Author Naomi Hirahara will speak

The Leisure World Library will hold its first AuthorSpeak event of 2023 at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 5, next to the Library at Veterans Plaza.

Edgar Award-winning author Naomi Hirahara will discuss her New York Times Best Mystery Book of 2021, “Clark and Division,” and its upcoming sequel, “Evergreen,” part two of the Japantown Mystery series.

Set in 1944 Chicago, “Clark and Division” is an eye-opening andpoignantnewmystery—the story of a young woman searching for the truth about her revered older sister’s death—that brings to focus the struggles of one Japanese-American family released from mass incarceration at Manzanar during World War II.

The presentation begins promptly at 11 a.m. Arrive as early as 10:30 a.m. to enjoy refreshments provided by the library.

Author Naomi Hirahara