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SUMMARY:Exhibit G Book Talk with Fady Joudah
DESCRIPTION:Join a reading and conversation with award-winning poet and translator Fady Joudah\, presented by Milkweed Editions and Mizna. \n\nNote: This event is accessible and will include an ASL interpreter. \n\n\n\n\nAbout EXHIBIT G: Fady Joudah writes from the split perspective of a Palestinian American physician caring for the sick while watching the destruction of Gaza from the United States\, a nation complicit in that destruction. He locates the paradox of his position everywhere: in the seed a sparrow eats from his proffered hand; in his writing in English\, the oppressor’s language; in the faces of Palestinian children receiving meals from aid kitchens—a glimpse into what his life could have been\, and what is being lost in a war disproportionately impacting children and their families. Throughout the book\, beauty insists on its survival not only through the Palestinian people\, but also through the nonhuman world in which he takes occasional refuge from the devastation that humanity brings upon itself. \n\nAbout the author: Fady Joudah is the author of […]\, a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize\, and Exhibit G. His other poetic works include: The Earth in the Attic; Alight; Textu\, a book-long sequence of short poems whose meter is based on cellphone character count; Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance; and Tethered to Stars. He has translated several collections of poetry from the Arabic and is the co-editor and co-founder of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize. He was a winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition and has received the Jackson Poetry Prize\, a PEN award\, a Banipal/Times Literary Supplement prize from the UK\, the Griffin Poetry Prize\, a Guggenheim Fellowship\, and the Arab American Book Award. He lives in Houston\, with his wife and kids\, where he practices internal medicine.
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SUMMARY:Nordic Book Circle
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Nordic literature is full of diverse literary voices\, styles\, and genres. This September 2026 through May 2027 the ASI Nordic Book Circle will gather monthly\, in-person\, to read and discuss a work of Nordic literature in English translation. Our focus this year will be on works of literature written by women authors from across the Nordic world. The works we read will chronologically trace books penned between 1912 and 2020\, and include two winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature; authors from the countries of Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Iceland\, Greenland; various genres; and a range of topics and perspectives. \nIf you love to read and discuss literature and would like to expand your appreciation of literature from various parts of the world (the Nordic world in particular)\, we would love to have you join! Limited to 20 attendees; please register in advance. \n2026-2027 Nordic Book Circle titles\nSeptember: Kristin Lavransdotter\, Book I: The Wreath (1912)\, by Sigrid Undset\, translated from Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally (Penguin Editions\, 336 pages)\, Norway – September 27\, 2026 \nOctober: The Phantom Carriage (1912)\, by Selma Lagerlöf\, translated from Swedish by Peter Graves (Norvik Press\, 124 pages) (Sweden) – October 25\, 2026 \nNovember: Quicksand (1928) by Nella Larsen (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Denmark) – November 22\, 2026 \nDecember: Kallocain (1940)\, Karin Boye\, translated from Swedish by David McDuff (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Sweden) – December 20\, 2026 \nJanuary: Girl Upon Heaven’s Pier (1951)\, by Eeva-Liisa Manner\, translated from Finnish by Terhi Kuusisto (Dalkey Archive Press\, 104 pages) (Finland) – January 31\, 2027 \nFebruary: Nothing to be Rescued (1961)\, by Ásta Sigurðardóttir\, translated from Icelandic by Meg Matich (Nordisk Books\, 192 pages) Iceland – February 28\, 2027 \nMarch: Light\, Grass\, and Letter in April (1962\, 1963\, 1979)\, by Inger Christensen\, translated from Danish by Susanna Nied (New Directions Publishing\, 144 pages) (Denmark) – March 21\, 2027 \nApril: Zombieland (2015)\, by Sørine Steenholdt\, translated from Greenlandic to Danish by Niviaq Korneliussen and from Danish to English by Charlotte Barslund (Norvik Press\, 150 pages) (Greenland) – April 25\, 2027 \nMay: Strega (2020)\, by Johanna Lykke Holm\, translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel (Riverhead Books\, 208 pages) (Sweden) – May 23\, 2027
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SUMMARY:Scandinavian Everyday Book Talk with Nichole Accettola
DESCRIPTION:Welcome back Nichole Accettola to hear about her newest cookbook\, Scandinavian Everyday: Vibrant\, Simple Meals from Northern Europe\, in conversation with Minnesota-based chef and author Amy Thielen. A chef and IACP award-winning author\, Nichole has much to share about how contemporary Scandinavian cuisine offers a simple\, sustainable\, and satisfying approach to cooking and eating at home. In this book talk\, Nichole and Amy will discuss Nichole’s years of living in Denmark\, running Kantine restaurant in San Francisco\, and her journey to becoming a cookbook author\, as well as a few hints for favorite recipes from the book. \n  \nAdditional information: \n\nA Q&A and opportunity for book signing will follow the discussion.\nGuests may also be interested in an opportunity to cook alongside Nichole in an intimate afternoon workshop\nAdvanced registration encouraged\, tickets at the door if available.\n\n  \nAbout the presenters: \nNichole Accettola is a CIA-trained chef with years of experience in both professional kitchens and teaching culinary arts\, abroad in Denmark as well as in the US. As the owner of Kantine\, a Scandinavian-inspired café located in San Francisco\, Nichole showcases her gorgeous pastries\, porridges and jewel-like smørrebrød sandwiches which have garnered glowing reviews from media such as San Francisco Chronicle\, Time Out\, and Eater. \nNichole Accettola is also the author of Scandinavian from Scratch: A Love Letter to the Baking of Denmark\, Norway and Sweden\, an IACP award winning cookbook. Scandinavian from Scratch and Scandinavian Everyday are both available from the ASI Museum Store. \nFollow Nichole on Instagram @nicholeate and keep up with her new book @scandinavianfromscratch \nAmy Thielen is a two-time James Beard Award-winning writer\, cookbook author\, and chef. Her books include The New Midwestern Table\, the memoir Give a Girl a Knife\, and Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others. Her cooking show\, Heartland Table\, ran on Food Network from 2013 to 2015\, and she is currently the host of Ham Radio\, a podcast and live on-air cooking show in partnership with KAXE/KBXE\, Northern Community Radio\, Grand Rapids/Bemidji. Amy lives in Park Rapids\, Minnesota with her husband\, Aaron Spangler\, and their son\, where she is a board member of the Nemeth Art Center. \nFollow Amy on Instagram and Twitter at @amyrosethielen
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