{"product_id":"book-talk-nice-places-by-vincent-chu","title":"Book Talk | Nice Places by Vincent Chu","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003ePre-purchase your copy of the featured title to guarantee your signed copy! This helps ensure that everyone who wants a book goes home with one, in case we sell out at the event. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophical, tender, and hilariously observed, NICE PLACES subverts the “go find yourself” travel story, unpacking our shared desire for meaning, connection, and a true place in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Georgie quits his job at Oats Technologies to travel the world for one year, he hopes to escape the daily existential discomfort of corporate life. But after a meditation guru robs him on his way to the airport, he awakens in a guest house in the rundown yet vibrant Panhandle neighborhood of his own city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlone with his phone and a desperate urge to assure his friends and family all is well, Georgie shares a photo of “authentic” boat noodles. To his surprise, everyone loves the post and believes he is overseas. Ant, a mixed media artist from Berlin, proposes a collaboration. With her vision and the help of a charming cast of guests and locals, Georgie’s unlikely adventures unravel in ways he never imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVincent Chu\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eis author of the debut novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNice Places\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Forest Avenue Press, 2026) and story collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLike a Champion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (7.13 Books, 2018). His fiction has appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuumuu House, STILL Magazine, Pithead Chapel, PANK Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and elsewhere. Vincent is a Hambidge Fellow, former Headlands Center for the Arts Affiliate Artist, and Pushcart Prize nominee. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from UCLA. Vincent lives in Oakland, California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIN CONVERSATION WITH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Lin\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea native New Yorker of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His new book, \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Can't Make a Living\u003c\/em\u003e, is the latest in the Taipei Night Market mystery series published by Soho Crime. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, actress Cindy Cheung, and son.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","offers":[{"title":"Book w\/ Ticket","offer_id":49978688209125,"sku":"Vincent Chu Event 8.20.26","price":19.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FREE RSVP","offer_id":49978688241893,"sku":"Vincent Chu Event 8.20.26","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/2581\/1941\/files\/08.20.26_Vincent_Chu.png?v=1783733739","url":"https:\/\/yuandmebooks.com\/products\/book-talk-nice-places-by-vincent-chu","provider":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}