 | | Where | Central Library |
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| Room Location | Level 1 - Microsoft Auditorium |
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| Audience | Adults |
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| Language | English |
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| Summary | Join us for a reading and conversation with E. Lily Yu, winner of the 2022 Washington State Book Award for Fiction |
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| Description | “Devastating and perfect” is how the New York Times Book Review described “On Fragile Waves,” the haunting story of a family of dreamers and tale-tellers looking for home in an unwelcoming world. The novel made many best-of lists, including NPR Books We Love 2021, Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2021, and the New York Times Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2021.
Yu will be in conversation with Jenna Zarzycki, a librarian with King County Library System and a Washington State Book Award judge.
E. Lily Yu received the Artist Trust LaSalle Storyteller Award in 2017 and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer in 2012. More than 30 of her stories have appeared in venues from McSweeney's to Tor.com, as well as in 13 best-of-the-year anthologies, and have been finalists for the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, Sturgeon, and World Fantasy Awards. She was the librettist of “Stars Between,” with composer Steven K. Tran, for the Seattle Opera's 2021 Jane Lang Creation Lab. A collection of short stories, “Jewel Box,” will be published in February.
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
This event is part of a series celebrating the winners of the 2022 Washington State Book Awards, given for books published in 2021. The book awards are presented by The Seattle Public Library in partnership with the Washington Center for the Book. Learn more about the awards at www.washingtoncenterforthebook.org.
Copies of “On Fragile Waves” will be available for purchase from our bookstore partner, Third Place Books.
Special thanks to the Amazon Literary Partnership and the Washington State Library for their support of the Washington State Book Awards, and The Seattle Public Library Foundation for their generous support of author events.
This event is free and no registration is required. Doors open at 2 p.m.
Parking is available in the Central Library garage (entrance on Spring Street). $8 flat fee on weekends.
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| View in Catalog | "On Fragile Waves" by Lily E. Yu |
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| ADA Accommodations | We can provide accommodations for people with disabilities at Library events. Please contact LEAP via this form at least seven days before the event to request accommodations. |
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| Contact Info | *Central Library |
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| Have a question? | Ask Us |
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| Contact Phone | 206-386-4636 |
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| Event Information | If you have questions about this event, Ask Us or call 206-386-4636. |
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