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Participants in the National Book Foundation program at the University of Central Missouri on April 20 are clockwise from left, author Min Jin Lee (photo by Chris D. Streiber), moderator Anne Kniggendorfis (photo by Chase Castor), and author Victoria Chang (photo by Isaac Fitzgerald). 

WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥� An evening of readings and conversation with National Book Foundation Award-honored authors Victoria Chang (鈥淥BIT鈥�) and Min Jin Lee (鈥淧achinko鈥�) is planned for 4 -5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 in Hendricks Hall on the University of Central Missouri campus.

鈥淣FB Presents: Epics of Memory鈥� is a program coordinated in partnership with UCM鈥檚 School of English and Philosophy and 鈥淧leiades鈥� magazine that provides authors an opportunity to discuss how intergenerational memory, family, and place has shaped their writing. The program is free and open to anyone who would like to attend, however, those who plan to do so are encouraged to RSVP at the NBF .

The program will be moderated by Anne Kniggendorfis, a staff writer and editor for the Kansas City Public Library. She is the author of 鈥淪ecret Kansas City鈥� and 鈥淜ansas City Scavenger鈥� and is a regular contributor to Kansas City鈥檚 National Public Radio affiliate KCUR 89.3 as well as numerous publications throughout the metro area. She produces LitHub鈥檚 Fiction/Non/Fictionpodcast in addition to contributing articles that have been published nationally in 鈥淪mithsonian鈥� magazine, 鈥淧ublishers Weekly,鈥� the 鈥淪aturday Evening Post,鈥� and in numerous literary journals.  

Min Jin Lee is a Manhattan-based author and journalist who wrote 鈥淧achinko,鈥� a 2017 NBF Fiction Finalist and a runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. This book provided the basis for a drama series that premiered on Apple TV+ on March 25.  She also wrote the novel, 鈥淔ree Food for Millionaires,鈥� and her writing has been featured in 鈥淭he New Yorker,鈥� 鈥淭he New York Review of Books,鈥� 鈥淥ne Story,鈥� 鈥淣ew York Times Book Review,鈥� and 鈥淭he Wall Street Journal.鈥� Lee is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study at Harvard University, and the New York Foundation for the Arts, which also inducted her into its Hall of Fame in 2019. She is working on her third novel, 鈥淎merican Hagwon,鈥� and a nonfiction book, 鈥淣ame Recognition.鈥�

Victoria Chang lives in Los Angeles and is a Core Faculty member within Antioch University鈥檚 low-residency Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program. Her 2020 book of poetry, 鈥淥BIT,鈥� longlisted for a National Book Award and was named a Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Griffin International Poetry Prize. It also was named a New York Times Notable Book, a TIME Must-Read Book, and received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Poetry, and the PEN/Voelcker Award. Chang鈥檚 new book of poetry is titled 鈥淭he Trees Witness Everything,鈥� and her nonfiction book, 鈥淒ear Memory,鈥� was published in 2021. Chang also received a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Individuals who have questions about this event should please contact Marc Joseph, professor of philosophy and chair of the UCM School of English and Philosophy, via email at mjoseph@ucmo.edu.