Monday's Meeting

Fellow Writer,

Just a small, pleasent reminder that the next meeting of the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio will be at the Barnes and Noble, San Pedro Crossing on Monday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. This month's guest speaker is Jose Antonio Lopez, author of "The Last Knight (Don Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara Uribe, A Texas Hero)" and "Nights of Wailing, Days of Pain (Life in 1920s South Texas)."

ALSO,

Tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 9, Dr. Rafael Castillo will do a book signing at Barnes and Noble, La Cantera, along with a presentation, on his book "Aurora." Dr. Castillo was our guest speaker last month and he did a wonderful job with his presentation.

Aurora
Author Event
Local author Rafael Castillo will be in our store on Saturday, October 9 for a discussion and signing of his brand new novel, Aurora. Please stop by to meet the author and check out this wonderful new book.
Saturday October 09, 2010 2:00 PM

The Shops at La Cantera
15900 La Cantera Parkway Bldg 27, San Antonio, TX 78256, 210-558-2078


NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

The Palo Alto College Department of English cordially invites you to meet Alan Cheuse, NPR's "Voices of Books." Alan will give a talk on "Reading and Writing in the Digital Age" followed by a question and answer session.

Monday, Oct. 11
1p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Palo Alto College, Guadalupe Hall, Room 119
Free and open to the public

Book Review: Aurora

Here's a review of Rafael Castillo's book, Aurora, which appears in today's San Antonio Express-News.

AURORA

Hispanic Heritage Month

SAVE THE DATE

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH KICK-OFF EVENT
Palo Alto College
Student Center Annex
Tuesday, Sept. 15
10 a.m.

Featuring: David Lida
Author of
First Stop in the New World:
Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century

Editorial Reviews

Review“Streetwise and up-to-date … a charmingly idiosyncratic, yet remarkably comprehensive portrait of one of the planet's most misinterpreted urban spaces.”—Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times

… To test the quality of a travel book, it helps to ask: Would you like to share a meal or a drink with the writer? On the evidence of his book, which reveals him to be an expansive soul with big eyes and an even bigger heart, Mr. Lida should expect calls from a lot of newly arrived strangers, including me.”—Richard B. Woodward, The New York Times

“A fast-paced account of daily life in a city that defies description… Lida finds far more to marvel over and enjoy than to fret about.”—Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Wall Street Journal

“Mexico City is a sprawling, throbbing stew of 20 million people, but David Lida, in his new book, cuts through the chaos with an array of verbal snapshots that aim to paint the city's soul.”—Chicago Tribune

“Lida offers a thought-provoking account of current-day Mexico City by letting its citizens, known as chilangos, tell their own stories of everyday struggles and triumphs.”—Vincent Bosquez, San Antonio Express News