Name: Noe Valley Word Weekend: Ying Chang Compestine
Start: 2023-03-04T16:00:00-08:00
Location: Bethany United Methodist Church

Noe Valley Word Weekend: Ying Chang Compestine

Folio Books and Noe Valley Word Week

Award-winning author Ying Chang Chompestine delights with a multimedia presentation  and reading on her latest book!

Bethany United Methodist Church

Ying Chang Compestine is an award-winning author, speaker, and television host. She has authored twenty-five books for adults and children, including the acclaimed novel Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party, which chronicles her experience of growing up in China during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. A leading national authority on Asian culture and cuisine and the former food editor for Martha Stewart’s Whole Living magazine, Ying is frequently invited to lecture at schools and organizations around the world.Her newest middle reader book, Morning Sun in Wuhan, is a New York Public Library Best Book of the Year. This swift, gripping novel captures not only the uncertainty and panic when COVID first emerged in Wuhan, but also how a community banded together.Weaving in the tastes and sounds of the historic city, Wuhan’s comforting and distinctive cuisine comes to life as the reader follows 13-year-old Mei who, through her love for cooking, makes a difference in her community. Join us for an engaging presentation and reading, followed by an author signing! 10% of the proceeds from all book sales at this event will go to <a href="https://stopaapihate.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">stopaapihate.org</a><a href="https://www.foliosf.com/book/9780358572053" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MORNING SUN IN WUHAN is available for preorder here.</a>

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