About the event
The Get ’em Young Tour makes its way to the Pacific Northwest with an event at Third Place Books’ Ravenna location. McLean will be in conversation with Putsata Reang. This event is free and in-person.
Putsata Reang is a journalist and author of the debut memoir, Ma and Me. Her writing has appeared in publications including the New York Times, Politico, The Seattle-Times, the San Jose Mercury News, Ms., and the Guardian, as well as anthologized in essay collections highlighting women’s and Khmer voices. She has trained reporters across the globe in conflict and post-conflict nations such as Cambodia, Afghanistan, Thailand and Bangladesh, Putsata is an alum of writers residencies at Hedgebrook, Mineral School and Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, as well as the Jack Straw Writing Fellowship program. She has received grants from Washington State Artist Trust and the Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship foundation.