Latinx in Publishing is excited to kickoff Latinx Heritage Month with an event series featuring Latinx bookstores and Latinx authors.
Latinx in Publishing has partnered with Latinx owned bookstores across the US on an event series to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month! We have partnered with several Latinx authors who will visit participating stores to do a reading and sign copies of their books. We hope you'll come out and support Latinx business owners and creators.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th AT 7 PM
Latinx in Publishing presents Stephanie Jimenez Kew & Willow Books 8163 Lefferts Blvd, Kew Gardens, Queens, NY 11415
Join us for an evening with Stephanie Jimenez (stephaniejimenezwriter.com), debut author of They Could Have Named Her Anything! Jimenez's novel is the story of two teenaged girls, one Latina and one white, questioning what it means to live up to the name you’ve been given and how far you’ll go for the life you’ve always dreamed of; grappling with racism, class privilege, female friendship, and familial expectations, set in Queens and the Upper East Side, Manhattan.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
They Could Have Named Her Anything is Stephanie Jimenez's debut novel—the story of two teenaged girls, one Latina and one white, questioning what it means to live up to the name you’ve been given and how far you’ll go for the life you’ve always dreamed of; grappling with racism, class privilege, female friendship, and familial expectations, set in Queens and the Upper East Side, Manhattan.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th AT 5 PM
Latinx in Publishing presents Matt Mendez Palabras Bilingual Bookstore 1738 E McDowell Road Phoenix, AZ 85006
Join us for a reading by Matt Mendez (mattmendez.com) from his debut YA novel, Barely Missing Everything! In the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Matt de la Peña, Mendez's heartbreaking, no-holds-barred debut novel told from three points of view explores how difficult it is to make it in life when you—your life, brown lives—don’t matter.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
In the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Matt de la Peña, this heartbreaking, no-holds-barred debut novel told from three points of view explores how difficult it is to make it in life when you—your life, brown lives—don’t matter.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th AT 6 PM
Latinx in Publishing presents Melissa Rivero Café con Libros 724 Prospect Place Brooklyn, NY 11216
Join us for an evening with Melissa Rivero (melissa-rivero.com), author of The Affairs of the Falcóns—a stunning debut about a young undocumented Peruvian woman fighting to keep her family afloat in New York City. Rivero's novel is a beautiful, deeply urgent story about the lengths one woman is willing to go to build a new life, and a vivid rendering of the American immigrant experience.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Ana and her husband Lucho, along with their two young children, have fled the economic and political strife of Peru for a chance at a new life in New York City in the 1990s. Being undocumented, however, has significantly curtailed the family’s opportunities. While Lucho dreams of returning to Peru, Ana is deeply haunted by the demons she left behind and determined to persevere in this new country. But how many sacrifices is she willing to make? And what lines is she willing to cross in order to protect her family? The Affairs of the Falcóns is a beautiful, deeply urgent novel about the lengths one woman is willing to go to build a new life, and a vivid rendering of the American immigrant experience.
