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Books Beneath the Bridge with Xochitl Gonzalez
Thu, Sep 15
|Brooklyn
Join Cafe con Libros and the Brooklyn Bridge Park to celebrate the start of Latinx Heritage Month with Xochitl Gonzalez
Time & Location
Sep 15, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Brooklyn, 334 Furman St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
About the Event
The Conservancy’s annual literature series returns in-person featuring three evenings curated by local, independent bookstores.
Join us on Thursday, September 15 from 7:00-8:30pm at Pier 1 Granite Prospect for Books Beneath the Bridge with Cafe con Libros!
Best-selling author Xochitl Gonzalez presents a reading from her new novel Olga Dies Dreaming, which was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by The Boston Globe, Kirkus, Vogue, Esquire, Bustle, and already named a Best of 2022 by Time. Olga Dies Dreaming was a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick, an Indie Next Pick, and an Amazon and Apple Featured Debut. The evening includes a reading from the novel, Q&A, and book signing.
About Olga Dies Dreaming: It’s 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro “Prieto” Acevedo, are boldfaced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn, while Olga…