Read & Run on the Road: Book Club Run of Evergreen with author Naomi Hirahara

On this 5.6 mile, easy-paced book club run, we explore some of the real-life places where protagonist Aki Ito lived in the book Evergreen. This sequel to Clark & Division sees Aki home from the Manzanar detention center and relocation to Chicago after World War II. In the midst of navigating the changes to Little Tokyo and hardships of rebuilding her life in Los Angeles, Aki finds herself entangled in yet another mysterious murder that threatens her family. The vivid descriptions of Little Tokyo and Boyle Heights will have us imagining the world as Aki would have seen it.

During the route for this Read & Run on the Road event, created and led by Chelsey Stone, we’ll stop at several different locations corresponding to the story and finish for a post-run discussion with author Naomi Hirahara at Mitsuru Grill and Cafe (Please be prepared to cover your own meal costs.).

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