📚 When was the last time you finished a book?
At a time when we barely read beyond the headlines, it’s a fair question to ask: when did you last read a book from cover to cover? Well, not my recently, but I’m excited to say I’ll have plenty to dive into this summer!
What started as a simple show of support for one of the speakers and our teammate Stewart Mckay, turned into an incredibly engaging conversation on diverse characters and shedding light to more inclusive stories - along with the "harmonious" Chin Huat Ong and under the encompassing moderation of Benita Chik. Who knew a soccer team outing could turn into a literary deep dive?
While I saved on the entrance ticket, I ended up (happily, of course!) purchasing a few books - and yes, I snagged dedicated signatures from the authors.
Shoutout to the team behind "making us literate again" of the Hong Kong International Literary Festival, the Hong Kong Government (as usual) spending money meaningfully, and in this particular event, the Australian Consulate General.