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Lizzie Borden et al: Challening Narratives About Stripping

Contributors share readings from a new collection of autobiographical essays on stripping and sex work.

Hosted by filmmaker Lizzie Borden, editor of the new anthology, Whorephobia: Strippers on Art, Work and Life, this panel presents readings by the book’s contributors. Filled with poignant, heartfelt, and provocative accounts, the book aims to challenge many of the negative misperceptions around women who strip.

Featuring readings by:

Jo Weldon, founder of the New York School of Burlesque

Jodi Sh. Doff, writer and editor

Essence Revealed, burlesque dancer, author, and speaker

Reese Piper, Brooklyn-based writer and stripper

Lily Burana, author of best-selling memoir Strip City











When: Thu., Feb. 23, 2023 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: New York Public Library—Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
476 Fifth Ave. (42nd St. Entrance)
212-340-0863
Price: Free
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Contributors share readings from a new collection of autobiographical essays on stripping and sex work.

Hosted by filmmaker Lizzie Borden, editor of the new anthology, Whorephobia: Strippers on Art, Work and Life, this panel presents readings by the book’s contributors. Filled with poignant, heartfelt, and provocative accounts, the book aims to challenge many of the negative misperceptions around women who strip.

Featuring readings by:

Jo Weldon, founder of the New York School of Burlesque

Jodi Sh. Doff, writer and editor

Essence Revealed, burlesque dancer, author, and speaker

Reese Piper, Brooklyn-based writer and stripper

Lily Burana, author of best-selling memoir Strip City

Buy tickets/get more info now