The Bookstore Plus is pleased to host authors, Dave and Ilyssa Kyu, for a book signing event on Saturday, July 12th, from 1-3 PM to autograph copies of their newest books.
About The Books|
"Campfire Stories: THE ADIRONDACKS" are curated story collections that explore the rich and diverse legacies of the Adirondacks. Contributors include: Robin Wall Kimmerer, Joseph Bruchac, Bill McKibben, Alan Steinberg, June Frankland Baker, Henry Abbott, William H. H. Murray, and Matt Dallos.
"Campfire Stories: Tales from America’s National Parks Volumes I and II" are a collection of prose, poetry, songs, ballads, folklore, and more from our national parks; some written by well-known writers such as John Muir, Bill Bryson, and Terry Tempest Williams, while others are from pioneer diaries or have been passed down through generations of Indigenous peoples.
About The Authors|
Dave Kyu is a socially engaged artist and writer. Born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in the United States, he explores the creative tensions of identity, community, and public space in his work. He has managed public arts projects for Asian Arts Initiative, Mural Arts, and the City of Philadelphia. His own creative projects have found him commissioning skywriting planes to write messages 10,000 feet above Philadelphia and doing everything Facebook told him to do for a month.
Ilyssa Kyu is the founder of Amble, a sabbatical program for creative professionals to take time away with purpose in support of nature conservancies. She is a design researcher and strategist with a degree in industrial design and previously worked at boutique and global design studios. She is currently using her design consulting experience to support nature nonprofits through All Hands, a creative collective, as well as continually dreaming up ways to integrate her love for storytelling and the outdoors.
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