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Thu, Jun 11
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Crime Time Happy Hour
Crime fiction. Reese's Book Club. Happy hour. Join us for an informal chat with authors Philippa Malicka (In Her Defense) and N. Jooyoun Kim (What We Kept to Ourselves, The Last Story of Mina Lee)—grab a glass and get the inside scoop on dark plots, the book world, and maybe even Reese herself.
Time & Location
Jun 11, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Book Society, 2945 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705, USA
About the event
Join us for Crime Time Happy Hour—a relaxed, come-as-you-are evening with two authors who know their way around a plot twist.
We're welcoming Philippa Malicka, author of In Her Defense, and N. Jooyoun Kim, author of What We Kept to Ourselves and The Last Story of Mina Lee, for an informal happy hour hang-out and chat about crime fiction, the publishing world, and everything in between. Both authors have had their novels selected as a Reese’s Book Club pick, and we’re thrilled to bring them together!
No formal program; no ticket required (though RSVPs help us plan). Just come ready to for a casual evening – Book Society style. We’ll have copies of all books available for purchase and author signing.
About the Authors
Philippa Malicka was born in Essex and now lives in London. She is an alumnus of the Prose Fiction MA at the University of East Anglia. Her nonfiction…