I'll be in discussion with Gabriella Page-Fort and Wendy Call to help celebrate the launch of the U.S. edition of this important collection. Free and open to all.

Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum is delighted to welcome two Seattle authors at the intersection of language and technology for a timely conversation on the hype and realities of Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Emily M. Bender is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington and co-author of The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s ...

Central Asian literature remains one of the most vibrant yet underrepresented bodies of writing in world literature today. In this interactive workshop, translator Shelley Fairweather-Vega will explore how literature from Central Asia finds its way into English translation and why many important works still remain unknown to global readers. The workshop will examine the often ...