Friday, June 13, 2014

Hear & Now with Gail Tsukiyama!

Come and enjoy our continued book reading series featuring Gail Tsukiyama on June 26.  There’s a reception before the reading at 6 P.M. and the reading will begin at 7 P.M. 

Gail Tskuiyama was born in San Francisco, California and was raised in a Chinese and Japanese heritage family.  She attended San Francisco State University where she studied English with an emphasis on Creative Writing.  Most of her work in college was focused on poetry and she even won the Academy of American Poets Award.  Today, she is a part-time lecturer at her alma mater and is also a freelance book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle.  She has been a guest speaker at writing and literary festivals as well.
Tsukiyama says that her writing has helped her to explore her heritage.  The themes of her books are courage, family and perseverance. 

Some of her book titles include:
A Hundred Flowers
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms
The Samurai’s Garden
Women of the Silk

Prices to attend:

Adults - $10

$5 Kids/MAC Members/Library Friends

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