Reading from *Real Americans* & 20 Years of PicadorProf
RACHEL KHONG, Picador Visiting Professor for the summer of 2026, will read from her New York Times bestseller *Real Americans*. A great American novel about what makes us who we are.
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The major U.S. bestseller: a summer in New York that changes everything. A son searching for his roots. And the big question: What makes us who we are?
New York City, New Year’s Eve 1999. Lily Chen is 22, the daughter of Chinese immigrants and an unpaid intern at a trendy media company. When she meets Matthew—charming, handsome, and heir to a pharmaceutical empire—she falls in love with him immediately. Two worlds collide. And yet, anything seems possible.
Twenty-one years later, Lily’s son Nick lives with her on a remote island near Seattle. He senses that something is missing. When he sets out to find his father, he uncovers secrets that change everything—not just for him.
An evening with author and #PicadorProf Rachel Khong to mark our 20th anniversary. This event is part of “Deutschland liest ein Buch.”
The Picador Guest Professorship is presented by the University of Leipzig, American Studies Leipzig, the DAAD Artists-in-Residence Program, and Holtzbrinck Berlin. In cooperation with EDIT Magazine, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, and their project “Deutschland liest ein Buch.”
(in English)
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June 2026
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