A Western Sydney Book Club But The Girl by Jessica Zhan Mei Yu

A Western Sydney Book Club explores books by contemporary authors, with an initial focus on Australian writing.

Monthly conversations about books led by guest authors, for readers in and connected to Western Sydney.

But The Girl by Jessica Zhan Mei Yu

Yumna Kassab will facilitate the conversation about Jessica Zhan Mei Yu's novel But The Girl.

Yumna Kassab is a writer from Western Sydney. She is the author of The House of Youssef, Australiana and The Lovers. Her latest book, Politica, is available from Ultimo Press. It is an imagined history of the Arab world or else a feminine telling of politics. Her books have been listed for The Stella, Miles Franklin Award, Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, QLD Literary Awards, Victorian Premier's Literary Award and NSW Premier's Award. She is the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature.

This event will take place in a safe and welcoming space at Arts & Cultural Exchange.

Light refreshments will be offered.

Please join us from 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Registrations are essential.

This event is presented by Omar Sakr with the support of Arts & Cultural Exchange.

Host or Publisher Arts & Cultural Exchange