Madeleine Thien on ‘The Book of Records’ with Maaza Mengiste

Join The Center for Fiction in welcoming acclaimed author Madeleine Thien (Do Not Say We Have Nothing) to celebrate the release of her new novel The Book of Records. Maaza Mengiste, whose 2020 Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Shadow King explores parallel themes of political revolution and generational change, will join Thien in conversation.

The Book of Records tells the story of a mysterious and shape-shifting enclave called “The Sea,” in which pasts and futures collide. Traveling between centuries, generations, and ideas, Thien’s latest work is a testament to the migratory nature of humanity and our ceaseless search for home—physical, historical, imaginative—in the wake of catastrophe.

Don’t miss this compelling conversation about ethical imagination and finding joy in the art and intellectual pursuits that carry us through difficult times. After the event, Thien will be signing books.