Get Weird Book Club: "Interior Chinatown" by Charles Yu

Get Weird Book Club: "Interior Chinatown" by Charles Yu

Meeting virtually every month to read and discuss all things strange, surreal, unconventional and unexpected.

By Austin Public Library

Date and time

Thursday, April 24 · 4 - 5pm PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

J oin us Wednesday, April 24th to discuss "Interior Chinatown" by Charles Yu!

Recommended for ages 18 and up.

Please register on Eventbrite to attend. On the day of the event, your book club moderator will use your registration info to email you a reminder and a Microsoft Teams meeting link.

Book Synopsis: Every day Willis Wu leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He's a bit player here too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy-- and he sees his life as a script. After stumbling into the spotlight, Willis finds himself launched into a wider world than he has ever known, discovering not only the secret history of Chinatown, but the buried legacy of his own family, and what that means for him in today's America


Frequently asked questions

What are the content warnings for this title?

GRAPHIC: Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia MODERATE: Violence, Death, Gun violence MINOR: Slavery, Blood, Grief (from thestorygraph.com)

Do I have to sign up through Eventbrite to attend?

Yes. Your book club moderator will use the email you provide in your registration to send you the Microsoft Teams meeting link on the day of the event.

The event is full and I can’t register through Eventbrite. Can I still attend?

Yes. Contact your book club moderator at jaimie.pitts@austintexas.gov to be added to the mailing list for this meeting.

Can I attend this event in person?

As of now, this book club is entirely virtual and meetings are held entirely through Microsoft Teams. There is not currently an in-person option for this book club.

I have a question about something else.

For all other inquiries, you may contact your book club moderator at jaimie.pitts@austintexas.gov