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Virtual Visit with Erika Sanchez

Illinois Libraries Present

2024-10-09 19:00:00 2024-10-09 20:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual Visit with Erika Sanchez In conversation with Cynthia Pelayo Main Library -

Wednesday, October 09
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-09 19:00:00 2024-10-09 20:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual Visit with Erika Sanchez In conversation with Cynthia Pelayo Main Library -

In conversation with Cynthia Pelayo

Erika L. Sánchez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Her debut poetry collection, Lessons on Expulsion, was a finalist for the PEN America Open Book Award. Her debut young adult novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, was a New York Times bestseller, National Book Award finalist, and Tomás Rivera Award winner. Recognized by Time as one of the best YA novels of all time, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter has also been adapted for the stage at Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and is being made into a film directed by America Ferrera.

She will be joined in conversation by Cynthia Pelayo. Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award-winning and International Latino Book Award-winning author and poet. She writes fairy tales that blend genre and explore concepts of grief, mourning, and violence. Cynthia is the author of Loteria, Santa Muerte, The Missing, Poems of My Night, Into the Forest and All the Way Through, Children of Chicago, Crime Scene, and The Shoemaker’s Magician.

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Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Illinois Libraries Present is committed to inclusion and accessibility.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Presentation | Author Visit |

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Upcoming events

Mon, Dec 23, 9:45am - 10:05am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Tue, Dec 24, All day

Wed, Dec 25, All day

Thu, Dec 26, 10:00am - 10:45am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Mon, Dec 30, 9:45am - 10:05am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Tue, Dec 31, 9:45am - 10:05am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Rescheduled
Tue, Dec 31, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
New date Tuesday, December 31, All day

Wed, Jan 01, All day

Thu, Jan 02, 10:00am - 10:45am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Thu, Jan 02, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Thu, Jan 02, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Fri, Jan 03, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Robeson Pavilion Room A & B

Fri, Jan 03, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Studio

Cancelled
Fri, Jan 03, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Mon, Jan 06, 9:45am - 10:05am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Tue, Jan 07, 9:45am - 10:05am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Tue, Jan 07, 10:00am - 11:00am
Robeson Pavilion Room A & B,The Studio

Wed, Jan 08, 9:45am - 10:15am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Wed, Jan 08, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Friends Conference Room (215)

Wed, Jan 08, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
The Studio

Wed, Jan 08, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Studio
Registration opens Thursday, January 2 2025 at 9:00am

Thu, Jan 09, 10:00am - 10:45am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Thu, Jan 09, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
The Studio

Thu, Jan 09, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Thu, Jan 09, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Fri, Jan 10, 9:30am - 11:30am
Robeson Pavilion Room A & B

Fri, Jan 10, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
The Studio

Sat, Jan 11, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Robeson Pavilion Room A & B,Robeson Pavilion Room C

Mon, Jan 13, 9:45am - 10:05am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Mon, Jan 13, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
The Studio

Tue, Jan 14, 9:45am - 10:05am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Tue, Jan 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
Robeson Pavilion Room A & B,The Studio

Tue, Jan 14, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Friends Conference Room (215)

Tue, Jan 14, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
The Studio

Tue, Jan 14, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Robeson Pavilion Room A & B

Tue, Jan 14, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Studio

Wed, Jan 15, 9:45am - 10:15am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Wed, Jan 15, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
The Studio

Wed, Jan 15, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Jan 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Studio

Thu, Jan 16, 10:00am - 10:45am
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Thu, Jan 16, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
The Studio

Thu, Jan 16, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Thu, Jan 16, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Nate & Lillie Story Room

Fri, Jan 17, 9:30am - 11:30am
Robeson Pavilion Room A & B

Fri, Jan 17, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
The Studio

Mon, Jan 20, All day