ADULT SHORT STORY – “MADWOMEN”: This event is ONLINE ONLY. Join us as we discuss the story, “Madwomen,” by the writer  Megan Kamalei Kakimoto. A single mother wrestles with how to protect her young son while still equipping him with the requisite skills to survive in the world. Her love for her son, terrifying and all-consuming, can also be, at times, potentially destructive, threatening to harm him when she yearns only to protect him. Register for the story, then click the link above to read it. On the day of the event, a link will be sent to you to join the discussion. From 11 a.m. to noon. Register at https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2026/05/20/adult-short-story-madwomen.

Megan Kamalei Kakimoto (born 1993) is an Japanese-Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) writer. She is the author of the story collection, “Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare,” which interweaves Hawaiian mythology and superstition into a surreal contemporary Hawaiian vision. According to her Wikipedia page, her forthcoming novel is entitled “Bloodsick.”