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UConn Reads 2023: Author Ryka Aoki Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Doors open at 5:15 pm Opening Music Act at 5:30 pm Keynote Author at 6:00 pm Join us for an unforgettable evening as UConn Reads welcomes the acclaimed author Ryka Aoki to discuss her novel, Light From Uncommon Stars, the selected book for the academic year 2022-2023. Aoki's work has received numerous accolades, including being a national bestseller, a Hugo Award Finalist, a Kirkus Best Book of 2021, a Barnes & Noble Best Science Fiction Book of 2021, the 2022 Alex Award Winner, and 2022 Stonewall Book Award Winner. Set against the richly diverse and vibrant backdrop of the Asian-Latino region of California's San Gabriel Valley, Aoki tells the story of a violin virtuoso, Katrina Nguyen. This intimately rendered character is a transgender Chinese-Vietnamese-Mexican woman in search of safety, affirmation, and joy. Her teacher, Shizuka Satomi, is a Japanese American violin master cursed by the devil and haunted by a demon. They help each other survive, but only through the resourcefulness and enterprise of Lan Tran, a refugee from another galaxy, taking the form of a Vietnamese donut shop owner. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to hear Ryka Aoki speak about her award-winning novel on April 11th at 6 pm. Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion about the power of storytelling and the importance of diverse voices in literature. This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Doors open at 5:15 pm, Opening music act at 5:30 pm. Reserve your spot today! In-person ticket at Jorgenson: https://jorgensen.uconn.edu/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=5CC9F891-5230-4442-85A2-29768F223682<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjorgensen.uconn.edu%2FOnline%2Fdefault.asp%3FdoWork%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle%3DLoad%26BOparam%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle%3A%3Aarticle_id%3D5CC9F891-5230-4442-85A2-29768F223682&data=05%7C01%7CUCONN_UNDERGRADUATE_STUDENTS-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7C11205bbb3da5460fe88608db3aa4a82a%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638168251088769278%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=T%2B4e4mfhSGQASUd3mT4zONgNf868%2FO7Im3i7BfCpJ78%3D&reserved=0> Live stream: UConn Reads event. https://youtube.com/live/SCkr6hmHySw?feature=share<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Flive%2FSCkr6hmHySw%3Ffeature%3Dshare&data=05%7C01%7CUCONN_UNDERGRADUATE_STUDENTS-L%40LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU%7C11205bbb3da5460fe88608db3aa4a82a%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638168251088769278%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vrXaAU6TaPrIRRcRwNdZe4MOsQtHu1bmfxhp40slFyY%3D&reserved=0> Thank you, UConn Reads Committee [A picture containing text Description automatically generated]