Hi!
Last October 2019, I did my first two readings in the Bay Area. One was at the Book Arts showcase at APAture 2019 hosted by Kearny St. Workshop and another was a solo show at Wolfman Books in Oakland. What a time!
I thought only three people would attend the solo show... miraculously, all the seats were filled and I had an audience. Amazing!
If you were there, thank you! If you sent me an email wishing me luck, thank you too!
At the reading, I read several pieces from my zine series. Some stories were sad. Some were happy. Some were funny and a few were serious. People's faces changed from one story to another and I got very nervous because some of them looked so shocked, like this -> :O
I really enjoyed reading what I wrote to people. I think I rehearsed this when I was about seven years old.
Speaking of reading, do you have a book or reading recommendation for 2020? Myself and a few others who are reading this now are ready to hoard the books.
My recommendations are:
- The Seas by Samantha Hunt
- Stories of Eva Luna by Isabelle Allende.
Let's make a reading list on the comment section!
Cheers, cheers, and blow-kiss,
Nica C.T.
To Mona, Valeria, Sydney, Santi, Hiro, and Paula -
Thank you for thoughts and well wishes! I look forward to more readings too :)
I am especially happy about your reading recommendations. Now I will be stocked up!
Thank you <3
Nica C.T.
Oh, it formatted my face! does this work? ***_***
_ <- my face of admiration reading this post. It’s a treat to hear about your readings and zine-ings. Maybe I’ll see you at the zine fair today!
I’ve been recommending Ted Chiang to people recently. Great short story writer.
Congratulations on your reading!
I recommend Essential Woodworking Hand Tools by Paul Sellers :)
<3 Santi and Hiro
That’s really cool that you read at APAture – I’ve been meaning to check out their events and still haven’t gotten around to it…
Hope you’ll have more zine readings in the future too.
I have way too many books I’ve been meaning to read but haven’t gotten around to.
Congrats on the shows!!
My book recommendations (none are new, really): The Hate U Give, Cry the Beloved Country, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Bravo on putting yourself out there!! I hope you enjoyed yourself :)