Literary Nights is a fabulous new reading series, open mic, and nonprofit created by Saira Khan. I’m delighted to be a featured reader in August, reading in the Historic Issaquah Train Depot. Come join me and bring something to read over on the Eastside!
Anne Gudger will read from her new memoir: THE FIFTH CHAMBER with her husband accompanying her on the bass while she reads. She'll be in conversation with Anne Liu Kellor. She'll love to sign copies of her book! Bring yours! Copies available for sale too.
Bio:
Anne Gudger is a Portland writer who loves language and space on the page. She writes about love and loss and how we get from there to here. She’s fascinated with the heart and its metaphorical fifth chamber that holds more love, that holds shadows. She’s been published in Real Simple Magazine, The Rumpus, Slippery Elm, NAILED Magazine, Entropy, Tupelo Press, Atticus Review, The Timberline Review, Columbia Journal, Sweet Lit, Cutbank, Cutthroat, The Normal School, and elsewhere. It’s been said that Anne eats books and has since she first decoded words.
Her debut memoir, THE FIFTH CHAMBER, was published September 2023 with Jaded Ibis Press.
www.annegudger.com
https://nookandcrannybooks.com/.../meet-the-author-anne...
What’s the harm in a pseudonym?
R. F. Kuang poses this very question in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author in the vein of White Ivy and The Other Black Girl.
Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena’s a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn’t even get a paperback release. Nobody wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.
So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers to the British and French war efforts during World War I.
So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song — complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn’t this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That’s what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.
With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface takes on questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation not only in the publishing industry but the persistent erasure of Asian-American voices and history by Western white society. R. F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.
Rebecca F. Kuang is a Marshall Scholar, translator, and the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award nominated author of the Poppy War trilogy and the #1 New York Times bestselling Babel. She has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford; she is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale.
Come join me for a FREE online Community Write-in, sponsored by Hugo House, for four Thursdays in March: last one on 3.30.23! REGISTER below for the zoom link.
This is a welcoming, generative space for anyone to come together, read a few poems, try a couple writing prompts, and optionally share in breakout rooms and/or the chat. We’ll be focusing on themes of witnessing, gratitude, how grief is intertwined with joy, and hope.
https://hugohouse.org/event/community-write-in-with-anne-liu-kellor_2023-03-30/
Join me in a discussion with Esmé Weijun Wang, sponsored by the King County Library System Foundation and part of the Author Voices series.
Esmé Weijun Wang is a novelist and essayist. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling essay collection, The Collected Schizophrenias (2019), and a debut novel, The Border of Paradise. She was named by Granta as one of the “Best of Young American Novelists” on its decennial list in 2017 and won the Whiting Awardin 2018. Born in the Midwest to Taiwanese parents, she is the founder of The Unexpected Shape™ Writing Academy for ambitious writers living with limitations.
Please register at https://www.crowdcast.io/e/author-voices-with-esme.
All of us have many layers, roles, or parts of ourselves we can inhabit. Whether we are with family, with friends, in public, in private, at home or traveling, our identity is malleable and shifting. In this generative workshop, we will explore writing from our different personas from a range of points of view—including 3rd person, 2nd, 1st person, past and present tense— experimenting with how point of view allows us to access a multitude of voices. Which part of you needs permission to come alive on the page? Together we will free-write, share, and listen in a supportive, non-judgmental environment.
This workshop will be held on 11.29 and 12.6 (5-7 p.m. Pacific time) on ZOOM for up to 16 participants. The cost is $120, but scholarships may be available.
To learn more or register go to imprintbookstore.com or email hello@imprintbookstore.com
The Boarding Pass Book Club was created by Seattle bookseller and author events producer Grace Rajendran to bring people together over a shared love of reading and learning about the many perspectives and experiences that make up this wonderful world we live in.
They read poetry, and non-fiction, generally set in contemporary times, featuring stories and voices from all over the world. They read a book for two months and then meet at the end of those two months on zoom for one hour.
Who can join: All are welcome and all we expect is warm and respectful participation and a curious perspective! We are all learning together.
Please register in advance for this session at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsfuyhrz8qE9JzwDrjVG9rrRa9nCM5rGYV.
More information on the book club here: http://gracerajendran.com/bookclub
Third Place Books welcomes local authors Donna Cameron, Sophia Kouidou-Giles, Marianne Lile, Anne Liu Kellor, Brenda Peterson, Kate Jessica Raphael, Ashley E. Sweeney, and Barbara Wolf Terao for a celebratory night of readings from the anthology Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis: Women Writers Respond to the Call. Publisher proceeds from anthology sales will be donated in support of World Central Kitchen. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required in advance.
Copies of Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis will be available for purchase at the store.
I’m excited to join this longtime ongoing reading series along with my beloved writing group members: Kelly Martineau, Mary Pan, and Jenne Hsien Patrick. First we will give a collective craft talk on finding and sustaining literary community and then we’ll each read.
Come early to sign up for the 2-minute open-mic spots that precedes our presentation, open to beginning and experienced readers alike!
Online or at the Ballard Library— to be determined- stay tuned!
Where You're Coming From: An Exploration of Family, Heritage, and Place
Everyone has an origin story. How do writers remember and reclaim their own pasts as they build worlds and the people in them? These authors of memoir, fiction, and poetry felt called at different points in their lives to explore the complexities of personal identity. They'll talk about the obstacles they've faced, how family and roots play into their work, and how they came to give themselves permission to tell stories that have historically been silenced.
Panel will be moderated by Anna Quinn.
In person or online— time TBD- stay tuned.
The Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) is an annual celebration of literature and community held in an inspiringly beautiful place. On June 3–4, 2022, we’ll bring together renowned authors and avid readers for two days of panels, readings, live music, and children's events that highlight the vibrant literary culture of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Our featured artists from across the country represent the finest in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and more. OILF is your opportunity to engage with world-class writers and their work in an intimate, inclusive setting that welcomes everyone who loves books. See you on the island.
Learn more at oilf.org.
University Book Store is excited to present local author Anne Liu Keller for her critically acclaimed memoir, Heart Radical: A Search for Language, Love, and Belonging. In conversation with Anne will be writer and activist Sharon Ho Chang. This event is free and open to the public, however registration is required through the link provided. We are requiring that all attendees wear masks and maintain social distancing during the reading and signing. If you have any questions, please contact events@ubookstore.com. Thank you and we look forward to having you join us!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liu-kellor-in-conversation-with-sharon-ho-chang-tickets-327645635917
Anne Liu Kellor is a mixed-race Chinese American writer and teacher based in Seattle. Her critically acclaimed memoir, Heart Radical: A Search for Language, Love, and Belonging, follows Anne’s journey as she travels through China, her mother’s birthplace, wanting to reclaim her mother tongue. Along the way she tries on different roles— seeker, artist, teacher, girlfriend, daughter— ultimately learning to embrace her many layers and identities. Praised by Cheryl Strayed as “insightful, riveting, and beautifully written,” Heart Radical asks us to remember how to speak our truth, and what it means to be fully alive. Please join Anne as she reads from and discusses her book. Heart Radical: A Search for Language, Love, and Belonging is available at the Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/item?b=12494468
All registrants will receive the Zoom Meeting Invite via email in the afternoon of May 5th, 2022. Please email questions for the author to yyau@bklynlibrary.org by 3pm on the event date. Presentation and Q/A starts at 6:30pm.
Come join me in my first public talk and reading of 2022, sharing about my journey to China and Tibet documented inside the pages of Heart Radical, as well as my writing journey. Who are you? What do you long for? Why is it important to share our stories? Free. Register here.
In this one-night-only event, three local authors (Anne Liu Kellor, Robert Lashley, and Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma) inspire three musicians apiece, and gift us nine new songs in this one-night-only celebration of creativity and collaboration.
Performance lineup announced approximately 30 days before the event. More info at TheBushwickBookClubSeattle.com Presented by Town Hall Seattle and Bushwick Book Club Seattle. A livestream of the event will also be available.
As multiracial people, we are constantly put into narrow categories that try to define who we are. But what does it mean to tell your own story? To be able to claim and celebrate all parts of who you are? Speakers for this panel are defining their own narratives through the arts—including photography, visual art, and writing. To attend: You must register at the link below and a Zoom link will be emailed to you. https://forms.gle/zDQnrWhnJ2u8BfNUA
Panelists include:
- Gina Ariko, a biracial and a first-generation American painter and mentor for other mixed-identity women.
- Elisabeth Vasquez Hein, a Filipina American photographer exploring what it means to come from diaspora, centuries of colonization and mestizaje.
- Anne Liu Kellor, a mixed-race Chinese American writer, editor and author of "Heart Radical: A Search for Language, Love, and Belonging."
The conversation will be moderated by Gabrielle Kazuko Nomura Gainor, a fifth-generation Japanese and first-generation Filipina American and dance artist.
Facebook event page here.
Please join us for this reading and conversation on Zoom. Link available soon here. Signed books will also be available at Browsers the week of the reading. Olympia folks and beyond— I’d love to connect with you and together support our community indie bookstores!
Stacy Scheel Hirsch is a resilience coach, organizational wellness consultant and a trauma-informed mindfulness teacher based in Olympia. She is the founder of More Voices, LLC, a launchpad for creative projects and collaborations that aim to help the world live a more inspired story. Her projects include Life Takes Practice™, which provides individual and workplace education for Mindful. Resilient. Living, and Pilgrimage Inside, an online, free, weekly meditation group. Additionally, she is the co-founder of Cultivate Retreats, a writing and meditation retreat for women.
This panel is for Antioch Los Angeles MFA students and alumni, and features four women alum— K. Ibura, Anne Liu Kellor, Noriko Nakada, and Susan Southard— who have found success in publishing through traditional, indie, hybrid, and self-publishing models. Come listen to this lively discussion and audience Q & A. Registration for alumni only here.
Come join Anne and Brenda online as they discuss their new books and the process and craft of writing creative nonfiction. Brenda is Professor of Creative Writing at Western Washington University. Her books include An Earlier Life (winner of the Washington State Book Award), Blessing of the Animals, and Tell it Slant: Her new book is A Braided Heart: Essays On Writing and Form (University of Michigan Press). Pre-registration coming soon.
Come hear me read an excerpt from Heart Radical as I join four other Pacific Northwest writers in this intimate zoom reading series focused on honoring grief in all of its forms, curated by the wonderful Anne Gudger from Portland, Oregon. Learn more and get the zoom link here.
Join Anne and Kristen Millares Young, award-winning journalist and author of the novel SUBDUCTION (Red Hen Press) as they read and discuss their work. This event will be online via Zoom webinar. Pre-register here to receive the link.
Please note the date change to 9.14! Come hear Anne talk about her journey to China and to completing her long-awaited memoir with Joyce Chen, executive director and co-founder of Seventh Wave Magazine. Free, with purchase of the book from Elliott Bay Bookstore encouraged. Register here.
Come say hi in person at Seattle’s beloved Margin Shift series, this month taking place near the statue by the water tower in Volunteer Park— more details here. Readers include Anne Liu Kellor, Dia Roth, Whitney Bashaw, and Allison Cobb. Masks encouraged. Will also be livestreamed on Facebook.
