Alex Elle: The Company We Keep Book Tour
Alex Elle is back.
Join New York Times bestselling author Alex Elle for an inspiring evening centered on her powerful new book, The Company We Keep: Friendship, Connection, and Redefining What It Means to Grow Together. In this heartfelt and vulnerable work, Alex examines the friendships that shape our lives - the ones that nourish, challenge, and sometimes stretch us in unexpected ways.
In a time of increasing loneliness, The Company We Keep offers thoughtful guidance on showing up with intention, communicating honestly, and cultivating relationships that honor personal worth.
Alex will be in conversation with reformed attorney, breast cancer survivor, multi-platform content creator and activist, Tashira Halyard.
They will explore themes of people-pleasing, self-silencing, boundaries, and emotional responsibility, encouraging readers to take a deeper look at the energy they bring into their connections. The Company We Keep isn’t just about deepening friendships - it’s about becoming a truer friend to yourself first.
Q&A will follow the discussion.
We are excited to partner with Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books, who will be providing copies of The Company We Keep. All copies of The Company We Keep will be signed.
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Street/garage parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance available.
All ticket sales are final and non-refundable.
Bags larger than a handbag will not be permitted.
About the author
Alex Elle is a New York Times Bestselling Author, wellness educator, and Restorative Writing teacher with more than a decade of experience.
Her writing journey began as a personal therapeutic practice that evolved into a career centered on healing through journaling, self-study, and mindfulness.
Through her books, workshops, courses, and retreats, Alex helps others cultivate self-discovery and expand their capacity for joy, clarity, and meaningful connection.
Her work is grounded in the belief that literature and language serve as powerful tools for both personal and collective healing.
About the moderator
Tashira Halyard is a reformed attorney, breast cancer survivor, multi-platform content creator and activist hailing from a small town in central Florida. She's a graduate of Georgetown University Law School and has a professional background as a child welfare attorney, public policy expert and racial justice trainer. She started her lifestyle blog, Politics and Fashion, while in law school as an outlet that combined her passions for social justice and creative expression.
Throughout the years, Politics and Fashion has become a home for Black women and femmes to find style and self-care inspiration, including her viral rants on bodily autonomy. Today, she is a solopreneur with an audience of over 300,000 across platforms who proudly wears many hats including public policy consultant, YouTuber, podcaster, and content creator.
She is the co-founder of the Movement for Black Lives Creator Academy created to deepen the presence of progressive voices online. She's been featured in the Washington Post, Washingtonian, Essence, Teen Vogue, Fashionista, and multiple news outlets. She, her wife and highly disobedient dog named Pooks live in Alexandria, VA.
Learn more about Tashira Halyard
About the book
“In a time of increasing loneliness, this book provides a steady guide, teaching us how to foster closeness, show up intentionally, and genuinely care for the people in our lives.”—Nedra Glover Tawwab, author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace
From New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Elle comes a vulnerable exploration of the friendships that shape us, stretch us, and sometimes wound us. With her trademark wisdom and storytelling, Alex invites us not only to celebrate but to examine the relationships in our lives, from the ones that matter most to those we should re-evaluate.
This book offers hard-won wisdom on:
- Recognizing when people-pleasing and self-silencing have become a pattern.
- Understanding that honesty—while sometimes painful—is a bridge to real intimacy or necessary endings.
- Letting go of the belief that we earn love by shrinking ourselves.
- Honor the sacred friendships that restore and heal us.
The Company We Keep offers readers permission to evolve in their friendships and reminds us that the people we surround ourselves with are not only mirrors, but key companions on the lifelong journey of healing, self-trust, and belonging. Alex shares her unflinching journey of learning to stop abandoning herself in the name of loyalty, to take ownership of the energy she brought into relationships, and to tell the truth—even when it cost her comfort. The Company We Keep is not just about cultivating our most meaningful friendships—it’s about becoming a better friend to ourselves first.
About Uncle Bobbies
Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books is a coffee shop and bookstore located in the heart of the Germantown section of Philadelphia.
Founded by Marc Lamont Hill in 2017, Uncle Bobbie's was created to provide underserved communities with access to books and a space where everyone feels valued.
In addition to our specially curated book selection, we also serve high quality coffee, food products, and more, including apparel and children's games.
We are also a community space that holds free author talks, workshops, and other events, including weekly story time for kids and back to school drives.
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