Contemporary Central American Voices

Teaching for Change and Busboys and Poets invite you to an evening with five Central American authors — Anna Lapera, John Manuel Arias, Ana Patricia Rodríguez, Diana Rojas, and Jared Lemus. Come sit together, listen, and celebrate Central American stories as a community with readings, conversation, book signings, food, drinks, and great company. REGISTER We’re lucky to have the authors of these five books in person: Crocodilopolis: A Novel is a darkly intoxicating novel, at once mythic and wickedly contemporary…Here is a writer in full command of his world, delivering a ferocious meditation on masculinity, legacy, and national myth through an audacious, unforgettable book. - Ocean Vuong, author of The Emperor of Gladness and On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous In Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice, Anna Lapera expertly voices a young girl’s middle school trials, but with a voice so unique and heartfelt you will be cringing one moment and cheering the next. She weaves a distinctive story filled with humor, family heartache, and secrets while a young girl releases the fear of her voice and grasps its power. - Newbery Medalist Donna Barba Higuera Avocado Dreams provides a much-needed examination of an underrepresented community within Latino studies generally…