MOUNT VERNON — Award-winning author Charles Yu, whose groundbreaking novel “Interior Chinatown” inspired the Hulu Series, will join NEA Big Read Chairman Ira Sukrungruang in conversation at Knox Memorial Theater in downtown Mount Vernon on Sunday, March 23rd at 2:00 P.M.
Festivities begin with a performance by Jingwei Lion Dance Association of Columbus, followed by Charles Yu’s reading and discussion of Interior Chinatown. After a brief audience Q & A, Charles Yu will sign copies of “Interior Chinatown” in Veterans Hall. Attendees are encouraged to stay afterward for a Chinese Foodways community meal catered by Chef Nav of Half Baked Bistro. The community meal is made possible with support from Friends of the Library. As with all Library events, this program is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required and tickets are limited.
Registration will close on March 19th, or when event capacity is reached, so don’t delay! To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/Mar23-Charles-Yu-Author-Talk.
For assistance with registration, please stop by the Main Library Reference Desk during Library hours. Event attendees are advised that the March 23 event is open to patrons age 14 and up. Younger children may attend at the discretion of the parent or guardian, but must be accompanied by an adult for the entire duration of the program. Attendees are also advised that this event involves food and beverages. We are unable to accommodate allergies and attendees assume responsibility for all risks involved when exposed to or consuming food and beverages provided at this event.
Charles Yu’s author visit is the keynote event for the Library’s NEA Big Read, but activities
continue through April 12th. A full schedule of NEA Big Read programming is available on the Library website at www.knox.net and in the PDF below.
Copies of “Interior Chinatown” will be available at the March 23 event, and book giveaways continue at all Library branches while supplies last. Patrons can also check out circulating copies of Interior Chinatown on audiobook and in print with a library card.
The NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with
Arts Midwest. The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County is proud to be one of 37 sites selected for this prestigious grant award in 2025 and thanks the NEA and Arts Midwest for its support.
For more information or inquiries about the NEA Big Read, please visit www.knox.net, email knoxwrites1@gmail.com or call (740) 392-2665 EXT. 8259.
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