Amanda McCracken -- "When Longing Becomes Your Lover," with Meghan Rabbitt
Category: Literary
Date and Time
- Thursday, Jun 11, 2026 6:30pm
Location
Boulder Bookstore
1107 Pearl St
Details
Amanda McCracken will speak about and sign her new book, "When Longing Becomes Your Lover: Breaking from Infatuation, Rejection, and Perfectionism to Find Authentic Love: A True Story of Overcoming Limerence," on Thursday, June 11th at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore. She will be in conversation with Meghan Rabbitt for this special event. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are available on Eventbrite.
About the Book:
Journalist and late-in-life virgin Amanda McCracken dated over 100 men by the time she was in her late thirties. She was so certain she was doing everything she could to find the loving, lasting relationship she wanted. So why wasn’t it working? After another breakdown in her therapist’s office, she came to a startling realization: she was addicted to longing.
This realization was part of a 10-year journey to understand the cultural, neurological, and psychological factors that shaped her beliefs about love, sex, and commitment. In this searingly honest book, Amanda shares the crushes, relationships, situationships, travel, friendships, hookups, bad dates, wins, losses, and brushes with fate that came with her journey. She provides a deep, exploratory look into the state of mind known as limerence: an obsessive rumination on an idealized version of someone. Amanda weaves together her personal journey with research, storytelling, soul-searching questions, and quotes from experts and nonexperts alike to reveal the addictive nature of longing while providing hope through her journey of breaking her patterns and ultimately choosing the path towards healthy, authentic intimacy.
IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION
Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee).
A coupon good for $5 off a copy of "When Longing Becomes Your Lover," or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event.
