'The Art and Craft of Writing' with Sunil Yapa March 10
Renowned author Sunil Yapa will visit Whatcom County March 8-10, where he will be featured in five free events, including “The Art and Craft of Writing,” on Saturday, March 10 at 2 p.m. at Western Libraries in the Wilson Library Reading Room.
In the book, Victor is grief-stricken after his mother’s death and three years of wandering the world. Longing for a family and a sense of purpose, he believes he’s found both when he returns home to Seattle — until he gets swept up in a massive protest. With young, biracial Victor on one side of the barricades and his estranged father — the white chief of police — on the opposite, the day descends into chaos, capturing in its confusion the activists, police, bystanders, and citizens from around the world who arrived that morning brimming with hope. By the day’s end, they will have all committed acts they never thought possible.
Described as a fast-paced, raw, and absorbing story about conflict and compassion, Yapa pairs deep rage with deep humanity. He asks profound questions about the power of empathy in our hyper-connected modern world, about the limits of compassion, and how far we must go for family, for justice, and for love.
Please join Western Libraries and Whatcom READS to meet with Yapa, and to gain insight into the writing process, as well as tips and inspiration for writers of all levels. Questions about this event? Contact Jenny.Oleen@wwu.edu (360) 650-2613. For more information about additional Whatcom READS events, please see: https://www.whatcomreads.org/events/