“Deeply felt and grounded in an intimate acquaintance with contemporary China, these wide-ranging stories portray villagers, protesters, artists, and petty thieves alike with empathy and grace. Nothing is easy for them, and the questions they raise are not easy for us. What an absorbing, probing debut! Wonderful.”—Gish Jen, author of Bad Bad Girl

I’m loving M Lin’s story collection The Memory Museum, and it’s really neat that the author (and book) has so many Pittsburgh connections. In her Instagram post, the author mentioned Wang Xiaobo and Li Yinhe, who studied at the University of Pittsburgh. I should also mention that Li-Young Lee began writing poetry in Pittsburgh, and I recall meeting Huang Xiang and seeing his House Poem when I was an undergrad at Pitt.

This is going to be a great event, and I hope you can make it!