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“The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon” Tour Schedule:

Monday, May 5th at 6:00 PM ET
Politics & Prose (Washington, DC)
In partnership with the DC Public Library
In conversation with ELLEN OH
For more information, visit:  TK

Tuesday, May 6th at 6:30 PM ET
An Unlikely Story (Plainville, MA)
In conversation with DEBBI MICHIKO FLORENCE
For more information, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grace-lin-tickets-1274110220969

Thursday, May 8th at 5:30 PM MT
Second Star to the Right (Denver, CO)
In partnership with Social Fabric Hub
In conversation with ANDREA WANG
For more information, visit: http://events.humanitix.com/grace-lin-is-coming-to-denver

Friday, May 9th at 6 PM ET
Little Shop of Stories (Decatur, GA)
In conversation with LAUREL SNYDER
For more information, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grace-lin-with-laurel-snyder-the-gate-the-girl-and-the-dragon-tickets-1307118118479

Saturday, May 10th at 4:00 PM CT
Blue Willow Bookshop (Houston, TX)
In conversation with bookseller CATHY BERNER
For more information, visit: https://bluewillowbookshop.com/event/lin-2025

Tuesday, May 13th at 6:00 PM PT
Linden Tree Books (Los Altos, CA)
In conversation with GENE LUEN YANG
For more information, visit: https://www.lindentreebooks.com/events-calendar/

Thursday, May 15th at 5:30 PM ET
People’s Book (Takoma Park, MD)
In conversation with LIZ KLEINROCK
For more information, visit: https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/grace-lin/

Saturday, May 17th
Gaithersburg Book Festival (Gaithersburg, MD)
For more information, visit: https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/

Wednesday, May 21st at 7 PM ET
Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA)
In conversation with TUI T. SUTHERLAND
For more information, visit: https://www.portersquarebooks.com/event/grace-lin-author-gate-girl-and-dragon-conversation-tui-t-sutherland

Sunday, June 1st at 1:30 PM ET
Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity (Northampton, MA)
In coordination with High Five Books
In conversation with LISA YEE
For more information, visit: https://bombyx.live/events/the-gate-the-girl-and-the-dragon-book-launch-with-grace-lin/

Save the Date! Coming June 14, 2025: “The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place” Exhibition at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 

*****past notable events*****

Grace & Debbi’s Very Asian Book Trip:  www.tinyurl.com/VeryAsianBookTrip

Grace on WGBH All Things Considered: https://www.wgbh.org/culture/2023-09-22/whats-the-backstory-on-your-favorite-chinese-dish-grace-lin-has-answer

•Chinese Menu: Inside the Bestseller List: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/books/review/chinese-menu-grace-lin.html?smid=url-share

Grace on NY Living TV talking about Chinese Menu: https://youtu.be/0H4oOS5DiZ0?si=TDJtz5gB7NVGx4Gg

Feb 12th, 2023:  Grace and Kate Messner were on on NPR’s Weekend Edition to discuss “Once Upon a Book” 

Jan 21st, 2023:  Grace appeared on on the #VelshiBannedBookClub to discuss “A Big Mooncake for Little StaGrace has a new middle grade novel! THE GATE, THE GIRL AND THE DRAGON comes out in May 2025.  The first printing (and only the first printing) of this book will have sprayed edges (see a video preview HERE). So pre-order now! You can pre-order from any bookstore, but Grace is working with her three local indies to offer autographed books and gifts! If you pre-order from one of them you can have your choice of gifts of an enamel pin, a free virtual visit (order by April 11) or exclusive stickers (while supplies last)!