Featured Literary Salon: Between Words - NYC

Join Lit Society and HarperCollins to celebrate the release of Taipei Story, bestselling author R.F. Kuang’s widely anticipated novel about cultural exchange, coming-of-age, and Asian American identity. This immersive evening will explore the invisible distances between cultures, generations, languages, and identities. Join us at Hue House: a cultural and creative hub dedicated to celebrating the richness and diversity of Asian heritage.

Beginning with a playful passport-inspired cocktail experience, guests will journey through a series of interactive cultural moments before gathering for a moderated literary salon exploring migration, memory, belonging, translation, and what it truly means to be understood.

EVENT DETAILS: 

• Date: Monday, September 21
• Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  
• Location: Hue House, NYC
  • 56 E 41st St, New York, NY 10017
    

TICKET INFORMATION: 

• General Admission: $125
  
• Lit Society Member Price: $100 (Use code from Lit Society Platform at Checkout)
• • Taiwanese-inspired cocktails & street food
  • Immersive Literary Salon experience
  • Interactive cultural activations
  • R.F. Kuang’s latest novel: Taipei Story
  • Guided conversation, writing prompts, and audience reflections
  • Reflective keepsake to continue the conversation
• Limited capacity: (60 Tickets)

• All sales are final

WHAT TO EXPECT: 

Inspired by R.F. Kuang's Taipei Story, Between Words is Lit Society's Featured Literary Salon—an immersive evening exploring language, identity, memory, migration, and belonging.

Throughout the evening, you'll move through thoughtfully designed experiences that invite you to consider not only the stories we inherit, but the ones we struggle to translate.

Together, we'll experience:

• A passport-inspired cocktail experience that challenges the way we communicate
• Taiwanese food and beverages celebrating culture through hospitality
• Interactive literary installations
• A moderated salon exploring language, home, identity, and cultural inheritance
• Guided table conversations, writing prompts, and audience reflections
• A beautifully curated keepsake designed to extend the conversation long after the evening ends

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 

• Readers who love literary fiction and culturally rich storytelling
• Anyone interested in language, identity, migration, and belonging
• Readers curious about Taiwan and East Asian culture
• Writers, creatives, educators, and lifelong learners
• People who enjoy meaningful conversation more than networking
• Anyone who believes books help us better understand ourselves and one another

WHAT TO BRING: Just yourself. We'll provide everything you need. Come ready to participate, reflect, and connect with fellow readers.

NOTE: 

• All details about the event will be sent to your email **Please select that you would like to receive email marketing so we can ensure all information gets to you.
• No prior knowledge of Taipei Story is required.
• Whether you've already read the novel or are discovering its themes for the first time, you'll leave having experienced literature in a way that extends far beyond the page.
• At Lit Society, we believe the best books don't end when you close them. They begin conversations that continue long afterward.