Parnassus Presents: Nicola Yoon with Julian Vaca

Parnassus Books is so excited to bring you our event with Nicola Yoon in celebration of her adult debut novel, One of Our Kind. She is in conversation with Julian Vaca. This event was recorded live on the Parnassus stage on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

Buy a copy of One of Our Kind from Parnassus: https://bit.ly/4cnlRdC

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Instructions for Dancing; Everything, Everything; and The Sun Is Also a Star, and is a coauthor of Blackout. She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Award recipient, a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award winner and the first Black woman to hit #1 on the New York Times Young Adult best-seller list. Two of her novels have been made into major motion pictures. She's also the copublisher of Joy Revolution, a Random House young adult imprint dedicated to love stories starring people of color. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn, New York, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the novelist David Yoon, and their daughter.

ABOUT JULIAN VACA

Julian R. Vaca has been a creative writer for over a decade. He's a staff writer on PBS's Reconnecting Roots, a nationally broadcast show that drew in millions of viewers over its first two seasons. He's also the co-writer of Pencil Test, a feature-length documentary that's being executive produced by Disney animation legend Tom Bancroft (Earnest Films, 2023). Julian lives in Nashville with his family. Connect with him at JulianRayVaca.com; Instagram: @JulianRayVaca; Twitter: @JulianRVaca; and Facebook: @JulianRVaca.

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Intro & Outro Music
"Pleasant Porridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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