Join us for a visit by award winning author Bonnie Tsui. Bonnie will discuss her book Why We Swim and share her experiences swimming in the San Francisco Bay and in local pools. Why We Swim is available in print from the Library and 24/7 on Hoopla.
Bonnie Tsui is a longtime contributor to The New York Times and the author of American Chinatown, winner of the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. Her latest book, Why We Swim, was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and a Time magazine and NPR Best Book of 2020; it is currently being translated into nine languages. Her first children’s book, Sarah and the Big Wave, about the first woman to surf Northern California’s Mavericks, was published last year. Her work has been recognized and supported by Harvard University, the National Press Foundation, and the Mesa Refuge.
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.