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SUMMARY:9/28: Author Event - Taiwan Travelogue: Unearthing Stories of Identity\, Cuisine\, & Friendship
DESCRIPTION:9/28: Author Event – Taiwan Travelogue: Unearthing Stories of Identity\, Cuisine\, & Friendship\n \nJoin author Shuang-Zi Yang and translator Lin King—2024 National Book Award winners for Translated Literature—for a conversation on Taiwan Travelogue\, set in 1938 colonial Taiwan. Moderated by Frances Kai-Hua Wang\, Kaori Ohara\, and Wan-Thai Hsu\, the discussion explores histories\, power dynamics\, friendship\, and Taiwanese cuisine. A small food tasting from the book will follow\, along with a book signing. Don’t miss this immersive exploration of Taiwan’s past and present. \nAbout the Book \nA bittersweet story of love between two women\, nested in an artful exploration of language\, history\, and power \nMay 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki\, Japan\, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island\, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Instead\, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste as much of its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appetite can bear. \nSoon a Taiwanese woman—who is younger even than she is\, and who shares the characters of her name—is hired as her interpreter and makes her dreams come true. The charming\, erudite\, meticulous Chizuru arranges Chizuko’s travels all over the Land of the South and also proves to be an exceptional cook. Over scenic train rides and braised pork rice\, lively banter and winter melon tea\, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on drawing her closer. But something causes Chizuru to keep her distance. It’s only after a heartbreaking separation that Chizuko begins to grasp what the “something” is. \nDisguised as a translation of a rediscovered text by a Japanese writer\, this novel was a sensation on its first publication in Mandarin Chinese in 2020 and won Taiwan’s highest literary honor\, the Golden Tripod Award. Taiwan Travelogue unburies lost colonial histories and deftly reveals how power dynamics inflect our most intimate relationships.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/taiwan-travelogue/
LOCATION:Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown\, 343 South 5th Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:9/18: Author Event - Isabela’s Way: Research\, Travel\, and Fiber Arts Threading a Path to a New Novel
DESCRIPTION:9/18: Author Event – Isabela’s Way: Research\, Travel\, and Fiber Arts Threading a Path to a New Novel \nAward-winning author Barbara Stark-Nemon will introduce her third novel\, Isabela’s Way\, in conversation with Dr. Jonathan Trobe.  Learn about the research and travel that informed the writing of this coming-of-age tale set in 17th-century Portugal\, Spain\, France\, and Germany. Learn how embroidery was used to signal safety and danger along a network of safe houses for refugees escaping the Inquisition\, and how history is filled with women using fiber arts to communicate in troubled times. Then find out what it’s like to have an encore career as an author. \nAbout the Book \nFor fans of Ruta Sepetys’s Salt to the Sea\, this coming-of-age tale of one fourteen-year-old girl’s escape from early-seventeenth-century Portugal’s Inquisition\, achieved with the help of a clandestine band of allies\, will thrill and inspire. \nIn early-seventeenth-century Portugal\, Spain\, France\, and Germany\, dangers are plentiful—especially for those of Jewish heritage. Non-Catholics have been expelled from Spain\, and the Inquisition has come to Portugal to impose its prohibitions. Fourteen-year-old Isabela\, an obedient “New Christian” with a talent for needlework\, believes she has nothing to fear from the Inquisition. But when a mysterious woman arrives with a message from Isabela’s traveling father\, the girl must leave her home and embroider her way along the clandestine network of sanctuaries created to conduct Conversos\, or secret Jews\, to safety. \nA host of supporters and spirit guides\, as well as one special young man\, assist Isabela as she escapes the Inquisitors and makes her way across countries and cultures. As she travels\, she learns of the danger and importance of her work\, with its coded symbols\, and is shocked to discover her family’s true origins. \nIn this enthralling coming-of-age tale of resistance\, love\, and danger\, Isabela employs her talent and fierce determination to find her way despite the powerful forces that buffet her at every turn.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/barbara-stark-neman25/
LOCATION:Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown\, 343 South 5th Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:9/11: Author Event - How To Form a Habit of Universe Construction with Nathan Pyle
DESCRIPTION:9/11: Author Event – How To Form a Habit of Universe Construction with Nathan Pyle \nBooksweet is thrilled to partner with the Ann Arbor District Library for an upcoming library event! Nathan W Pyle will describe the habits that can lead to imagining a new universe. He’ll show the inner workings of his comics and reveal his 4 favorite methods of constant creation and how they helped him make Strange Planet and dozens of other things\, including his 2025 children’s book\, Tuck Me In! \nAbout the Book \nIt’s bedtime for beaches everywhere–and the Moon is ready to tuck them in. But when one shoreline snuggles up under the cozy blanket of the ocean…the other goes without cover! This hilarious bedtime story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet is sure to lull little ones and their frazzled grown-ups to sleep. \nHave you ever wondered how a beach goes to bed? \nIt has to be tucked in\, of course! \nSo\, who tucks in all the beaches around the world? The Moon! \nThere’s just one problem–tucking in one shoreline means another one doesn’t have enough cover. Will the Moon find a way to satisfy everyone so that they can all finally get some sleep? \nThis tender\, laugh-out-loud picture book perfectly captures the bedtime struggle while also teaching kids a pinch of science about the Moon and the tides. And adults and kiddos can check out the backmatter to learn even more about the science behind the tides! \nAbout the Author \nNathan W. Pyle is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet\, Stranger Planet\, NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette\, and 99 Stories I Could Tell. He is based in NYC with his wife\, Taylor\, but travels the country speaking about creativity and storytelling.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/nathanpyle25/
LOCATION:Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown\, 343 South 5th Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:8/29: Author Event - Nick Baumgardner Presents The Program at AADL
DESCRIPTION:8/29: Author Event- Nick Baumgardner Presents The Program at Ann Arbor District Library \nBooksweet is thrilled to partner with AADL to celebrate Nick Baumgardner’s new book\, The Program: Michigan\, A Curated History of the Wolverines. Join us as Nick discusses writing his new book and Michigan football. This event will include author Q&A and book signings! \nAbout the Book \nIn The Program: Michigan\, take a more profound and unique journey into the history and culture of Wolverines football.This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans’ history of the celebrated program\, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed moments\, decisions\, people\, and settings that fostered the team’s iconic identity.Through wheeling and dealing\, mythmaking and community building\, explore where Michigan football has been\, how it rose to the pinnacle of college sports\, and how it will continue to evolve and stay in contention for generations to come.Wolverines fans in the know will enjoy this personal\, local\, in-depth look at team history. \nAbout the Author \nNick Baumgardner is a senior football writer and NFL Draft analyst for The Athletic. He previously covered Michigan football for the Detroit Free Press and MLive Media Group.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/8-29-author-event-nick-baumgardner-presents-the-program-at-aadl/
LOCATION:Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown\, 343 South 5th Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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