Sheila Murray in conversation with Ann Choi about her new book All Things Under the Moon
Attend a live reading and conversation with author Ann Choi, who discusses their new book All Things Under the Moon.
The 45-minute conversation is followed by a 15-minute question and answer period. Check out the HPL catalogue to borrow the book before the event.
All Things Under the Moon (Sept 2, 2025) is a rich and evocative historical novel set in 1920s Korea, a time of Japanese occupation. The book follows a young woman who is content with her quiet, rural life, until everything changes and she flees to Seoul to avoid an arranged marriage to a stranger. There, she and her best friend experience a rapid expansion of their worlds, learning to read and write in multiple languages and becoming embroiled in the underground resistance against Japan. Ultimately the story is about the lengths that women will go for each other, and about carving out your own identity and destiny.
Ann Y. K. Choi, originally from Chung-Ju, South Korea, is a Toronto-based author and educator. Her novel, Kay’s Lucky Coin Variety, was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award. In 2017, Choi was honoured by the Korean Canadian Heritage Awards committee and awarded with the Culture Award for promoting Korean heritage within Canada. Choi currently serves on the program advisory committee for gritLIT, Hamilton’s literary festival, mentors emerging writers in a group she founded called Writers in Trees, and teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies.
Sheila Murray’s acclaimed novel, Finding Edward, has been called ‘remarkable,’ ‘powerful’ and ‘a touchstone.’ Her articles and short fiction have appeared in Canadian magazines and journals including, Refuge Journal, Descant, The Dalhousie Review, Exile, TOK, Writing the New Toronto, Room and The New Quarterly. Sheila’s writing has been supported by the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council. Sheila is also the recipient of the Alvin A. Lee Award for Fiction, awarded by the Hamilton Short Works Prize 2024 for her upcoming new novel-in-progress Climate Ghosts.
Epic Books will be selling copies of the book at the event.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Books and Writing |
TAGS: | Reading | Literature | In Branch | Culture Days | Books | Author Visit | Author Events |
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