Michele Zauner - Live Viewing or Zoom

Join us for an evening with musician and author Michelle Zauner, in conversation with Jessica Hopper, Chicago-based music critic, producer and author.

Michelle Zauner is best known as a singer and guitarist who creates dreamy, shoegaze-inspired indie pop under the name Japanese Breakfast. She has won acclaim from major music outlets around the world for releases like Psychopomp (2016) and Soft Sounds from Another Planet (2017). Critically acclaimed Jubilee (2021) is currently nominated for two Grammy awards. "Crying in H Mart" is her first book.

Jessica Hopper, Chicago-based music critic and author, will join Zauner in conversation. In a career spanning more than twenty years, Hopper has earned acclaim as a provocative music journalist. She has written for GQ, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, Elle and more. She was formerly the editorial director at MTV News, and an editor at Pitchfork.  Hopper is the author of several books including "The Girls Guide To Rocking," named a Notable Book for Young Readers by the American Library Association.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events. Funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).