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SUMMARY:Illinois Libraries Present: Rebecca F. Kuang - Virtual
LOCATION:Tinley Park Public Library\nTinley Park Public Library
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DESCRIPTION:R.F. Kuang's genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious
  topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective. Signup required by 5
  pm on event date. Limited to TPPL cardholders..\nhttps://tinley.libnet.in
 fo/event/15390967
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Babel-On with R.F. Kuang</strong><
 /p>\n<p>R.F. Kuang&rsquo\;s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily seri
 ous topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective. Academic yet appr
 oachable\, Kuang&rsquo\;s work combines history\, magic\, and classical li
 terary tradition to render powerful critiques of academia\, the publishing
  industry\, and even contemporary popular culture. <strong>Signup required
  by 5 pm on event date. Limited to Tinley Park Library cardholders. Contac
 t your home library to confirm participation.</strong></p>\n<p>Her most re
 cent novel\, <em>Katabasis</em>\, follows two graduate students as they de
 scend into hell after the death of their professor\, and the screen rights
  options to the novel were sold to Amazon MGM Studios for an upcoming TV s
 eries before its publication. Kuang&rsquo\;s other bestselling titles incl
 ude <em>Yellowface\, Babel\,</em> and <em>The Poppy War</em> trilogy\, and
  she is the recipient of the Nebula Award for Best Novel\, the Goodreads C
 hoice Awards for Best Fiction\, and the American Book Award.&nbsp\;</p>\n<
 p>Kelly Jensen\, an anti-censorship advocate\, a senior editor at Book Rio
 t\, and writer who has compiled such anthologies as <em>Here We Are: Femin
 ism for the Real World</em> and <em>(Don&rsquo\;t) Call Me Crazy</em>\, wi
 ll be joining Kuang in conversation.</p>\n<p><strong>This event is intende
 d for adults.</strong></p>\n<p><em>This event is made possible by Illinois
  Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public librarie
 s offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the
  Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of the Secretary of S
 tate\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Se
 rvices\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (
 LSTA).&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p>ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility
 . American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Closed Captioning are pr
 ovided for all events by default&mdash\;no special request needed.</p>\n<p
 >If a patron needs accommodations not listed\, the member library should e
 mail illinoislibrariespresent@ila.org.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Registration
  for this event closes at 5:00 p.m. on event day. Late registrations will 
 be processed after the live event\, allowing access to the event recording
 .</strong></p>\n<p>Recording terms:<br />30 days public and emailed to all
  registrants</p>\nhttps://tinley.libnet.info/event/15390967
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