{"title":"September","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"audition-author-talk-at-saa-on-9-17","title":"Audition Author Talk (at SAA on 9\/17)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/sSVDQDgNB5fHKrCR7\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin the waitlist here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate + Time: \u003c\/strong\u003eWednesday, September 17th at 7 pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation: \u003c\/strong\u003eSAA, 154 Scott Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eKatie Kitamura is joining Open Book Club to talk about Audition on the rooftop of SAA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eKatie will read a short section from Audition, then I'll ask her a few questions and then open it up for an audience Q\u0026amp;A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAfter, you can chat with Katie, have her sign your book, and hang with other Open Book Club members.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThere's a 1 drink minimum 🍸\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A tightly wound family drama that reads like a psychological thriller.\"—NPR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Bold, stark, genre-bending, Audition will haunt your dreams.”—The Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, young—young enough to be her son. Who is he to her, and who is she to him? In this compulsively readable, brilliantly constructed novel, two competing narratives unspool, rewriting our understanding of the roles we play every day – partner, parent, creator, muse – and the truths every performance masks, especially from those who think they know us most intimately.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaut and hypnotic, Audition is Katie Kitamura at her virtuosic best.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRefunds + Exchanges:\u003c\/strong\u003e I'm not able to offer refunds or exchanges for future meetings. This is a small (1 person!) business and I have to cover costs in advance of the event. 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This is a small (1 person!) business and I have to cover costs in advance of the event. Please consider this (and double check your calendar!) before buying a ticket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotography: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe event may be photographed + filmed. We reserve the right to use photos + videos from the event for marketing purposes. 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