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Queen of America: A Novel

Luis Alberto Urrea

Award-winning novelist Luis Alberto Urrea explores the intrepid life of his great-aunt, a healer and “Saint of Cabora” who flees…

It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing

Luis J. Rodriguez

In It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing, acclaimed journalist and poet Luis J. Rodríguez, chronicled…

The Barbarian Nurseries: A Novel

Héctor Tobar

A live-in maid in the conflicted Torres-Thompson household is accused of kidnapping the family’s children, when in fact, she is…

Poetics of Protest:
Giving Voice to Mexico’s Movement for Peace

Javier Sicilia

Javier Sicilia, Mexican poet-turned-activist and leader of Mexico’s Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity, is turning personal horror into…

Tales from the City of Angels:
An Evening of Storytelling

M.C.'d by Richard Montoya

Join in this first-ever edition of live storytelling at ALOUD as six local voices take us through the comedic, tragic,…

Radio Ambulante: Stories from the Americas

Daniel Alarcón

Lost City Radio novelist Daniel Alarcón and team joins us for a special live presentation of Radio Ambulante – the…

Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West

Rubén Martínez

Martínez, an award-winning author and performer, takes us on a deeply personal tour of the 21st century West—far from our…

Shooting Reflections:
On Film and Social Change

Diego Luna

From acting in award-winning films such as Before Night Falls, Frida, and Milk, to directing a forthcoming feature on Cesar…

El Planeta–From Plankton to Afghanistan: A Poetry Reading

Juan Felipe Herrera

In his newest book, Senegal Taxi, California’s Poet Laureate—and teacher and activist—turns his gaze to Africa. For this special evening,…

The Crusades of Cesar Chavez

Miriam Pawel and Luis Valdez

How do you write/convey/film the story of a visionary figure with tragic flaws who founded a labor union, launched a…