Events at Yu & Me Books
April 24, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Talk | Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse by Vinh Nguyen
An unconventional memoir of conjuring the uncertain past and a long-lost homeland, and a vital document of one family’s journey through world history.
April 29, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Launch | Bad Influence by Claire Ahn
In this contemporary YA novel, high school student Charlotte Goh is an aspiring Asian American fashion influencer desperately trying to lift her family out of hardship, only to find it may come at a cost higher than any Chanel bag.
May 1, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Talk | To Have and Have More by Sanibel
Told through the eyes of a Korean girl adopted into a wealthy white family, this darkly funny debut explores casual racism, privilege, and the complexities of friendship.
May 3, 2025 at 12PM to 4PM
May Clothing Swap
Bring your lightly worn clothing and pick up some new treasures, too! Please bring clean clothes only and no undergarments.
May 3, 2025 at 5:30PM to 7:30PM
Book Swap
Tired of judging books by their covers? Let fate (and some fun clues) decide your next read! Join us at Yu & Me Books for a Spring Book Swap.
May 4, 2025 at 11:30AM
Book Launch| Tasting Dim Sum by Ashley Chang and Jeffrey Chan
From the authors of bestsellingTasting Chinatowncomes the ultimate guide to dim sum (for little foodies)! Bursting with vibrant illustrations and tasty tidbits, the small dishes of dim sum take the big stage in this board book.
May 4, 2025 at 1PM
Favor Coffee Bar Takeover
Coffee lovers rejoice! Favor Coffee is taking over the Yu & Me counter and will be offering specialty lattes for $5 and single origin drip for $4.
May 6, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Launch | The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
350 Grand St. New Design HS. In this dazzling debut, Stegner Fellow Jemimah Wei explores the formation and dissolution of family bonds in a story of ambition and sisterhood in turn-of-the-millennium Singapore.
May 7, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Launch | Manor of Dreams by Christina Li
A haunting novel about the secrets that lie in wait in the crumbling mansion of a former Hollywood starlet, and the intertwined fates of the two Chinese American families fighting to inherit it.
May 13, 2025 at 5:30PM
Meet n Greet | Incredible by Maia and Alex Shibutani
Olympians Alex and Maia Shibutani continue theirAmazingexploration of more than thirty extraordinary Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who have changed the world in this gorgeous and inclusive picture book.
May 13, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Launch | Walk Like a Girl by Prabal Gurung
New Design HS, 350 Grand St. From acclaimed fashion designer Prabal Gurung comes a captivating, courageous literary memoir, a testament to the transformative power of creativity, and a celebration of the power of femininity and individuality
May 14, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Talk | The Anti-Ableist Manifesto by Tiffany Yu
Welcome to Chinatown, 115 Bowery. Tiffany Yu takes readers on a revelatory examination of disability—how to unpack biases and build an inclusive and accessible world.
May 16, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Talk | Audre & Bash are Just Friends by Tia Williams
Scorching-hot summer. Scorching-hot chemistry. Two teens can’t forget they’re just friends in this sweet, funny, electrifying romance from New York Times bestselling author Tia Williams. Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Nicola Yoon.
May 18, 2025 at 11:30AM
Meet n Greet | New & Girls to the Front by Niña Mata
Join childrens' book author Niña Mata as we celebrate two new books: GIRLS TO THE FRONT and NEW!
May 20, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Launch | Gingko Season by Naomi Xu Elegant
After suffering heartbreak two years earlier, Penelope has built a quiet life with no romantic entanglements. One day, she happens to meet Hoang, whose openness catches her off guard. And her carefully constructed life slowly start to unravel.
May 21, 2025 at 7:00PM at New Design HS
Book Talk | Transplants by Daniel Tam-Claiborne
350 Grand St. New Design HS. A harrowing and poignant novel following two young women in pursuit of kinship and self-discovery who yearn to survive in a world that doesn’t know where either of them belong.
May 22, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Talk | Becoming Ghost by Cathy Linh Che
The long-awaited sophomore poetry collection by award-winning writer Cathy Linh Che, on familial estrangement, the Vietnam War, and Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.
May 23, 2025 at 7:00PM
Listening Party | OHYUNG with YOTT Records
Join us for Year of the Tiger Records's inaugural listening event! We'll be in conversation with OHYUNG, listening to and chatting about songs from her past, present and future that have shaped her as a person and artist.
May 30, 2025 at 8:00PM
No/Pen Mic!
Join us for our May No/Pen Mic! Sign ups start from 7:30PM and performances begin at 8:00PM. 5 minute time slots. All performers welcome!