Eva Chen in Cornwall on May 7

Eva Chen is a first-generation Chinese-American who grew up in New York City. Since 2020, the New York Times best-selling author and her family have been settled in Litchfield County, Conn. Chen released her eighth children’s book, “I Am Golden,” earlier this year.

On Saturday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m., Chen will sit down with young patrons and their caregivers at the Cornwall Library in Cornwall, Conn., to read her latest work. The reading will be followed by an audience-led Q&A, light refreshments and a crafting project.

This event is co-sponsored with the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Conn.

Attendance is limited; register by calling Sam Saliter at 860-364-5041, emailing ssaliter@hotchkisslibrary.org or at https://hotchkisslibraryofsharon.org/event/golden/#rsvp-now. Chen has had a long career in media and is currently the head of fashion partnerships at Instagram.

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