Mam's Books, Seattle's Asian American bookstore, in partnership with Asian-owned snack food shop Mixed Pantry, hosted the launch for Michelle Jing Chan's debut picture book, Weiwei's Winter Solstice (Bloomsbury). The book celebrates the Chinese winter solstice festival of Dōngzhì, and the author served black sesame tang yuan, a holiday treat, to guests at the event (the recipe is in the back of the book) while Mixed Pantry provided black sesame snacks. Pictured: Michelle Jing Chan (center) with Sokha Danh, owner of Mam's Books (left) and Takeshi Kunimune, owner of Mixed Pantry (right).
