Author Mia Tsai returns to The Book Tavern to celebrate her newest novel, The Memory Hunters. Join us for an evening of reading and conversation!
Blending the archaeological heist intrigue of Indiana Jones, the mind-bending speculative conceits of Inception, the dark academia adjacency of The Cloisters, and the dystopian climate disasters of How High We Go in the Dark or The Fifth Season with a queer love story in an Appalachian-influenced setting, a memory hunter and her bodyguard unearth a terrible secret about the foundations of their society in this twisty, propulsive science fantasy set in a world where generations of memories are etched in blood.
7 PM • Thursday, July 31st • In-Store • Pre-Order Now!
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📕 Advanced Praise for The Memory Hunters:
"The Memory Hunters is at once feral and tender, fierce and full of yearning. It’s a piercing examination of the ways museums uphold dominant narratives, of the violence of curation and the preciousness of land and lineage—all shot through with heart-pounding fight scenes and pure, undiluted sapphic angst. Absolutely devastating." —P. H. Low, author of These Deathless Shores
“As a reader, I loved Tsai's rich character work, complicated relationships, and compelling exploration of a climate-haunted future — and as an archivist, I loved that The Memory Hunters grapples with the ethics of memory work and structural and institutional power imbalances, in the most interesting work of archival sff I've read this decade. I love to see lesbians pining, but I also love (and am much less likely!) to see a good in-universe literature review; I'll be recommending this one with both my professional hats on.” —Rebecca Fraimow, author of Lady Eve's Last Con
✍️ About the Author:
Mia Tsai is a Taiwanese American author of speculative fiction. Her debut novel, a xianxia-inspired contemporary fantasy titled Bitter Medicine, was published by Tachyon Publications on March 14, 2023. Her sophomore novel, an adult science fantasy titled The Memory Hunters, will be published on July
Mia lives in Atlanta with her family, and, when not writing, is a hype woman for her orchids and a born-again Knicks fan. Her favorite things include music of all kinds and taking long trips with nothing but the open road and a saucy rhythm section.
She has been quoted in Glamour and Washington Post's The Lily and, in her other lives, is a professional editor, photographer, and musician. Mia is on BlueSky at @itsamia.bsky.social and Instagram at @mia.tsai.books.
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