Food & Memory: Author Talk and Book Giveaway with Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Join us on Saturday, September 27, for a special visit from our NEA Big Read author, Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Aimee's book of lyrical essays, , is Santa Clara's Big Read for 2025-2026. We are delivering a whole slate of programming around the topics of food and nature from September 2025 to June 2026, and we are proud to kick off our NEA Big Read programming with a visit from Aimee herself! The first 50 attendees will receive a free copy of Bite by Bite, and Aimee will be available after the author talk and Q&A session to sign books and talk with readers.

Seating is first come, first served. Doors will open at 10:45 a.m. You may register on Eventbrite to receive event reminders (optional); however, registration is not required and does not guarantee you a seat.

NEA Big Read is a program of the in partnership with . Special thanks to for facilitating this grant.

Your attendance at this program grants permission to the City of Santa Clara to take your photograph and/or your child's photograph for marketing purposes.

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