Linda Sienkiewicz | LOVE AND OTHER INCURABLE AILMENTS| @ Sidetrack

Sidetrack Bookshop presents author Linda Sienkiewicz to chat about her new novel: a heartfelt story of a quirky thirty-something who dares to start over. Perfect for book clubs, this story touches on anxiety, grief, the beauty of imperfection, unlikely friendships, second chances, and the healing power of community.

Linda will be in conversation with author Lisa Peers. Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 6:30pm - 8pm. Doors open at 6pm.

Location: Sidetrack Bookshop, 325 S. Washington Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48067

Tickets:

• $26.25 - Includes one general admission seat to the event and signing line with one copy of Love and Other Incurable Ailments.
• $5 - Includes one general admission seat to the event and signing line.

Additional copies of Love and Other Incurable Ailments will be available for purchase at the event (while supplies last).

Parking in the Center Street Parking Garage located just north of Sidetrack Bookshop with entrances on both Washington and Center Streets is free for the first two hours and costs only 75 cents per hour thereafter, Monday through Saturday.

About Love and Other Incurable Ailments

Serenity Tomczyk isn’ t dying— she just has anxiety, a WebMD habit, and a cat named Margaret Thatcher.

After breaking off her engagement and losing both parents, she retreats into a predictable life of retail shifts, group therapy, and the safety of solitude. Then a box of passionate letters appears in a dumpster behind her aunt’ s home décor shop, and Serenity becomes captivated by the mysterious man who wrote them. Soon, she’ s chasing a fantasy 900 miles from Michigan to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, in search of the stranger she knows only as “Birdy.”

Thrown from her carefully padded comfort zone, Serenity discovers unexpected friendships, uncomfortable truths, and the possibility of love. But when her imagined happy ending begins to unravel, she must decide if holding on— or letting go— is the bravest thing she can do.

With wit, heart, and irrepressible warmth, Love and Other Incurable Ailments is a story about connection, courage, and becoming yourself— just when you thought it was too late.

About Linda Sienkiewicz

Linda K. Sienkiewicz writes about identity, belonging and the hidden complexities of our lives. Her debut novel, IN THE CONTEXT OF LOVE, was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer and Sarton Awards. A Pushcart Prize– nominated poet with a chapbook award, she’ s published five poetry chapbooks and a children’ s picture book. She holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maine. When not writing, she volunteers at the Neighborhood House in Michigan.

About Lisa Peers

Lisa Peers is the Lambda Literary Award-nominated author of Love at 350° and has a passion for smart, funny love stories with well-deserved happy endings. She has acted professionally in San Francisco, produced TV and radio programs in Detroit, and is currently a creative director for an international marketing agency. A Harvard graduate with an MFA in acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, Lisa lives with her partner, Dani, in metro Detroit, not far from their three grown children, along with their beloved cats and way too much yarn.