth of a Nation: The Best Contemporary Humor. She lives in San Francisco.
Marjorie Ingall, who goes by “Snarly” on SorryWatch.com, is the author of Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children and The Field Guide to North American Males, and the coauthor of Hungry, with plus-size model Crystal Renn. A former columnist for Tablet magazine and the Forward, she is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review and has also written for New York magazine, Town & Country, Ms., Glamour, Self, Elle, and Sassy (yes, that one). She lives in New York City.
About Amy Thomas:
Amy Thomas bought the Pegasus and Pendragon bookstores from Founder Matt Wyse in 1995. She is a founding board member of the local independent business alliance Buy Local Berkeley, and has served on the executive board of the non-profit River of Words as well as the ABA’s American Booksellers for Free Expression. Amy has served as a boardmember for two Berkeley Business Improvement Districts and has twice served as president of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association.
