An Evening with Ken Liu
Join us for an evening with award winning author Ken Liu.
Ken Liu is an American author of speculative fiction. A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards, he wrote the Dandelion Dynasty, a silkpunk epic fantasy series (starting with The Grace of Kings), as well as short story collections The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories and The Hidden Girl and Other Stories. He also penned the Star Wars novel The Legends of Luke Skywalker.
Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Liu worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. Liu frequently speaks at conferences and universities on a variety of topics, including futurism, machine-augmented creativity, history of technology, bookmaking, and the mathematics of origami.
Ken Liu's website:
kenliu.name
Both the Main Library and Douglass Branch will close at 5 pm to prepare. Doors will open at 6:30 pm at the Main Library.
Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow Ken Liu's presentation.
Made possible with support from the Library Foundation. Part of the Great Authors at the Library series.
Photo © Lisa Tang Liu.
Great Authors at the Library series:
- May 6, An Evening with Candace Fleming, 7 pm
- Oct 10, An Evening with Ken Liu, 7 pm
Adults | Presentation, Discussion, Author Visit
Main Library
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