Copy of Cosy Conversations with Canwen Xu for "Boring Asian Female"

Cosy Conversations with Canwen Xu on her debut novel, Boring Asian Female, hosted in partnership with Bedford Square Publishers

We’re so excited to welcome you to a special Cosy Conversation celebrating Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu, a bold and darkly funny new voice in contemporary fiction.

Join us on 12th May at Waterstones Gower Street for an intimate evening of conversation, reflection, and community as we explore a novel that sharply interrogates identity, desire, and the contradictions of modern womanhood.

Evening Schedule
6:30 PM Arrivals and book signing
7:00 PM In conversation with Canwen Xu and Ria, followed by audience Q and A
8:30 PM Event ends

About the Book

Boring Asian Female is a striking and subversive debut that explores what it means to exist within, and push against, the stereotypes imposed on Asian women. Through a protagonist who refuses to be flattened into expectation, Canwen Xu examines themes of identity, sexuality, power, and self-perception with biting wit and emotional clarity.

Both unsettling and darkly humorous, the novel navigates the tension between how we are seen and who we truly are, asking what it takes to reclaim your narrative in a world that insists on simplifying you.

What to Expect
An open and thought-provoking conversation between Ria and Canwen Xu on the themes behind Boring Asian Female, the realities of writing against stereotype, and carving out space as a new literary voice
A chance to get your book signed
Space to ask your own questions, live or in advance
Copies of Boring Asian Female available to purchase on the evening

Expect a conversation that is sharp, honest and quietly radical, the kind that stays with you long after you leave the room.

Tickets are limited so reserve your spot now.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Waterstones, 82 Gower Street, London, United Kingdom

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