SLCL Presents “Crazy Rich Asians” Author Kevin Kwan

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor are pleased to host a special event with bestselling “Crazy Rich Asians” novelist Kevin Kwan for a discussion and signing of his new novel “Lies and Weddings.”

The event will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 7:00 p.m. at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd. St. Louis MO 63117

Kevin Kwan will be in conversation with Soman Chainani, author of the hit “School for Good and Evil” series. The event will be presented in partnership with the Very Asian Foundation. 

Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite. 

INDIVIDUAL TICKET $35 (Admits ONE and includes one copy of “Lies and Weddings”)

PACKAGE TICKET $42 (Admits TWO and includes one copy of “Lies and Weddings”)      

A book signing and photo line will follow the presentation. 

From the iconic internationally bestselling author of the “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy, Kevin Kwan presents an outrageous comedy of manners about a decadent tropical wedding.  

Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust is nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who’s-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money.

Should he marry the French hotel heiress with a royal bloodline? Or the tattooed venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or should he follow his heart, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the literal girl next door? 

In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the glitzy bachelor pads of Los Angeles and the inner sanctums of England’s oldest estates, Kevin Kwan unfurls a juicy, hilarious, and sophisticated story of love, money, sex, and the lies we tell about them all.

KEVIN KWAN is the author of “Crazy Rich Asians,” the international bestselling novel that has been translated into 40 languages. Its sequel, “China Rich Girlfriend,” was released in 2015, and “Rich People Problems,” the final book in the trilogy, followed in 2017. For several weeks in 2018, the “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy commanded the top three positions of the New York Times bestseller list—an almost unprecedented single-author trifecta, and the film adaptation of “Crazy Rich Asians” became Hollywood’s highest grossing romantic comedy in over a decade. “Sex and Vanity,” his most recent novel, hit the New York Times bestseller list in its first week of release and is being adapted into a feature film by Sony Pictures. Kevin has been named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

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