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Nest of Tongues: A YA Filipino Book Launch with Randy Ribay (Oakland)

Saturday, August 15, 2026 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*This event is free with registration. Donation is optional.
Oakland Asian Cultural Center | 388 9th Street, Oakland, CA
East Bay

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center, author photo by Leopaldo Macaya

Teenaged Filipino vampires in San Jose and the slayer that’s trying to kill them—join us for a conversation and book signing with National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Randy Ribay about his newest YA novel, “Nest of Tongues.” This entertaining page-turner about Filipino American teenage siblings/manananggals being hunted by a legendary Filipino monster slayer questions the role of myth in the context of politics and history. This event will begin with a preview of filmmaker “Ara Chawdhury’s Marichin Marukoy: Mangayo Ko’g Asin/Can I Ask For Salt,” a stop-motion animated series about a baby shapeshifter, born into a world shaped by ancient Visayan animism. Light refreshments will be served.

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Cost: FREE*
*This event is free with registration. Donation is optional.
Categories: Community, Geek Event, In Person, Literature
Address: 388 9th Street, Oakland, CA

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