Write to Read! A Fundraiser for the Oakland Literacy Coalition

2744 East 11th Street,Oakland CA 94601

22 April, 2023

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Please join us for the OLC's Write to Read! Author SalonThe OLC is delighted to gather our community together in person, in the beautiful light- and art-filled Artthaus Studios for a conversation with three authors who have all used their voice and their stories to illuminate social justice issues:Leticia Hernández-Linares, poet, teacher, and author of the children’s book Alejandria Fights Back! / ¡La Lucha de Alejandria! Naheed Hasnat Senzai, award-winning author of middle grade books Shooting Kabul, Escape from Aleppo, Ticket to India, and Saving Kabul Corner Traci Chee, author of young adult novels We Are Not Free, The Reader Trilogy, and A Thousand Steps into Night Moderating our salon about the power of literature to further social justice will be Michelle Walton from The Collective - Oakland, a bookstore which sparks cultural well-being through literature. Purchase books ahead from our bookstore partner, The Collective - Oakland, and pick them up at the event where you can have them signed by the authors:Traci Chee's books Leticia Hernández-Linares' books Naheed Hasnat Senzai's books Mingle with old friends, meet new friends, get inspired, enjoy refreshments, chat with our authors and moderator, and take the opportunity to purchase signed copies of their books.