with Na Eng

Saturday, November 7, 2026
10:00am – 4:00pm, Book Fair

With a richly detailed guidebook written by Emmy Award–winning journalist Na Eng, The Art of Saving Democracy: An Action Kit for Making Change offers creative tools anyone can use to amplify hope, spark connection, and inspire social change. It also includes bold artwork such as Vincent Valdez’s striking image of the Statue of Liberty’s unlit torch—a challenge to all Americans. For this drop-in activity, Na Eng invites TCBF attendees to help light Lady Liberty’s torch by noting what you will do to protect democracy on red, orange, or yellow paper—your ideas will join others over the course of the day, showing how book lovers in Minnesota can (in the words of the late Bill Moyers) “rekindle the flame of democracy that is flickering.” When you stop by, you’ll get to check out a special Art of Saving Democracy Pop Up Gallery featuring works by Shepard Fairey, Debbie Millman, Victoria Cassinova, and many other prominent American artists. (All ages)

About the Author

Na Eng is a social impact executive and award-winning storyteller who champions powerful narratives to move ideas and change norms to accelerate progress for greater social impact. She is the chief creative officer at People For the American Way, where she leads special editorial and innovation projects. She is a graduate of Columbia University, a Fulbright Scholar, and the recipient of a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. When she was five years old, Eng and her family fled the killing fields of Cambodia and resettled as refugees in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she was raised by a single mother.