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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