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Sarah Gormley - The Order of Things Paperback Release Event

In Conversation with Regan Walsh

2025-10-28 19:00:00 2025-10-28 20:00:00 America/New_York Sarah Gormley - The Order of Things Paperback Release Event Local author Sarah Gormley visits the Bexley Public Library to celebrate the paperback release of her book, The Order of Things: A Memoir About Chasing Joy. Regan Walsh will moderate the discussion. Bexley Public Library - Bexley Library Auditorium

Tuesday, October 28
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-28 19:00:00 2025-10-28 20:00:00 America/New_York Sarah Gormley - The Order of Things Paperback Release Event Local author Sarah Gormley visits the Bexley Public Library to celebrate the paperback release of her book, The Order of Things: A Memoir About Chasing Joy. Regan Walsh will moderate the discussion. Bexley Public Library - Bexley Library Auditorium

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Local author Sarah Gormley visits the Bexley Public Library to celebrate the paperback release of her book, The Order of Things: A Memoir About Chasing Joy. Regan Walsh will moderate the discussion.

Join us for a night of literary discussion as local author and gallery owner Sarah Gormley celebrates the paperback release of her book The Order of Things: A Memoir About Chasing Joy. About the book, Kirkus Review wrote, "A distinctive voice delivers an entertaining and insightful look at family and mental health." Ultimately, Gormley's book is about hope, with a powerful message that will inspire you to think about the possibility of change in your own life.

Sarah will share passages from the book and discuss the creative process of writing her memoir, expertly crafted with a "keen eye and quick wit" (Kirkus). Sarah will be joined by Regan Walsh, motivational speaker and author of Heart Boss, for this discussion.

Thank you to Gramercy Books for facilitating the book sale and signing following the program discussion.

About the Author:

Sarah Gormley owns a contemporary art gallery, Sarah Gormley Gallery (SGG), in Columbus, Ohio that operates from the belief that original art can be a source of joy for everyone. She opened the gallery in 2019, 25 years after her grandmother gifted Sarah with her first piece of art when she graduated from DePauw University. Sarah’s undergraduate degree reinforced an early love for literature and writing, with a heavy sprinkling of the liberal arts fairy dust that teaches you how to think, analyze and articulate a clear point of view. The Order of Things is Sarah's first book.

About the Moderator:

Regan Walsh is a Columbus native and author of Heart Boss, a self-help book for women who are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders—their careers, their families, their aging parents, all of the things! She is a motivational speaker, and the leader of an executive women’s networking group called The Leadership Circle. In her spare time, you can find her baking Sarah Gormley’s Martha Stewart Fired Me Cookies —and she encourages you to do the same. 

About the Book:

What happens when a marketing executive leaves San Francisco to care for her dying mother on their family farm in Ohio? A Hallmark heroine would fall in love with her high school sweetheart during a snow-storm — but this is no Hallmark movie. Sarah Gormley spent most of her life trying to outrun the persistent self-loathing that plagued her from childhood, convinced that self-worth was something she had to earn by doing rather than being. When she returned to Salt Creek Farm at age forty-five, Gormley had no idea that detaching from the success she believed defined her, untangling the complicated relationship with her mother, and continuing the hard work of therapy would lead to a wildly transformed life.

Told with exceptional candor and humor, The Order of Things is a story about how one woman learned to let go of the patterns of her past to create a future she never imagined.

If you would like to receive an email reminder about this event, please register. Join us in person, or live stream this program on BPL's YouTube channel.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books Reading and Storytelling | Art Music and Culture |

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