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Author: Nancy Jooyoun Kim and Parini Shroff in conversation

Tuesday, 5/7/2024
6:00 - 7:30
Saroyan Area - 6th Floor
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

Nancy Jooyoun Kim, author of What We Kept to Ourselves, and Parini Shroff, debut author of The Bandit Queens, converge to explore their books, writing processes and the compelling characters driving their stories.

 

Nancy Jooyoun Kim is the New York Times bestselling author of What We Kept to Ourselves and The Last Story of Mina Lee, a Reese’s Book Club pick. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

 

Parini Shroff received her MFA from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied under Elizabeth McCracken, Alexander Chee, and Cristina García. She is a practicing attorney and currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Bandit Queens is her debut novel.

 

Attendees will receive a complimentary copies of the authors books, while supplies last. 

Connect: 

Nancy Jooyoun Kim - Website | Nancy Jooyoun Kim - Instagram 

Parini Shroff - Instagram 

 

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Events and workshops curated around SFPL’s One City One Book selection. One City One Book: San Francisco Reads is a citywide literary event that encourages members of the San Francisco community to read the same book at the same time. For more information, see sfpl.org/onecityonebook.

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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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