Meet the Author: Susanna Kwan
September 22, 2026 at Oakland Public Library: Montclair Branch in Oakland, CA
Join Author Susanna Kwan in discussion of her Debut Novel: Awake in the Floating City.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Susanna Kwan is an artist and writer from San Francisco. Her work has been supported by fellowships from Kundiman, Storyknife, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, and Vanderbilt University. Awake in the Floating City is her first novel. She teaches writing with The Dream Side. --susannakwan.com
ABOUT THE BOOK:
- Winner of the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature in Asian American Adult Fiction
- Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
- Finalist for the California Book Award in First Fiction
- Finalist for the Locus Award for First Novel
- Shortlisted for the Climate Fiction Prize
- Longlisted for the PEN Open Book Award
- Longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
"An utterly transporting debut novel about the unexpected relationship between an artist and the 130-year-old woman she cares for—two of the last people living in a flooded San Francisco of the future, the home neither is ready to leave." --susannakwan.com
The talk will end at 7:00, to allow for Book Signing after the event.
Event made possible through the generous donation of the Friends of the Montclair Public Library.
Oakland Public Library’s Montclair Branch is a small neighborhood library in the Montclair district of the Oakland hills. It sits close to the village shops and is used a lot by local families, retirees, and people working on laptops. Inside, it feels straightforward and compact, with a main room of stacks, a clearly defined children’s section with picture books and early readers, and a modest teen area with popular fiction and media. more...