Jenna Bush Hager & Lucy Tan, Tiger's Mouth with Rainy Day Books

This event takes place in Unity Temple's Sanctuary and includes a conversation between Jenna, Lucy, and a moderator about Thousand Voices publishing and Tiger's Mouth.

Doors Open - Event doors open at 5:00 p.m. While you may queue outside the venue, no access to the event space will be granted ahead of this time. If you have any accessibility concerns that preclude you from standing in line, please reach out to [email protected] to arrange a separate entry.

Signed Books - Event books will be PRE-SIGNED by Lucy Tan, and you will receive your pre-signed book upon check-in. There will be no personalization line following the conversation. Signing details are subject to change depending on author and publisher needs.

ADA Accessibility - This event is hosted in the historic Unity Temple. While the Sanctuary space is ADA accessible, some seats are not (including the entire balcony). We offer specific ADA tickets to meet attendees' needs. Please read through the ticket options carefully if you have any concerns. You may also reach out to [email protected] for one of our staff members to personally assist you with your ADA needs.

We are happy to share that we are offering a limited photo line with Jenna and Lucy preceding our public event. The photo line will be separately ticketed as an additional $10. All proceeds from photo line tickets will be donated to Do Good Co.

Photo Line tickets will go live through this same Eventbrite page on October 22nd at 7 p.m. They will be first-come, first-served, and we anticipate selling out quickly. So mark your calendar!

Tiger's Mouth

“A stunning story of friendship and family, love and belonging . . . I absolutely adored it.”—Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark

When two young men meet during a tech internship, it sparks an intense friendship—and even more intense competition—in this sweeping novel of privilege, identity, and ambition from the acclaimed author of What We Were Promised.

Jack Chen, the oldest son of caterers from Queens, is an expert at studying the rich from afar. When he finagles his way into a prestigious internship at tech giant K.O. Systems, he’s prepared to fake everything: his credentials, his confidence, even his past. What he isn’t prepared for is his officemate, Jack Owens, the depressed son of the company’s billionaire founder, who’s only there for a summer reprieve from his father’s scrutiny at the family vacation house.

Their connection is immediate, built on mutual admiration. Chen sees in Owens the advantages he’s been denied; Owens sees in Chen someone free of the pain he’s been taught to hide. Owens, Chen, and Chen’s girlfriend quickly become close friends, but by summer’s end the three can no longer outrun the lies they’ve told themselves and each other. As pressures build throughout the next few years, the two Jacks circle each other like opponents in their favorite board game, Go, each chasing the life the other was born into, from career to family to lovers. But the path to success and matters of the heart can test even the closest of friendships—and not all of them survive.

Nostalgic, heart-wrenching, and propulsive, Tiger’s Mouth is a nuanced portrait of complex friendship, family dynamics, and love in its most unexpected forms.

Jenna Bush Hager is the co-host of TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle and the founder of the wildly popular Read With Jenna book club, which has introduced millions of readers to breakout authors and bestselling books since its launch in 2019. In 2022, she launched her production company, Thousand Voices, in partnership with NBCUniversal’s Universal Studio Group. She later expanded the brand with Thousand Voices Books, a co-venture with Random House Publishing Group, through which she publishes titles across its imprints. Jenna is also the author of ten books and a #1 New York Times bestselling author.

Lucy Tan is the author of What We Were Promised, which was a Barnes and Noble Discover Pick, longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and named a best book of the year by The Washington Post. Tan holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was winner of the August Derleth Prize. A recipient of support from Kundiman and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, Tan has published in journals such as American Short Fiction, McSweeney’s, and Ploughshares. She currently lives and writes in Seattle, where she is also a bookseller at Secret Garden Books.

Together with founder Jenna Bush Hager, Thousand Voices x Random House Publishing Group champions authors throughout their careers, guiding debut writers and emerging voices from acquisition to publication (and beyond) across a wide range of genres, including romance, suspense, romantasy, literary fiction, historical fiction, and memoir.

Tiger's Mouth is published through Thousand Voices x Random House Publishing Group.

Do Good Co. is a curated consignment boutique non-profit that believes in making a difference in Kansas City. By combining their passion for community connection with a focus on sustainability, they tackle social and ecological concerns. The boutique's clothing is generously donated by members of the community, allowing Do Good Co. to give new life to vintage and contemporary garments that might otherwise end up in landfills. 100% of their proceeds go directly to local charities that support children and pets in need.

Please Note: There are no refunds for this event. If you are unable to attend, your book will be available for pickup at Rainy Day Books starting the following day. If you are not local, we'll be happy to mail it to you upon request. Thank you for your support!

We will hold your event book in-store for a maximum of 6 months following the event. If you have not retrieved your book in that time period, it will be donated.