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Join Shalini and her colleagues to celebrate new books, including Beeline, introduced by Michelle Huang.

Chicago w/ Summerson Carr
Shalini Shankar will talk with sociocultural and linguistic anthropologist Summerson Carr at the Seminary Co-op Bookstore.

Washington, DC w/Stefan Fatsis
Shalini Shankar will read at acclaimed indie bookstore Kramerbooks and Afterwords in Washington, DC.

Brooklyn w/ Minna Proctor
Shalini Shankar will talk about spelling bees, parenting and Generation Z with Minna Proctor, editor, translator, and author of Landslide: True Stories (2017).


Evanston w/ Michelle Huang
Shalini Shankar will discuss “Beeline” with colleague Michelle Huang, Assistant Professor of English and Asian American Studies at Northwestern University, at their local beloved bookstore, Bookends and Beginnings.

New York City w/ Jane Solomon and Ben Zimmer
in partnership with MetroLex, NYU Bookstore will host a conversation between Shalini Shankar, lexicographer Jane Solomon, and language columnist Ben Zimmer.