The Asian American Lit Fest is upon us! Curated and produced by a collective of artists, librarians, educators, scholars, and publishers, this is the only festival of its kind. The AALF will convene writers and readers through immersive in-person and hybrid events–including interactive installations, readings, salons, and workshops. For the first time in its history, […]
The Muscle Memory tour is making a virtual stop at Literati Bookstore! Don’t miss Jenny Liou in conversation with John Vercher as part of the Ann Arbor bookstore’s At Home with Literati webinar series. Thursday, October 20 | 7 PM ET | Zoom | Free! Jenny Liou (born 1983) is an English professor at Pierce […]
Saturday, October 22 | 3 – 4:30 PM | Artbook @ Hauser & Wirth, 917 E 3rd St, Los Angeles | Free! Register HERE. Visit Hauser & Wirth in the Los Angeles Arts District, for a Muscle Memory book signing with Jenny Liou and Kaya playwright Sam Chanse. Preorder SIGNED copies here! Sam Chanse is a […]
Friday, October 21 | 6 – 8 PM | Twiggs Bakery & Coffeehouse, 4590 Park Blvd, San Diego | Free! Register HERE. Jenny Liou will be joined by Kaya author Kazim Ali, and writers Brandon Som and Phuong T. Vuong for a knock-out reading in San Diego! Kazim Ali has been working in multiple genres […]
In her debut poetry collection Muscle Memory, Washington-based poet Jenny Liou grapples with violence and identity, beginning with the chain-link enclosure of the prizefighter’s cage and radiating outward into the diasporic sweep of Chinese American history. Join Liou and poet Sally Wen Mao for readings and conversation. October 1 | 5:30 – 7:00 pm ET | […]
Join poet Jenny Liou for a reading from Muscle Memory, her debut collection from Kaya Press, which grapples with violence and identity, beginning with the chain-link enclosure of the prizefighter’s cage and radiating outward into the diasporic sweep of Chinese American history. Liou will be in conversation with Jess Ng, Muay Thai champion and leader of self-defense classes. After […]
