A photo collage with Neko Case on the left, Kathleen Hanna on the right, and the book cover of The Harder I Fight The More I Love You in the middle.

February 9, 2025: Neko Case and Kathleen Hanna

A photo collage with Neko Case on the left, Kathleen Hanna on the right, and the book cover of The Harder I Fight The More I Love You in the middle.

Writers Bloc and Book Soup Present

Neko Case and Kathleen Hanna

Book Event Only

Sunday, February 9, 2025

4:00pm

First Congregational Church of Los Angeles

540 South Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles, 90020

On-site parking will be limited. We encourage the use of public transit and ride-share.

General Admission Ticket No Book: $25

Really Special Deal: General Admission Ticket

& 1 Copy of The Harder I Fight The More I Love You: $55

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A 2025 NYT profile of Neko Case with a portrait of the author. The article is titled "Neko Case Has Sung Hard Truths. Now She’s Telling Hers in a Memoir."

HEALTH & SAFETY: WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WEAR A FACE MASK WHILE INDOORS FOR OUR EVENTS. THANK YOU.

Neko Case’s songs are gorgeous and thrilling to listen to, although more often than not, the stories therein are tough and revealing. Not to be outdone by the quality of her music and lyrics, Case has written a memoir, every bit as powerful as her songs. 

In The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, Case reveals her wrenching childhood spent in poverty and parental absence, her profound loneliness growing up, and the salvation that nature provided to her. Don’t despair–if you think Case’s singing voice is powerful and strong enough to move mountains, her prose writing is equally stunning.

The Harder I Fight the More I Love You is often laugh out loud funny, and ultimately optimistic. It wouldn’t be Neko Case without being edgy, gripping, unambiguously harrowing at times, and impossible to turn away from. 

Kathleen Hanna is a punk singer, artist, and the front-woman of the influential bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. Hanna is a staple in feminist publications, from college curriculums to bestselling books, and a leading voice in the punk feminist movement. She has been named one of the best live performers of our time. Her memoir, Rebel Girl, published by Ecco/HarperCollins, was an instant New York Times bestseller.

No refunds on tickets or books. Books must be picked up on the night of the program.

On-site parking will be limited. We encourage the use of public transit and ride-share.