Tiger's Mouth: Lucy Tan in Conversation with Kim Fu

Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum and Secret Garden Books are thrilled to celebrate the release of author Lucy Tan's new novel Tiger's Mouth, a powerful examination of privilege, friendship and social class. Lucy will be in conversation will fellow author and literary friend Kim Fu.

Jack Chen, the oldest son of caterers from Queens, is an expert at studying the rich from afar. When he finagles his way into a prestigious internship at tech giant K.O. Systems, he’s prepared to fake everything: his credentials, his confidence, even his past. What he isn’t prepared for is his officemate, Jack Owens, the depressed son of the company’s billionaire founder, who’s only there for a summer reprieve from his father’s scrutiny at the family vacation house.

Their connection is immediate, built on mutual admiration. Chen sees in Owens the advantages he’s been denied; Owens sees in Chen someone free of the pain he’s been…