Two Kaya authors, Ed Lin (Waylaid, This is a Bust) and Nicky Sa-eun Schildkraut (Magnetic Refrain), will be joining traci kato-kiriyama Friday August 15 for a memorable evening of readings at Giant Robot. And who else will be MC-ing but our very own managing editor, Neelanjana Banerjee! It’ll likely turn into a standing-room only crowd, but […]

Kaya Press will be featured as part of Writ Large Press’s DTLAB series at the Traxx Bar in Union Station on Tuesday July 29th. The event will focus on Kaya author Catherine Liu (Oriental Girls Desire Romance), along with readings from Kaya Press’s backlist. Come through and have a drink, hear some of the work Kaya […]

For Day 28 of DTLAB’s 90 consecutive days of events, award-winning mystery writer Naomi Hirahara will host a reading by L.A.-based pulp/crime writers inspired by Kaya Press’s historical rediscovery Lament in the Night. The mysterious Friday evening will feature Christa Faust and Wally Rudolph, and fittingly, readings from the book by Shoson Nagahara. The first-ever English […]

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Mother’s Day weekend with four cutting-edge writers whose debut collections grapple with the ties formed by family, community, and history. Representing Kundiman and Kaya Press, April Naoko Heck, Cathy Linh-Che, Amarnath Ravva, and Nicky Sa-eun Schildkraut showcase the breadth, diversity, and vitality of Asian American writing today. A discussion and book signing will follow. Both […]

Come to a day-long seminar featuring readings and dialogue with Transpacific Mixed Race authors Brian Castro (Shanghai Dancing, Kaya Press), Kien Nguyen, and Paisley Rekdal presented by the USC Center for Japanese Religions and Culture. The seminar will address these questions: “How do Transpacific mixed-race authors inscribe and represent their heritage in their artistic representations? […]