THE CURATOR

VIDEOS

LET'S TALK BOOKS

01:06:47

Let's Talk Books: Limits and the Body

Let's Talk Books and Christina Chiu invite authors Rachel Vorona, Douglas Stuart, and Clare Beams to read and discuss how "limits and the body" resonates in their work. To purchase Christina Chiu' Beauty: https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-2040-Books-Awards-Christina/dp/173377775X

01:13:13

Let's Talk Books: Feminism in 2020

Let's Talk Books: Christina Chiu hosts authors Debra Jo Immergut, Ava Homa, and Mary South as they read from books they are launching during the Covid-19 pandemic and discuss feminism and how it plays out in their work.

01:06:41

Let's Talk Books: Unsung Women

Let's Talk Books and Host Christina Chiu Recognize Unsung Women with authors Evette Dionne, Patty Dann and Bethany Saltman!

01:08:26

3 Let's Talk Let's Talk Books: Race and Identity

Let's Talk Books with Christina presents Kristie Robin Johnson, Dolores Johnson, and Jessie Tu as they read and discuss issues of race and identity in their work

CREATEBEAUTY

01:00:19

#Createbeauty: Beauty & Identity in Literature

Host Christina Chiu invites authors Artress Bethany White, Aimee Liu, Sergio Troncoso, and Sahar Mustafah to read and discuss ideas of beauty and identity in their work.

01:04:47

#Create Beauty: Freedom and Fashion Influencing

Influencers Shaquita Garcia of ModernHousewives, Samvia Henry of theashwayoflife, and Nicole Molders of High Latitude Style redefine fashion, talk abut trendsetting, and how they created their unique platforms.

01:00:57

#Create Beauty: The Beauty Industry

Christina Chiu, host of Let's Talk Books and author of the novel Beauty, holds a roundtable with beauty industry experts about the concept of beauty--what's real, what's not, and what matters--and discuss how to create beauty, inspiration, and hope in our lives. Special guest include CEO Heather Fink of The Sexiest Beauty, CEO Sue Phillips of Scenterprises, and Sara Maldonado of Sabon NYC--all of whom have contributed to a very special giveaway to one of our lucky viewers!

01:14:25

#Createbeauty and Let's Talk Books: Women Writers, Mental Illness & Beauty

#Createbeauty and Let's Talk Books' host Christina Chiu invites playwright Mona Washington and authors Vivian Conan and Azure Moyna to read from their work and discuss their experiences as women who have struggled with mental illness. Despite everything, these incredible women continue to move forward.

EVENTS

PEN PARENTIS

LITERARY SALON

The mission of Pen Parentis is to provide critical resources for working writers to help them stay on creative track after starting a family. The salon reading series is a crucial part of this mission. Not only does it give our authors a platform, but it connects them with a community. Writing can be isolating without a community, and it can be challenging to stay connected when one becomes a parent.

Aside from the salons, Pen Parentis has a weekly meet-up every Friday morning. Often, first time authors come, love what we do, return to future salons, then decide to become title members. I curate the series by theme and authors choose which salon resonate with them and their work.

There are three, sometimes four, authors at each event. Very often, these clusters form tight bonds; they become lasting and meaningful friendships, ones in which authors can support and help one another.