R.F. Kuang - Illinois Libraries Present Author Talk

Dive into sharp, imaginative storytelling with bestselling author R.F. Kuang as she explores how fantasy and satire shed light on power, ambition, and culture. In conversation with writer and anti-censorship advocate Kelly Jensen. This event is made possible with Illinois Libraries Present.
Program presented virtually via Zoom.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Registration for this event closes at 5:00 p.m. on event day. Late registrations will be processed after the live event, allowing access to the event recording.

Recording terms:
30 days public (posted to ILP YouTube) and emailed to all registrants

More about the author and moderator:
R.F. Kuang’s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical
and fantastical perspective. Academic yet approachable, Kuang’s work combines
history, magic, and classical literary tradition to render powerful critiques of academia,
the publishing industry, and even contemporary popular culture.

Her most recent novel, Katabasis, follows two graduate students as they descend into
hell after the death of their professor, and the screen rights options to the novel were
sold to Amazon MGM Studios for an upcoming TV series before its publication. Kuang’s
other bestselling titles include Yellowface, Babel, and The Poppy War trilogy, and she is
the recipient of the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Goodreads Choice Awards for
Best Fiction, and the American Book Award.
Kelly Jensen, an anti-censorship advocate, a senior editor at Book Riot, and writer who
has compiled such anthologies as Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World and
(Don’t) Call Me Crazy, will be joining Kuang in conversation.