Events & Free Reads

April 11-14
Left Coast Crime
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
900 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, WA
Panels: Friday, 2:45 PM: “Lefty Historical Novel Nominees,” with Linda McNab (M), Cara Black, Susanna Calkins, Dianne Freeman, Cheryl A. Head & Naomi Hirahara
Saturday, 2:45 PM: “Ghost of Honor: Introducing the World of John Okada and No-No Boy,” with Naomi Hirahara (M), Frank Abe & Shawn Wong

Saturday, April 20
A Child’s Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History
Signing with Naomi and illustrator Sarah Demonteverde
Merkado
KUBO LB
3975 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90807
12 Noon-1 PM

Saturday, April 20
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
USC
Panel: “All in the Family: Mysteries Close to Home,” with Cheryl A. Head, Angie Kim, and moderator Oline H. Cogdill
Signing immediately follows at Taper Hall 201 – Signing Area 5
3 PM

Sunday, April 21
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
USC
“Arts & Culture: Hidden Histories in the City of Angels,” with Stefan Timmermans, Pamela Prickett, Amy Price, and moderator Patt Morrison
Signing immediately follows at Taper Hall 201 – Signing Area 5
11 AM

More LATFOB Sunday Signings:
Booth #119 Angel City Press 12:30-2 PM
Booth #111 Alta 3 PM
Booth #363 SoCal MWA 4 PM

Saturday, April 27
Luncheon Speaker
Tierra Adorada District of the California Federation of Women’s Clubs
Four Points by Sheraton – Ventura Harbor
1050 Schooner Dr.
Ventura, CA 93001

Wednesday, May 8
Terminal Island: Lost Communities on America’s Edge
Book Club of California
Pasadena Heritage
160 N. Oakland Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
5:30 PM Reception
6 PM Program

Saturday, May 18
A Child’s Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History
Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
1 PM

Sunday, May 19
Terminal Island: Lost Communities on America’s Edge
With co-author Geraldine Knatz
Los Angeles Public Library
Taper Auditorium
630 W. Fifth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
2-4 PM

Saturday, June 1
HYBRID EVENT—IN-PERSON and ONLINE
Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Awards
Japanese American National Museum
Details to come
2 PM

Discover Nikkei Web Serials


Ten Days of Cleanup (2020-21)

Silk (2019-20)

Killer Roll (2018-19)

Trouble on Temple Street: An Officer Ellie Rush Mystery (2017-18)

As You Like It (2016-17)

Death of an Origamist (2015-16)

Nikkei Detective (2014-15)

Baishakunin, Inc. (2009-10)

The Nihongo Papers (2008-09)