We&rsquo\;re so thrilled that \;Kim Fu \;will \;take part in two free presentations on Thursday\, Octobe r 26th as part of the 2023 Spokane Is Reading celebration.
\nAfterno on presentation:
\n1:00 pm (doors open at 12:15) &ndash\; \;Spok
ane Valley Library\, 22 North Herald Road\, Spokane Valley WA 99206
P
hone: 509-893-8350
Free parking is available in the library&rsquo\;s
parking lot.
Evening presentation:
\n7:00 pm (doors open at
6:15) &ndash\; \;Central Library\, 906 West Main Ave\, Spokane\, WA 99
201
Phone: 509-444-5300
Paid parking is available in the library
&rsquo\;s underground lot. There is \;metered parking on the streets u
ntil 7pm \;(free after 7pm).
About Lesser Known Monsters o f the 21st Century:
\nIn the \;twelve unforgettable tales o f Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st \;Century\, the strange i s made familiar and the familiar strange\, such that a girl growing wings on her legs feels like an ordinary rite of passage\, while a bug-infested house becomes an impossible\, Kafkaesque nightmare. Each story builds a ne w world all its own: a group of children steal a haunted doll\; a runaway bride encounters a sea monster\; a vendor sells toy boxes that seemingly c ontrol the passage of time\; an insomniac is seduced by the Sandman. These visions of modern life wrestle with themes of death and technological con sequence\, guilt and sexuality\, and unmask the contradictions that exist within all of us.
\nMesmerizing\, electric\, and wholly \;origin al\, Kim Fu&rsquo\;s \;Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st \;Cen tury \;blurs the boundaries of the real and fantastic\, offering intricate and surprising insights into \;human nature.
\nAbout K im Fu:
\nKim Fu \;is the author of two novels\, a collection of poetry\, and most recently\, the story collection \;Lesser Known Monst ers of the 21st Century\, winner of the \;2023 Pacific Northwest Book Award \;and a finalist for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Fu has be en longlisted for the 2023 Joyce Carol Oates Prize for mid-career authors.
\nFu&rsquo\;s first novel\, \;For Today I Am a Boy\, \;won the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction and the Canadian Authors Associat ion Emerging Writer Award. It was also a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Aw ard\, the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize\, and the Lambda Literary Awards\, as well as a \;New York Times \;Book Review Editors&rsquo\; Choice. Her second novel\, The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore\, was a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards and the Ontario Library Association Ever green Award. Fu&rsquo\;s writing has appeared in the \;New York Times\ , Granta\, the Atlantic\, BOMB\, Hazlitt\, and the \;TLS.
\nSpok ane Is Reading is a non-profit organization whose committee is formed in p artnership with Auntie's Bookstore\, Spokane Public Library\, and Spokane County Library District. The majority of funding comes from Humanities WA and the Friends of the Public Libraries. Learn more on the \;Spokane Is Reading website.
\nBy attending library programs\, you are agreeing to potentially appear in pho tos/videos taken at our locations that may be used in promotional material s including social media.
\nWe strive to make events welcoming for p eople of all abilities. To request accommodations (i.e. hearing assistance \, ASL requests\, or other ADA inquiries)\, call the library at 509-444-53 40.
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