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SUMMARY:An Evening with Naomi Hirahara
LOCATION:Buena Vista Branch Library\nBuena Vista Branch Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with award-winning author Naomi Hirahar
 a as she discusses Crown City\, the final installment in her Japantown Mys
 tery series. .\nhttps://burbank.libnet.info/event/15564835
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Hirahara will reflect on the historical re
 search that shapes her fiction and share insights into the craft behind he
 r acclaimed storytelling. Books will be available for purchase and signing
 .</p>\n<p><em>We are honored to host Naomi on Crown City's publication day
 !</em></p>\n<p><strong>About Crown City</strong><br />&nbsp\;<br />Pasaden
 a\, 1903: Eighteen-year-old Ryunosuke &ldquo\;Ryui&rdquo\; Wada staggers o
 ff the boat from Yokohama\, Japan\, ready to reinvent himself after the un
 timely deaths of his parents. Though battling loneliness and culture shock
 \, Ryui does his best to settle into his work as an art dealer&rsquo\;s ap
 prentice while adjusting to his new home. From his enigmatic photographer 
 roommate\, Jack\, to the beautiful seamstress living downstairs\, Ryui fin
 ds himself surrounded by colorful characters and unbelievable opportunitie
 s and is soon utterly swept up in all &ldquo\;Crown City&rdquo\; has to of
 fer.<br />&nbsp\;<br />But tensions are seething under Pasadena&rsquo\;s b
 ustling prosperity. Ryui is the victim of an anti-Japanese attack\, and a 
 painting is stolen from the studio of Toshio Aoki\, Pasadena&rsquo\;s most
  successful Japanese artist\, who then hires Ryui and Jack to investigate.
  It&rsquo\;s not long before their sleuthing leads them into real danger. 
 Ryui is a naive young man in a foreign country&mdash\;has he bitten off mo
 re than he can chew?<br />&nbsp\;<br />In this fish-out-of-water mystery\,
  studded with cameos by real historical figures\, Edgar Award&ndash\;winne
 r Naomi Hirahara brings to life a little-known slice of California history
 .<br />&nbsp\;<br /><strong>About the Author</strong></p>\n<p><img src="ht
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