Discover something unexpected this afternoon of author readings and a playful community book exchange. Featuring writers of science fiction, romance, and fantasy, the event opens with music and live readings that explore imagined worlds of intimacy and possibility. Readings will include local authors, including Louise Lee Hsiu (Penghu Moon in the Well) and Phebe Ferrer.
Then, take part in a “blind date” with a book. Bring a book you love, wrapped so its identity is a mystery. Add a single sentence that captures its essence, along with up to three descriptors (genre, mood, or themes). Browse, swap, and leave with a story you’ve never heard.
Hosted with the community group Intriguing Connections, UBC Library invites audiences into an atmosphere of curiosity, connection, and surprise. Refreshments will be provided.
Speakers
Louise Lee Hsiu was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in the Humanities and three certificates in English language studies. In 2002, she moved to Canada to pursue a writing career and has since completed two diplomas in Creative Writing. An award-winning author, Louise has published ten books in Taiwan across a range of genres, including novels, short stories, essays, and poetry. She is currently translating Taiwanese poetry and her own work from Chinese into English, while also writing a series of stories in both English and Taiwanese.
Phebe M. Ferrer is a Filipina poet living on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations, also known as Vancouver. Her poetry has been published in Qwerty Magazine, Marias at Sampaguitas, and Chinatown Stories, among others. As an avid lover of poetry, she has edited creative anthologies featuring work by QTBIPOC artists with decomp journal and Chinatown Stories, and organized workshop series including Pamana: Exploring Family Histories and from our roots to yours. Together with Steffi Tad-y, Phebe co-leads the Poesiya Collective, where they host poetry workshops and book clubs on themes of migration, family histories, and care.
Location: Peña Room (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Level 3)
Date & Time: Thursday, June 11, 12.00pm-3.00pm