Events at Yu & Me Books
October 6, 2026 at 7:00PM ET
Book Launch | Bad Words by Ríoghnach Robinson
@ New Design HS, 350 Grand St. A sharp and deeply felt debut about art, ambition, and the connections that both inspire and undo us.
October 7, 2027 at 7:00PM ET
Book Launch | The Girl Who Became King by Melissa King
@ New Design HS, 350 Grand St. From award-winning chef, author, television personality, and activist Melissa King comes an intimate, captivating memoir about family, food, and finding her voice as a queer Chinese American chef.
October 8, 2026 at 6:00PM ET
Book Talk | The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
In this dazzling debut, Stegner Fellow Jemimah Wei explores the formation and dissolution of family bonds in a story of ambition and sisterhood in turn-of-the-millennium Singapore.
October 9, 2026 at 8:00PM
October No/Pen Mic
Join us for No/pen Mic, hosted by Ed Lin. Sign-ups start from 7:30 PM. Five-minute time slots. All performers welcome!
October 13, 2026 AT 7:30PM ET
Japas Cervejaria x Yu & Me Books Takeover
For ONE NIGHT ONLY, the Japas is team is coming into town and taking over the Yu & Me Books bar! We're staying open late to celebrate beers, books, and new buddies! Come stop by, hang out, and have a beer! Free RSVP.
October 15, 2026 at 7:00PM ET
Book Launch | Taiwanese? by Eric Sze
@ Chatham Square NYPL, 33 E Broadway.
An exhilarating exploration of Taiwanese food in all its complexity and deliciousness, with over 70 recipes. Eric Sze, a chef and restaurateur in New York City, explores what makes Taiwanese food so multi-faceted and idiosyncratic.
October 18, 2026 AT 2PM ET
Yu & Me x Slo Slo Bookends Handbuilding
Participants will create their own handmade ceramic bookends. Designed as a relaxed, hands-on experience, this class combines clay, craft, and a love of books — each ticket includes one book curated by Yu & Me.
This workshop is ideal for beginners or anyone curious about handbuilding, and all skill levels are welcome.
October 20, 2026 at 6:00PM ET
Book Launch | Needlemouth by K-Ming Chang
From the award-winning author of Bestiary, three cousins are forced to complete an impossible and violent task set by a vengeful demon.
October 21, 2026 at 7:00PM ET
Book Launch | East to East by Rachel Gurjar
A joyful celebration of the immigrant experience told through the universal language of food. Brimming with raw, beautiful storytelling and 101 Indian-inspired recipes that draw on a global pantry and burst with flavor, this immersive cookbook will fill your heart and table.
October 22, 2026 at 6:00PM ET
Book Talk | Bone Symphony by Michelle Phương Hồ
Michelle Phương Hồ’s Bone Symphony mines the wreckage of colonialism and imperialist warfare in Vietnam and attempts to reassemble the bones.
October 24, 2026 at 2:00PM - 4:00PM
FREE Workshop | Reimagining the Asian American Immigrant Narrative with Sarah Wang
@ Chatham Square NYPL, 33 E Broadway.
Join novelist Sarah Wang, author of the novel New Skin, for a free one-day writing workshop. Complimentary copies of Wang’s novel New Skin (Little, Brown 2026) will be given to participants (1 per person) until books run out.
October 28, 2026 AT 8PM
Lucy Yu Art Show
Lucy Yu is a writer and multi-disciplinary artist living in Brooklyn, New York. She is also the owner of Yu & Me Books in Manhattan’s Chinatown, the first queer Asian American bookstore in New York City. Yu & Me Books specializes in immigrant stories, writers of color, and historically marginalized experiences.
October 29, 2026 at 6:00PM ET
Book Talk | Carryout by Hasan Dudar
In the late 1970s, Ziad Idilbi a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon, marries Salma, a Lebanese refugee escaping the war in Beirut. Resolving to start over for the very last time, the couple opens a corner store in Toledo, Ohio. Over the decades, whether it’s bigotry (pre- and post-9/11), financial ruin, or terminal illness, the Idilbis find themselves on life’s outskirts, always seemingly one day away from catastrophe.
November 5, 2026 at 7:00PM ET
Books & Bites with Caroline Choe, Jimin Han, Patricia Park, and Hyeseung Song
Join us for a panel with Caroline Choe, Jimin Han, Patricia Park, and Hyeseung Song for a cozy night discussing food motivation in their books, along with some shared autumn eats by Caroline Choe!
November 10, 2026 at 6:00PM ET
Book Launch | Squatters by Saba Brelvi
Two families collide in this provocative debut about motherhood, migration, and confronting the distance between who we are and who we want to be.
December 1, 2026 at 7:00PM ET
Book Launch | To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time by Matthew Salesses
From the critically acclaimed author of The Sense of Wonder and Craft in the Real World comes a deeply personal, poignant memoir, weaving together Salesses' multiple identities: adoptee, Asian American, husband, father, and, finally, widower.
FUNDRAISER for New Life Community Development
An Evening with Min Jin Lee
Celebrating American Hagwon and raising funds for New Life Community Development. Taking place in Min Jin Lee's hometown, Elmhurst, Queens!