At 4:30 p.m. in Foundation Hall's Manzulli Boardroom, join Vietnamese-American novelist and essayist Monique Truong for a reading, followed by a book signing.
Brooklyn-based Monique Truong's first novel, "The Book of Salt," was a national bestseller and New York Times Notable Fiction book. Her second novel, "Bitter in the Mouth," was named a best fiction book of the year by Barnes & Noble and Hudson Booksellers.