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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Lauren Siebenaler, Communications Intern
Phone 952-833-9522 commintern@EdinaMN.gov EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Author’s Studio to feature Kate Gjerde March 25
Edina, Minn., March 2, 2017 The Edina Art Center will present a reading, question-and-answer
session and book signing with author Kate Gjerde (who writes under the pen name Kate Anne Kang)
10 a.m. to noon March 25.
Gjerde will speak about her book Given Away. The book is the portrait of a childhood spent in two
very different worlds, Korea and America: one forgotten, one remembered. It is a story of race and
of belonging; a story that asks the complicated questions of home, family and self as the author
untangles the unlikely strands that formed her destiny.
“After I became a volunteer for the Art Center, Gjerde said that her book was going to be published
this year,” said Jessica Mork, Edina Art Center’s volunteer coordinator for literary events. “I read
excerpts from her memoir which was moving and interesting, asked if she would be interested in
launching her book at the Edina Art Center. I’m trying to promote more diversity to hear different
voices with this year’s Author’s Studio events.”
The event is free and will be held at the Edina Art Center. Coffee and cookies will be served. From
10 to 11 a.m., Gjerde will perform a reading and answer questions. The book launch and signing will
be from 11 a.m. to noon. Pick up a copy of Given Away for $15.
For more information about the Author’s Studio event, visit EdinaArtCenter.com or call 952-903-
5780.
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