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You Can Go Home Again/ acknowledgements

You Can Go Home Again/ acknowledgements

 I ended yesterday’s blog talking about how much it means to teachers to hear from their former students.  I wrote that blog just hours before I hopped in my car […]

Reaching out & Greenville, SC

Reaching out & Greenville, SC

Had a good night at The Open Book in Greenville, SC.  Among the people I visited with were Lisa and Kate.  Lisa and I connected over the MySpage page for […]

This Week in Hijas Events

So this week, I am headed to my home state, South Carolina.  On Monday night, catch me discussing Hijas Americanas on the radio for those in Greenville, South Carolina at […]

This week's Hijas events

I’ll be in Winston Salem, NC at BestHealth in Hanes Mall on July 5th at 6:30 pm for a reading, discussion, and Q&A.  You can get more information at: www.besthealth.com. 

Hijas is a smart bet!

Hijas is a smart bet!

Just received an e-mail with this news from a friend in Asheville, NC:  the reading I am doing at Malaprops Bookstore there tomorrow night (Malaprops is a cool, cool book […]

This Week in Hijas Events and A Promise I Need You to Make

Come catch a reading of Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina at 7 pm on June 21 at JosephBeth Booksellers in Charlotte, NC or Friday at 7 […]

Oh, what a week!

Oh, what a week!

Last week’s Hijas events kept me in the car—dashing into Charlotte three times in one day on Thursday (just for effect, I usually don’t go into Charlotte three times in […]

This Week's Hijas Events

Last week’s events were a blast.  The signing at RealEyes Bookstore was my first, and it was such a nice surprise to have people deliberately come out for it.  The […]

This Week in Hijas events

This Week in Hijas events

I’ll be doing my first reading and signing for Hijas Americanas at RealEyes Bookstore in Charlotte, NC on Tuesday, June 5th at 7pm.  On Wednesday morning, I’ll take to the […]