March was marvelous. April was awesome. And now May will be magnificent!
Queens Public Library’s ongoing Literary Thursdays program hosts five online author talks during Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (aka May).
Free and open to the public, the virtual chats are on Thursdays (naturally) at 6 pm.
The schedule follows.
May 1
K-Ming Chang’s surreal novella Cecilia is a road trip through bodily transformation, desire, disgust, violence, love, and the ghosts of girlhood friendship. Available in print.
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May 8
Clare Osongco’s young adult romance novel Midnights with You follows Deedee and Jay as they fall in love during secret late-night driving lessons. They must decide if the pain they’ve inherited from their traumatic and turbulent families has the power to choose their fate or if they have the power to choose for themselves. Available in print.
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May 15
Robert Jones Jr.’s debut novel, The Prophets, explores the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. Available in print and eBook.
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May 22
Marlene L. Daut’s The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe narrates the life of a man who played a pivotal role in the Haitian Revolution, became king, and then met his demise. The biography offers a fresh perspective on a figure long overshadowed by caricature and cliché. Peeling back layers of myth, Daut reveals an enigmatic man driven by noble ideals and profound flaws who defied the odds and shaped the course of a nation. Available in print.
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May 29
Christina Cook’s Broughtupsy is a debut novel about Akúa, a queer Jamaican woman who returns to her native Kingston, grappling with grief after the recent death of her younger brother and hoping to reconnect with her estranged older sister, Tamika. Over two fateful weeks, Akúa and Tamika find out how different they are and how the years of living abroad have distanced Akúa from her culture. Available in print.
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Editor’s note: QPL’s Literary Thursdays program has been going on for years. Click here to watch previous episodes.
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