Events at Yu & Me Books
March 10, 2026 at 7:30PM
Intuitive Line Drawing Workshop
Especially built for those with limited to no art experience. Working from the building blocks of line design, we will work our way up to abstract expression. We will work through line drawing elements such as thickness, shapes, movement and end class with a freestyle practice!
Hosted by Lucy Yu.
March 13, 2026 at 8:00PM
Open Mic | Blasian March Book Fair Fundraiser
The Blasian March is a solidarity action between Black/African, Asian and mixed Blasian communities. This Open Mic Fundraiser will directly support their upcoming Book Fair, where they provide FREE books of all ages and genres from Black, Asian, and Blasian writers!
March 17, 2026 at 7:00PM
Book Launch | Prodigal Tiger by Samantha Chong
An action-packed YA contemporary fantasy debut that brings vibrant Malaysian folklore to life.
March 20, 2026 at 8:00PM
March No/Pen Mic
Sign ups start from 7:30PM. 5-minute time slots. All performers welcome! Hosted by Ed Lin
March 19, 2026 at 7:00PM
Book Launch | Under Water by Tara Menon
An intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic events.
March 23, 2026 at 7:30PM
Generative Writing Workshop
Through this workshop, we will give you timed and guided prompts to trigger you to write. In this encouraging space, we are cultivating an inviting environment for you to hone in on your own unique voice.
Hosted by Lucy Yu.
March 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Book Discussion and Workshop | DISCIPLINE by Larissa Pham
A taut, electrifying debut about a woman forced to confront unsettling truths about herself, her past, and the life she rebuilt following a ruinous affair with her former mentor, from a "world phenom."
April 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Book Talk | Woodwind Harmony in the Nighttime by Michelle Quay
Winner of the inaugural Mo Habib Translation Prize in Persian Literature, Reza Ghassemi’s darkly comic and subtly provocative novel of life among the exiled and expatriated.
April 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Book Launch | American Han by Lisa Lee
“A pulsating signal from the liminal zone where the American dream meets the American nightmare.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer
April 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Launch Party | The Dead Can't Make a Living by Ed Lin
At Think!Chinatown, 1 Pike St.
Ed Lin's big-hearted, eye-opening fifth installment in the fan-favorite Taipei Night Market series.
April 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Clothing Swap
FREE CLOTHES! Join us for our first Clothing Swap of the year! Bring CLEAN, gently worn clothes you would give to a friend and take anything you'd like. *Please no undergarments*
April 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Book Launch | Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han
Co-sponsored by The Korea Society.
A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire, HONEY IN THE WOUND is an epic tale of survival and the reclamation of power.
April 17, 2026 at 8:00PM
April No/Pen Mic
Sign ups start from 7:30PM. 5-minute time slots. All performers welcome! Hosted by Ed Lin
April 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Meet & Greet | Mr. Chow's Night Market with Emily Sun Li and Yu Ting Cheng
Perfect for fans of Spirited Away and Domee Shi's Pixar short Bao, this humorous picture book tells the fantastical tale of one grumpy old man and the creation of Taiwan's first night market.
April 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Book Talk | Tailbone by Che Yeun
A fierce and gorgeous debut novel about a teenager who runs away from her abusive home to live in a boarding house for single women as a global financial crash threatens the people of Seoul.
April 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Book Launch | Dreamt I Found You by Jimin Han
From the critically acclaimed author of The Apology comes a contemporary retelling of Korea’s Romeo & Juliet, as the cousin of the star-crossed lovers helps them avoid a tragic fate.
May 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Book Talk | Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q Sutanto
A nearly divorced housewife enrolls in culinary school to win back her husband, only to start questioning the strange antics of her classmates in this new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS.
May 4, 2026 at 7:00PM
Book Launch | Young World by Soman Chainani
At Chatham Square Library, 350 Grand St.
From the New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series comes a renegade thriller, about a teenager elected President of the United States, sparking a global revolution of young leaders — until one of them is murdered and he’s the prime suspect.
May 5, 2026 at 7:00PM
Book Launch | The Young Will Remember by Eve J. Chung
At Chatham Square Library, 350 Grand St.
A sweeping novel about a correspondent trapped behind enemy lines during the Korean War, and the women who help her find her way home, from the national bestselling author of Daughters of Shandong.