Transplants is a coming of age story following two young women—one Chinese and one Chinese American—as they learn what it means to be their truest selves in a world that doesn’t know where either of them belong. It's an exploration of race, love, power, and freedom that reveals how—in spite of our divided times—even our fiercest differences may bring us closer than we can imagine.

Leanna will be opening the release show with music inspired by the book, and playing a little bit in between readings to set the stage. Come celebrate this local author who created a novel that swirls around topics of transnational identity, migration, and diaspora.