Join us for an exciting evening as Silvia Park chats to about their debut novel, Luminous. This is their only Sydney event so be sure to not miss out!

Silvia will be in conversation with fellow author, Ashley Kalagian Blunt.

6pm arrivals for 6:30pm start.

Free to attend, but RSVP essential.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

In a fictional near-future Korea, robots have integrated seamlessly into society. They are housekeepers and policemen, teachers and bus drivers. They are our lovers. They are even our children.

Siblings Jun and Morgan Cho haven't spoken to each other in several years. The children of a celebrated robot designer, both are still grieving the loss of their brother Yoyo, the earliest prototype for what humanoid robots have now become-nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. But Yoyo was always bound for a darker purpose, and his absence has left a chasm in the siblings' lives.

When a strange disappearance thrusts the siblings back together, neither of them realizes that the investigation will not only force them to confront their fractured family's past, but will also bring them back to Yoyo himself.

At once a thrilling page-turner and a heartfelt story of the ties between siblings, Luminous is an unforgettable literary debut.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Silvia Park’s stories have been published in Black Warrior Review, Tor, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, and elsewhere. They hold an MFA from NYU and attended the Clarion Science and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop and Tin House Summer Workshop. They teach fiction at the University of Kansas and split their selves between Lawrence and Seoul. Luminous is their first novel.

Ashley Kalagian Blunt writes to expose the myriad ways our technology makes us vulnerable. She is the number-one bestselling author of Dark Mode, a psychological thriller published in multiple territories and languages. Dark Mode was shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year and the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction, and was voted number 20 in the Better Reading Top 100.

Her earlier books are How to Be Australian, a memoir, and My Name Is Revenge, collected fiction and essays, which was a finalist in the 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award. Her writing appears in the Sydney Morning Herald, Overland, Griffith Review, Sydney Review of Books, Australian Book Review, Kill Your Darlings and more.

Ashley co-hosts James and Ashley Stay at Home, a podcast about writing, creativity and health, and has taught creative writing across Australia.

Originally from Winnipeg, Canada, she lived and worked in South Korea, Peru and Mexico before moving to Gadigal land.

Ashley loves connecting with readers and visiting book clubs. You can reach her via her website or Instagram.

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