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During the launch, Aguon will read excerpts from the book and respond to questions from 91快播 students, who have read an advanced copy of the book.    

UOG Press will also host a socially distanced book signing, where books may be purchased and signed by Aguon from 1 p.m. 鈥� 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, in the atrium of the 91快播鈥檚 Humanities and Social Sciences building. The event will feature a live musical performance by Microchild. Masks are required and the community is encouraged to bring an umbrella as social distancing may push the line outside the building. 
 
鈥淭he Properties of Perpetual Light鈥� is an homage to Aguon鈥檚 work as an activist-writer, which he describes as 鈥渢he work of bearing witness, wrestling with the questions of one鈥檚 day, telling children the truth.鈥� Featuring prose and poetry, Aguon鈥檚 memoir weaves together stories from his childhood in the villages of Guam with searing political commentary about everything from nuclear weapons to climate change.

The book has received acclaim from notable authors and Pulitzer Prize novelists including Junot D铆az and Alice Walker. Naomi Klein, author of 鈥淭he Shock Doctrine鈥� and 鈥淭his Changes Everything,鈥� wrote, 鈥淥verflowing with warmth and wisdom and defying all categorization, 鈥楾he Properties of Perpetual Light鈥� is philosophy, poetry, memoir, history, and self-help for humanity. With bottomless love for his people and place, Aguon guides us through a portal to the Pacific, sharing deep insights earned from life on the existential knife鈥檚 edge.鈥�

鈥淭he Properties of Perpetual Light鈥� is now available for pre-order at uog.edu/uogpress, the UOG Triton Store, itascabooks.com, JulianAguon.com, and Amazon.com. This title is sold for $23 and will be available for purchase at the 91快播 Press and local and international bookstores starting March 29. 

Other reviewers have said: 

鈥淎 breathtaking book and I mean it 鈥� this book took my breath away. 鈥楾he Properties of Perpetual Light鈥� is so alive with passion, wisdom, and heart, you can almost feel its pulse. A call not only for justice, but for a brand new covenant with our world.鈥�

鈥� Junot D铆az
Author of 鈥淭he Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,鈥� Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

鈥淎 powerful, beautiful book. Its fierce love 鈥� of the land, the ocean, the elders and the ancestors 鈥� warms the heart and moves the spirit.鈥�

鈥�  Alice Walker
Author of 鈥淭he Color Purple,鈥� Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

For more information, please contact UOG Press Marketing Communications Coordinator Akina Chargualaf at (671) 735-2154 or achargualaf@triton.uog.edu. 

About UOG Press

The 91快播 Press advances regional scholarship, develops cultural literacy, and expands accessibility to knowledge about Micronesia by providing high-quality, peer-reviewed publishing services.