Events at Yu & Me Books
For any event inquiries:
Please fill out this intake form - we will not accept event requests from in-store visitors or phone calls. We would love at least a 3 months in advance! If we think your event is a good fit for our store, we will respond directly. If you have not heard from us within a month, we unfortunately are unable to host your event. Please be patient with us - we are a small but mighty team!

May 16, 2025 at 7:00PM
CANCELED | 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 28, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Talk | Dance in Herland by TE Editions
Dance in Herland surveys artist Luka Yuanyuan Yang’s cinematic oeuvre, including her feature-length production Chinatown Cha-Cha and five short films centered on diasporic Chinese communities.

May 29, 2025 at 7:30PM
Blasian Pride Fundraiser!
The Blasian March is a Black-Asian solidarity movement through art, education, and activation. Join us at our open mic fundraiser May 29th, 7:30 PM at Yu & Mein preparation for the main event on June 7, 2PM at Cadman Plaza! RSVP to Blasian Pride here!

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!

May 31, 2025 at 8:00PM
Meet Your Matcha | Mingles Event!
Join us for our Meet Your Matcha Mingles event on Saturday, May 31 from 8PM to 10PM! There'll be book trivia, matcha beverages from Hawa Matcha, and great conversation.
Meet-cute your soulmate, your new BFF, a bookclub buddy, a nemesis...? the options are endless.

June 3, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Launch | Gaysians by Mike Curato
From the acclaimed author of the young adult graphic novel Flamer comes a heartwarming story following four gay Asians navigating love, identity, and friendship—a celebration of queer chosen family.

June 4, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Talk | Mending Bodies by Hon Lai-Chu
In a failing city, a government program incentivizes couples to “conjoin”—surgically attach themselves to one another—promising a flourishing economy, ecological revitalization, and personal fulfillment.

June 5, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Talk | Yellow Singing Snail by Yinfan Huang
For fans of New Kid and Stealing Home, an unforgettable portrait of childhood during the one-child era in China.

June 12, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Talk | Clam Down by Anelise Chen
A wondrously unusual memoir about a woman who, in the midst of mourning her divorce, retreats into her shell and renegotiates her relationship to solitude, shame, and connection—from an acclaimed 5 Under 35 National Book Foundation honoree.

June 13, 2025 at 7:00PM
Book Talk | Friendship as a Creative Act with Stephanie Niu and Juliana Chang
In this book talk, debut poets (and college roommates!) Juliana Chang and Stephanie Niu will discuss their publication journeys and explore the myriad of ways their writing has been intertwined with and influenced by friendship.

June 13, 2025 at 7:00PM
Paint & Sip |(Un)Learn Drawing: A Self Portrait Drawing Workshop
What happens when you let go of the ‘right’ way to draw? In this workshop, we'll start by learning traditional portrait drawing techniques before breaking every rule through a series of experimental exercises that'll challenge how you see and portray yourself.