The Undocumented Americans with Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Thursday, October 28, 2 pm via Crowdcast About the Event After becoming one of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio wrote The Undocumented Americans, which Quiara Alegría Hudes calls “A scream and a song . . . a complex, human look at the […]
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Alien Superstar Adventures Friday, October 29, 1:30 pm via Crowdcast About the Event Emmy Award–winning actor, writer, director, and producer Henry Winkler will appear virtually at Fall for the Book to discuss his new children’s book Hollywood vs. The Galaxy with co-author Lin Oliver. Buddy Burger is back in a side-splitting third installment of the
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Patricia Engel’s Infinite Country wins the New American Voices Award Patricia Engel’s novel Infinite Country is the winner of the 2021 Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award, judged by Irina Reyn, Justin Torres, and Melissa Rivero. Engel will receive $5,000 for the top prize and will accept the award at a virtual ceremony hosted by
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Fall for the Book Podcast feat. Ethel Rohan Monday, November 1, 10 am via Soundcloud & Spotify About the Event Ethel Rohan discusses the importance of “uncomfortable” stories, how memories can shape a character’s future, and the power of small moments, all on this episode of The Fall for the Book Podcast. Rohan is the author
Finalists Announced for Institute for Immigration New American Voices Award Fairfax, VA, August 12, 2021 – Novelists Patricia Engel, author of Infinite Country, Daisy Hernández, author of The Kissing Bug, and Anthony Veasna So, author of the Afterparties have been named finalists for the fourth annual Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award. Created
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Bring Your Best Friend Monday, October 18, 12 pm via Crowdcast About the Event Deep friendships are life affirming, hard work, and messy. Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, authors of Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close, and hosts of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend, use humor and honesty to talk about their own