Events 2011

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22: THE HAGUE
Event: International Literary Festival Winternachten
Theater aan het Spui
2511 BN Den Haag
For tickets, please call 070 346 8846
or click here
Time: 21.15 – 22.00

Format: Talk, Q&A, and Signing.
Event will be held in English.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2: ROTTERDAM

Event: China in Focus 2011
Erasmus University
Burgermeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
For more information, click here
Time: 16.00 – 17.30

Format: Talk, Q&A, and Signing. Event will be held in Dutch.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3: HELSINKI
Event: Media conference
Format: Limited to members of the press.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7: ATLANTA, GA
Event: 30th Annual First-Year Experience conference
Format: Limited to attendees of the conference.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8:
VOORSCHOTEN

Event: Boekenfeest
Bibliotheek Voorschoten

Wijngaardenlaan 4

2252 XN Voorschoten

More info: 071-5615678 or email c.eijffinger@obvw.nl
Format: Event with many regional authors. Event will be held in Dutch.

MONDAY, MARCH 21:
THE HAGUE

Event: Maranatha Kerk
2E Sweelinckstraat 156
2517 HB Den Haag
For more information, click here
Time: 20.00 – 22.00

Format: Talk, Q&A, and Signing.
Event will be held in Dutch.

FRIDAY, MARCH 25:
LISSE

Event: Bibliotheek Lisse
Koninginneweg 79A
2161 ZB Lisse
For tickets and reservations, click here
Time: 20.00 – 22.00

Format: Talk, Q&A, and Signing.
Event will be held in Dutch.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4: 
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
BOOK PASSAGE
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111
6:00 PM
Talk, Q&A, and Signing

THURSDAY, MAY 5:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

CAPITOLA BOOK CAFE
1475 41st Ave
Capitola, CA 95010
7:30 PM
Talk, Q&A, and Signing

FRIDAY, MAY 6:
LOS ANGELES, CA

VROMAN'S BOOKSTORE
695 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
7:00 PM
Talk, Q&A, and Signing

SATURDAY, MAY 7:
PHOENIX, AZ

CHANGING HANDS
6428 S McClintock Dr
Tempe, AZ 85283
5:00 PM
Talk, Q&A, and Signing

SUNDAY, MAY 8:
SEATTLE - TACOMA, WA

ELLIOTT BAY BOOK COMPANY
1521 10th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
2:00 PM
Talk, Q&A, and Signing

MONDAY, MAY 9:
PORTLAND, OR

BARNES & NOBLE
12000 SE 82nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97266
7:00 PM
Talk, Q&A, and Signing

TUESDAY, MAY 10:
CHICAGO, IL

THE BOOKSTALL AT CHESTNUT COURT
811 Elm St
Winnetka, IL 60093
7:00 PM
Talk, Q&A, and Signing

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11:
PITTSBURGH, PA

CITY OF ASYLUM
330 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
7:00 PM
Talk, Q&A, and Signing

THURSDAY, MAY 12:
NEW YORK, NY

BARNES & NOBLE
97 Warren St. (at Greenwich St.)
New York, NY 10007
7:00 PM
Talk, Q&A, and Signing

SATURDAY, MAY 28: ROTTERDAM
Event: Pauluskerk
Westersingel 7A
3024 GM Rotterdam
For more information, click here
Time: 11.00 – 12.00

Format: Talk, Q&A, and Signing. Event will be held in Dutch.

TUESDAY, JUNE 7: LONDON, UK
ORANGE PRIZE & GRAZIA MAGAZINE PANEL 
For more information, click here
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
6:30 PM
Panel discussion with Kate Mosse, Sadie Jones, Clare Alexander, and Joanna Prior

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8: LONDON, UK
ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION AWARDS CEREMONY
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre 
London

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8: DUBLIN, IRELAND
RTE GUIDE/PENGUIN IRELAND WRITERS EVENT 
Dublin, Ireland
Panel discussions with Patricia Deevy (Editorial Director, Penguin Ireland), Faith O'Grady (literary agent), and bestselling authors Sinéad Moriarty and Sarah Harte

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18: BROOKLYN, NY
BERKELEY CARROLL SCHOOL 
For more information, click here
181 Lincoln Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217-3702
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Limited to members of the school

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19: NEW YORK, NY
AUTUMN RECEPTION, HUNTER COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL 
For more information, click here
71 East 94th St. (& Park Ave.)
Hunter College High School Library
New York, NY 10128
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Limited to Hunter College High School alumni

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21: NEW YORK, NY
BLOG HER WRITERS CONFERENCE
For more information, click here
Hilton Hotel 
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Panel discussion: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: 
Your Role as Marketer in Today's Publishing World
With Penguin editor Colleen Lindsay,
independent PR consultant Lauren Cerand, and
Penguin marketer Lydia Hirt 
Panel Discussion: 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM: 
Closing Session: Successful Authors... 
Their Different Journeys to Writing Nirvana
With Blogher co-founder Jory Des Jardins, 
author Ann Napolitano and author Kathy Cano-Murillo
Limited to attendees of the conference

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25: ST. LOUIS, MO
MARYVILLE TALKS BOOKS 
For more information, click here
Maryville University Auditorium
650 Maryville University Drive
Located between Huttig Chapel and the University Library, adjoining Kernaghan Hall
St. Louis, MO 63141
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Talk, Q&A and signing
Free and open to the public

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26: ST. LOUIS, MO
MARYVILLE READS 
For more information, click here
Maryville University Auditorium
650 Maryville University Drive
Located between Huttig Chapel and the University Library, adjoining Kernaghan Hall
St. Louis, MO 63141
11:40AM – 2:00PM
Talk, Q&A, signing and luncheon
Limited to members of the university

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE EVENT
GLOBAL READ: GIRL IN TRANSLATION
For more information, click here
 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Live, online video Q&A 
Open to the public, please register in advance at the link above


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media





Girl in Translation video trailer, created by Kasandra Ortega,
student at SUNY Rockland Community College.

Listen to Jean’s interview on the BBC World Service, The Strand.

Listen to Jean’s interview on the Christian Science Monitor.


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Watch an interview with Jean on KMOV St. Louis.

Read Jean's essay in the New York Daily News on "Our Mothers, Ourselves"

Listen to an interview with Jean on (NPR) WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show:

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Jean Kwok talks about Girl in Translation.

Watch the video My heritage: My liberation and my limitation at CNN.com.

Gothamist.com interview with Jean Kwok

Reuters interview with Jean Kwok

Publishers Weekly Interview
Jean Kwok, once a Girl in Translation herself, relives her arrival in America with her debut novel… read more