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An Evening with Cathy Park Hong, author of “Minor Feelings”

program held via Zoom
2021-11-04 19:00:00 2021-11-04 20:00:00 America/Chicago An Evening with Cathy Park Hong, author of “Minor Feelings” Cathy Park Hong, one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people for 2021, discusses her New York Times best selling book “Minor Feelings”. Deerfield Public Library -

Thursday, November 04
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-11-04 19:00:00 2021-11-04 20:00:00 America/Chicago An Evening with Cathy Park Hong, author of “Minor Feelings” Cathy Park Hong, one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people for 2021, discusses her New York Times best selling book “Minor Feelings”. Deerfield Public Library -

Cathy Park Hong, one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people for 2021, discusses her New York Times best selling book “Minor Feelings”.

Time Magazine featured “Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning” as one of the best books of 2020, referring to Hong as “an energetic and necessary voice in the dialogue surrounding racism in the U.S.” 

Ms. Hong is the poetry editor of the New Republic and is a full professor at Rutgers-Newark University.  She will be in conversation with Chicago journalist Monica Eng. 

Books can be purchased at: Anderson's Bookshop, Barbara's Bookstore, The Book Bin or The Book Stall,  Thank you to these independent bookstores for their support. 

Presented in partnership with multiple Chicago-area libraries.

Program held via Zoom.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Adult Program |

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