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EVENTS

Upcoming Events

  • Pre-Halloween Book Party
    Pre-Halloween Book Party
    Wed, Oct 25
    Palo Alto
    Oct 25, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:05 PM
    Palo Alto, Town and Country Village, 855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA
    Join me October 25 at Books Inc. Palo Alto as I talk about the origin stories of my novels CIRCA and THE ATLAS OF REDS AND BLUES, Halloween,, Barbie and so much more!
  • California College of the Arts -  Author Lecture
    California College of the Arts -  Author Lecture
    Tue, Oct 10
    CCA
    Oct 10, 2023, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    CCA, 1111 8th St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
    Will be speaking to students and lecturing about my two novels, CIRCA and THE ATLAS OF REDS AND BLUES
  • Brown Bag Lecture Series - UIUC
    Brown Bag Lecture Series - UIUC
    Thu, Oct 05
    Coble Hall
    Oct 05, 2023, 12:30 PM – 12:35 PM
    Coble Hall, Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
    Join me Thursday October 5 as i discuss my most recent novel CIRCA and its Illini origin stories
  • Clemson University Libraries Author Lecture Sept. 29
    Clemson University Libraries Author Lecture Sept. 29
    Fri, Sep 29
    Clemson
    Sep 29, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Clemson, 116 Sigma Dr, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
    Join me 6p, Friday, Sept. 29 at Cooper Library. Will discuss my novels CIRCA and THE ATLAS OF REDS AND BLUES and my writing journey.
  • Conversation with Author Martha Anne Toll
    Conversation with Author Martha Anne Toll
    Thu, Dec 08
    Malvern Books
    Dec 08, 2022, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST
    Malvern Books
    I will be in conversation with Martha Anne Toll whose debut novel THREE MUSES is simply wonderful
  • NaNoWriMo Workshop & Write-In
    NaNoWriMo Workshop & Write-In
    Thu, Nov 17
    Petaluma
    Nov 17, 2022, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Petaluma, 140 Kentucky St, Petaluma, CA 94952, USA
    Elizabeth Stark and Devi S. Laskar are leading a generative NaNoWriMo workshop & write-in at Copperfield's! Join us and bolster your word count!
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa
    University of Hawaii at Manoa
    Tue, Nov 15
    Words @ Manoa
    Nov 15, 2022, 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM HST
    Words @ Manoa
    Join me as I discuss about my latest novel CIRCA, my writing journey and practices, the second person & the power of poetry!
  • Craft Talk on CIRCA and poetry with Author and Educator Nina Schuyler, Stanford University
    Craft Talk on CIRCA and poetry with Author and Educator Nina Schuyler, Stanford University
    Tue, Nov 08
    Stanford University
    Nov 08, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PST
    Stanford University
    Will be speaking with author Nina Schuyler and her students at Stanford U.
  • SALA : South Asian Literature & Arts Festival Oct. 29 & 30
    SALA : South Asian Literature & Arts Festival Oct. 29 & 30
    Sun, Oct 30
    Montalvo Arts Center
    Oct 30, 2022, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, CA 95071, USA
    Join Sandhya Gajjar, Sorraya Khan and me as we talk about immigrant identity and our lives as storytellers. Sunday Oct. 30
  • Sonoma County Writers Camp Author  & Agent & Editor Panel
    Sonoma County Writers Camp Author  & Agent & Editor Panel
    Thu, Oct 27
    Healdsburg
    Oct 27, 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Healdsburg, 5297 Westside Rd, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA
    Join me as I talk about my path to publication for my second novel, CIRCA -- with my literary agent Reiko Davis and my editor Rakia Clark; and what's coming for my 3rd novel, MIDNIGHT, AT THE WAR
  • LitHop: Fresno
    LitHop: Fresno
    Sat, Oct 15
    Fresno
    Oct 15, 2022, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
    Fresno, 645 E Olive Ave, Fresno, CA 93728, USA
    Join Candy Shue, Preeti Kaur and me October 15 as we celebrate and read from the anthology "They Rise Like A Wave," an anthology of Asian women writers and poets.
  • Book Signing & Talk
    Book Signing & Talk
    Thu, Jun 09
    Flyleaf Books
    Jun 09, 2022, 5:30 PM
    Flyleaf Books, 752 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
    Join me for a conversation about my new novel, Circa! Set in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the late 1980s, this novel follows the lives of three friends just as tragedy strikes -
  • "The Shadows of Ambition" Author Panel with Vanessa Hua, Grace Li and Devi S. Laskar
    "The Shadows of Ambition" Author Panel with Vanessa Hua, Grace Li and Devi S. Laskar
    Sun, May 22
    Oakland Main Library
    May 22, 2022, 11:00 AM
    Oakland Main Library, 125 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
    Join Vanessa Hua, Grace Li and me for a lively discussion about our protagonists and our new novels!
  • Bay Area Book Festival 2022
    Bay Area Book Festival 2022
    Sat, May 07
    Berkeley/ The Magnes Museum auditorium
    May 07, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Berkeley/ The Magnes Museum auditorium, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Join Daniel Black, Gabriela Garcia, Monica West & me for a panel on "Secrets and Revelations, Lies and Love: Family Legacies in Fiction"
  • Celebrating CIRCA & Independent Bookstore Day
    Celebrating CIRCA & Independent Bookstore Day
    Sat, Apr 30
    Books Inc. Campbell (Pruneyard)
    Apr 30, 2022, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Books Inc. Campbell (Pruneyard), 1875 S Bascom Ave #600, Campbell, CA 95008, USA
    Join me at the Books Inc. in Campbell, CA, to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day and get a sneak peek at my brand new novel, CIRCA (there will be copies for sale)
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