Name: Gene Luen Yang/LeUyen Pham & Their Graphic Novel LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY
Start: 2024-02-08T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2024-02-08T20:30:00-08:00
Location: Mrs Dalloway's

Gene Luen Yang/LeUyen Pham & Their Graphic Novel LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY

Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore

Acclaimed graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham will be  discussing and signing their brand new young adult graphic novel.

Mrs Dalloway's

Two graphic novel superstars join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, forgiveness, and lion dancing!Join us at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore on Thursday, February 8th when renowned children's book and graphic novel author/illstratrators Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham come to read from and discuss their new young adult graphic novel Lunar New Year Love Story. The two will be in conversation with local graphic novel author and artist Thien Pham. <h3>Preorder a <a href="https://www.mrsdalloways.com/book/9781250908261" title="https://www.mrsdalloways.com/book/9781250908261" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">paperback copy</a> or a <a href="https://www.mrsdalloways.com/book/9781626728103" title="https://www.mrsdalloways.com/book/9781626728103" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">hardcover copy</a> of Lunar New Year Love Story.</h3> Valentina Tran used to love Valentine's Day. But when she learns the truth behind her parents' separation, she concludes true love is a lie. A ghoulish visage of Saint Valentine appears and promises to protect Val from heartbreak—but only if she gives up on love. Permanently. Suddenly, cousins Leslie and Jae come roaring into Val’s life—literally. They’re lion dancers, and during one fateful Lunar New Year performance, the lion they’re inside hands Val a paper heart. And in that moment, Val feels . . . something again. Is that feeling love? Could this be Val's chance to break the family curse? Or is she destined to have a broken heart forever?GENE LUEN YANG writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. He was named a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress in 2016, and advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel American Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into an original series on Disney+. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers &amp; Saints won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, received an Eisner award and a Printz honor. His other comics work includes Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), and Superman Smashes the Klan and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. LEUYEN PHAM has illustrated more than one hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Honor book Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris and the bestselling Princess in Black series by Shannon and Dean Hale. She is the co-creator, along with Shannon Hale, of the bestselling graphic memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever. Her own books include The Bear Who Wasn't There and Big Sister, Little Sister. A graduate of the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, LeUyen lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons. THIEN PHAM is a graphic novelist, comic artist, and educator based in Oakland, CA. He is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed graphic memoir Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam and the graphic novel Sumo. He also did the art for the middle-grade graphic novel Level Up, written by Gene Luen Yang. He is an ongoing comic contributor to EaterSF and as such eats. A lot. Follow Thien on Instagram at @thiendog . THIS EVENT is free but pre-registration is requested. Registration ends at 5:00 pm on February 8th.BECAUSE SEATING is limited, please register only if you plan to attend.DUE TO SPACE limitations, we may not be able to accommodate every person at an event, so early registration is encouraged.WALK-INS will be accommodated only if space allows.WE ASK that attendees arrive between 6:45 and 7:00 PM for the event.PLEASE leave your non-support companion animals at home.OUR shared restrooms are not accessible after 6:30 PM, please plan accordingly.<h3> </h3>

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