KUOW Book Talks with Author Sonora Jha

Join KUOW’s Katie Campbell in conversation with acclaimed author Sonora Jha to discuss her latest novel, Intemperance — a sweeping and intimate story inspired by an ancient Indian ritual and the complexities of aging, love, and self-possession in a modern world.

Jha is the author of four books, including The Laughter, winner of the 2024 Washington State Book Award for Fiction and named one of the Best Books of 2023 by The New Yorker, NPR, and others. Her previous works include the memoir How to Raise a Feminist Son and her debut novel Foreign. A former journalist in India and Singapore, Jha is now a professor at Seattle University and lives in Seattle.

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with author Sonora Jha and host Katie Campbell. Questions will be reviewed and considered for the conversation.

This event is free and open to the public. RSVP is required to attend.

Books will be available from our partner at Third Place Books.

Thursday, May 21 at The Seattle Public Library's Central Library. Doors open at 6 p.m. and program begins at 6:30 p.m.

Address: The Seattle Public Library Central Library: 1000 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98104

Microsoft Auditorium. Auditorium Location: Level 1

This event is in partnership between The Seattle Public Library and KUOW.

Photography of the stage and recording of the audio will be taken at this event.

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