Reading

Co-Presented by the University of Pittsburgh Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures and MONKEY x Stone Bridge Press, award-winning author Hiromi Itō and esteemed translator Jeffrey Angles present a reading of "The Thorn Puller," Hiromi’s first novel to appear in English.

For the second installment of this year’s International Reading Series, City of Asylum welcomes Emmanuel Iduma for a reading of his memoir, "I Am Still With You: A Reckoning with Silence, Inheritance, and History." It is a story of grief and loss, of political reckoning, and of navigating life when so much of what has shaped it has become intangible. 

Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh), organizes and hosts a monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum. The theme for February 2023 is "Breaking Up is Hard To Do." 

We are overjoyed to host this reading for Rania Mamoun—Sudanese journalist, activist, and City of Asylum writer-in-residence—and announce the launch of her new book, "Something Evergreen Called Life." 

The Free Association Reading Series returns for this year's third installment of intimate readings. This month’s program features exceptional local writers Marcel Walker, Heather Aronson, Anouar Rahmani, and Deborah Bogen. This series is co-curated by Pat Hart and Marc Nieson.