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Promotional Partners: Center for Asian Studies at UTD, US China Chamber of Commerce Dallas and Visit Dallas
Thursday, September 29, 7:30 p.m. CDT
In Chinese, the word for America, “Mei Guo,” translates directly to “beautiful country.” Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives in New York City in 1994, full of curiosity, she is overwhelmed by crushing fear and scarcity. In China, Qian’s parents were professors; in America, her family is “illegal.” This New York Times Notable Book is “a potent testament to the love, curiosity, grit, and hope of a courageous and resourceful immigrant child” (Kirkus, starred review).
For those who purchase a book along with their virtual ticket, books will be mailed to the address provided during checkout beginning on the publication date of September 27th.
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NEW Location: Wyly Theater
Fredrik Backman (A Man Called Ove and Anxious People) returns with the long-awaited conclusion to his beloved Beartown series, which inspired an HBO series of the same name. The Winners starts with a storm, a death, and two funerals on the same day, a series of events that reignites an old rivalry between two towns and explores questions of what it means to win, what it means to lose, and what it means to forgive.
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Promotional Partners: The Dallas Society of Visual Communications
Friday October 14, 7:30 p.m. CDT
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Dubbed the “anthropologist from Mars” (Oliver Sacks), Temple Grandin transforms awareness of the different ways our brains are wired in Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions, a landmark book that reveals, celebrates, and advocates for the special minds and contributions of visual thinkers. Grandin helps us understand how a world increasingly geared to the verbal tends to sideline visual thinkers, and she proposes new approaches to educating, parenting, employing, and collaborating with visual thinkers.
For those who purchase a book along with their virtual ticket, books will be mailed to the address provided during checkout beginning on the publication date of October 11.
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Renowned photographer Laura Wilson presents revealing glimpses into the everyday lives of literary luminaries such as Rachel Cusk, Edwidge Danticat, David McCullough, Haruki Murakami, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and the late Carlos Fuentes, among others. Margaret Atwood works in her garden. Tim O’Brien performs magic tricks for his family. And Louise Erdrich, who contributes an introduction, speaks with customers in her Minneapolis bookstore. Inviting and poignant, The Writers: Portraits reflects on writing and photography’s shared concerns with invention, transformation, memory, and preservation.
For those who purchase a book along with their virtual ticket, books will be mailed to the address provided during checkout beginning on the publication date of September 27th.
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Texas Bound
Monday, November 7, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Horchow Auditorium
Enjoy an evening of laughter and literature in this time-honored tradition of story time for adults. Featured actors include Oscar Seung, Regina Taylor and Michael Urie reading the following stories: “I Thought I Would Have Accomplished a Lot More Today and Also by the Time I Was Thirty-Five” by Alex Baia, “Before” by Simon Han, “Racial Injustice” by Sanderia Faye, “Deers” by Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, and “Clickety-Clack the Christmas Cockroach” by Michael Merschel.
“Compelling stories and passionate acting, all literally from the heart of Texas.” —Southern Living
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Location: Moody Performance Hall
A World of Curiosities, the eighteenth book in Louise Penny’s #1 New York Times beloved series, features Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and the denizens of the Quebec village Three Pines. Louise Penny is also the coauthor with Hillary Rodham Clinton of the bestselling thriller State of Terror. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (seven times), and she received the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture.
Books will be available for pick up at Moody Hall on the day of the event.
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