Popular musician and author Michelle Zauner will be the speaker for the annual Frederick Reads event, sponsored by Frederick County Public Libraries, Frederick Community College, and the Weinberg Center for the Arts. Zauner will discuss her New York Times Bestselling memoir “Crying in H-Mart.”

Michelle Zauner is best known as a singer and guitarist who creates dreamy, shoegaze-inspired indie pop under the name Japanese Breakfast. She has won acclaim from major music outlets around the world for releases like “Psychopomp,” (2016) and “Soft Sounds from Another Planet,” (2017). Her most recent album, “Jubilee” (2021), earned two Grammy award nominations for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album. Her first book, “Crying in H-Mart,” has been described as an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. She’s currently adapting the memoir for the screen for MGM’s Orion Pictures.

Zauner will make two appearances. The first, is on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 12:30 p.m. at the Jack B. Kussmaul Theater at Frederick Community College (FCC) and the second, is later that evening at 7 p.m. at the Weinberg Center for the Arts. Both events are open to the public.

There are a limited number of free tickets for students and employees still available for the FCC event. Tickets can be picked up in the Student Engagement Office (H101 in the Student Center).