Be The Change Author Talk: Fairest: A Memoir

Glendale Library, Arts & Culture welcomes award-winning journalist and author, Meredith Talusan for a live literary event in which she will discuss her book Fairest: A Memoir on Wednesday, June 23 at 6:30pm. Register for the event here.

Fairest is a memoir about a precocious boy with albinism, a "sun child" from a rural Philippine village, who would grow up to become a woman in America.

Meredith Talusan (she/they) is an award-winning journalist and author who has written for The Guardian, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, WIRED, SELF, and Condé Nast Traveler, among many other publications, and has contributed to several essay and fiction collections. She has received awards from GLAAD, The Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. She is also the founding executive editor of them, Condé Nast’s LGBTQ+ digital platform, where she is currently contributing editor.

Check out Fairest with your Glendale Library card in person or using our Contactless Pickup Services. Signed copies of Fairest are available from our partner, Once Upon a Time Bookstore. For questions or comments, you may contact the Library via email at LibraryInfo@GlendaleCA.gov or give us a call at 818-548-2021.

June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in the 2020-2021 Be The Change Series. Keep an eye out for more events.

The Be the Change series is focused on inclusion, diversity, equity, and antiracism. Be the Change events will build collective understanding of systemic racism, elevate the voices and stories of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), and inspire our community to be the change. The series is led by Glendale Library, Arts & Culture in partnership with the Southern California Library Cooperative and Outlook Newspapers. The series is sponsored by the City of Glendale Arts and Culture Commission, with funding from the City of Glendale Urban Art Fund.