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    • Quarterlife: A Conversation with Devika Rege & Merve Emre

    P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts 180 Orchard Street, New York, NY, United States

    Sponsored by the Asian American Writer's Workshop P&T Knitwear, in conjunction with the Asian American Writer's Workshop, is pleased to welcome Devika Rege to celebrate the U.S. publication of her critically acclaimed debut novel, Quarterlife: a reflective narrative about India’s political pulse and changing value systems circa 2014. Following a mosaic of characters amidst a […]

    Free

    Asian American Literature Festival MOONRISE: AN INVOCATION

    Zoom
    Virtual Event

    Join organizers and participants of the 2024 Asian American Literature Festival for a gathering to mark the beginning of our week of cosmic kinship. Invocation: Saturday September 14, 6pm-7pm EST / 3-4pm PT Moonrise with Tarot by Mimi Khúc and Readings by Ching-In Chen, Sarah Park Dahlen, Wing Tek Lum, & Ansley Moon: An Invocation,

    Free

    [#AALF2024] In Celebration of We the Gathered Heat

    Asian American Writers' Workshop 18 W 21st St, Suite 900, NY, NY, United States +1 more
    Hybrid Event

    Join us for a celebration of We the Gathered Heat, with Fatimah Asghar, Franny Choi, Noah Arhm Choi, Yalini Dream, and Jess X. Snow! As part of the 2024 Asian American Literature Festival, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and Reorienting Reads are excited to celebrate the pre-launch of a new anthology from Haymarket Books -We […]

    NYU Reads: Hua Hsu

    NYU Skirball Center 566 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY, United States

    Join us for a special event featuring Hua Hsu – author of the 2024–2025 NYU Reads selection, Stay True – in conversation with Provost Georgina Dopico. NYU Reads, sponsored by the Office of the Provost, brings the NYU community together around a common reading, chosen by a committee made up of faculty, student, and staff representatives. Through both large- and small-scale events, the […]

    Free

    Connie Chung with Walter Isaacson

    NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 42nd Street & 5th Avenue New York, NY 10018 42nd Street & 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Connie Chung speaks about her memoir with biographer and historian Walter Isaacson. In her first memoir, the trailblazing journalist delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry. Pre-order your copy of Connie: A Memoir and get your free ticket now! Connie Chung is […]

    In Celebration of The Lucky Ones

    Asian American Writers' Workshop 18 W 21st St, Suite 900, NY, NY, United States +1 more
    Hybrid Event

    Join us for a celebration of writer Zara Chowdhary's memoir The Lucky Ones, in conversation with Nur Nasreen Ibrahim! Join AAWW in-person and online for a celebration of Zara Chowdhary's memoir The Lucky Ones! Zara will be joined by journalist, television producer, and writer Nur Nasreen Ibrahim. In 2002, Zara Chowdhary is sixteen years old […]

    [#AALF2024] A Bicoastal Trans Kinship Reading

    Asian American Writers' Workshop 18 W 21st St, Suite 900, NY, NY, United States +1 more
    Hybrid Event

    Join Asian American Writers' Workshop and Reorienting Reads to share space for a bicoastal evening! Join Asian American Writers' Workshop and Reorienting Reads to share space for a luminous bicoastal evening of connection and kinship, uplifting our trans, intersex, non-binary, and gender expansive communities. We'll be joined in person and through the ether by Ally […]

    “An’den What?”

    Zoom

    Hawaiʻi literature reading, writer talk story, and preview of coming attractions! All the scoops for books in 2024 and beyond. This virtual event is part of the 2024 Asian American Literature Festival celebrating 'Cosmic Kinship.' From September 14-22, this festival aims to make literature accessible to all through inclusive and hybrid events, fostering a literary […]

    Free

    [AALF] Moonset: An Exhalation

    Zoom
    Virtual Event

    Join organizers and participants of the 2024 Asian American Literature Festival to hear from readers and guests and collectively share in our takeaways from the week. Tanzila Ahmed, Aria Curtis, Tiana Nobile, Mohamad Saleh, Gein Wong

    Free

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    Celebrating National Poetry Month with Taiyo Na

    Queens Public Library - Flushing Branch 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Culture Bridge - Celebrating National Poetry Month with Taiyo Na, reading excerpts from "We the Gathered Heat" Anthology. A reading featuring local contributors to the anthology "We The Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word". The book is a poetry collection honoring the oral tradition across generations and locations within […]

    Free

    • Celebrating Poetry with Jenevieve Ting, Francisco Delgado and Taiyo Na., reading excerpts from “We the Gathered Heat” Anthology.

    Queens Public Library - Flushing Branch 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States
    Hybrid Event

    A reading featuring local contributors to the anthology "We The Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word". The book is a poetry collection honoring the oral tradition across generations and locations within the dynamic, expansive and imperfect umbrella of "Asian American and Pacific Islander." Celebrating Poetry with Jenevieve Ting, Francisco […]

    Free

    • Open Mic Readings: Alpha Beta Blah – The Past Tense (Hybrid)

    18 W 21st St suite 900 18 West 21st Street, #suite 900, New York, NY, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society! The 2025 AAWW Margins fellows present “Alpha Beta Blah”, a new reading series […]

    • Selected Shorts: Haruki Murakami Night with Jennifer Ikeda

    Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United States

    One of Japan’s foremost modern fiction writers, Haruki Murakami is known for his surreal, unforgettable journeys through the human psyche. To celebrate the acclaimed author of Norwegian Wood, 1Q84 and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Japan Society and the hit podcast Selected Shorts present an evening of his stories read live on stage by actors from stage and screen. Featuring oddball characters, […]

    $25

    Readings: Alpha Beta Blah – To The Grave

    18 W 21st St suite 900 18 West 21st Street, #suite 900, New York, NY, United States

    Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society! The 2025 AAWW Margins fellows present “Alpha Beta Blah”, a new reading series that invites writers to come frat out with the fellows. The third reading of this series will take place on October 30th at 7 pm […]

    Free