Back-to-School Educator Bash

1545 South Pearl Street,Denver CO 80210

12 August, 2021

Description

Join us for a special back-to-school educator evening with special guest author, Mathangi (Mathu) Subramanian! Option to join in-person (limited space) or virtually. More details coming soon! ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST Mathangi Subramanian is an award winning writer, author, and educator. A former public school teacher, senior policy analyst for the New York City Council, and assistant vice president at Sesame Workshop, Mathangi Subramanian's work has appeared in The Washington Post.com, Al Jazeera America,The Wire, The Indian Express, and the Seal Press anthology Click! When We Knew We Were Feminists, among others. She has received various fellowships, including a Fulbright-Nehru Senior Scholarship, a Jacob Javits Fellowship, and an Office of Policy and Research Fellowship from Columbia Teachers College, where she completed her doctorate in communications and education in 2010. Her novel A People’s History of Heaven was a finalist for the LAMBDA Literary Awards and the PFC - Valley of Words Awards, was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award, and was named a Skipping Stones Honor Book. Find more at www.mathangisubramanian.com | @mathangiwrites Second Star to the Right is a Children’s and Young Adult book and toy store owned and operated by former teachers in Denver. We offer a wide variety new releases, childhood favorites, toys, games, and local gifts for everyone in the family. In this digital world, we hope to help keep children with their arms around books and ears listening to the magic of stories.