Tag: The Center for Literary Arts

  • In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado #ModernLatinaBookClub

    In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado #ModernLatinaBookClub

    Join the #ModernLatinaBookClub as we read the Dream House: A Memoir by the award-winning author Carmen Maria Machado. In this revolutionary memoir about domestic abuse, Machado recounts an engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse. Save the date for The Center for Literary Arts, co-sponsored by MACLA, reading and conversation featuring Carmen Maria Machado with Linda Castillo, founder and executive editor of Modern Latina on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 7PM. The reading and interview will be followed by a live audience Q&A via Crowdcast.

  • Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado #ModernLatinaBookClub

    Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado #ModernLatinaBookClub

    We are excited to read Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado for the next #ModernLatinaBookClub pick. You will be spellbound by the compilation of truly unique stories capturing the realities of women’s lives and violence upon their bodies. Join the upcoming The Center for Literary Arts featuring Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties in conversation with Linda Castillo, founder and executive editor of Modern Latina on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at MACLA at 7PM. The reading will be followed by an on-stage interview, plus an audience Q&A, book sale and signing. This event is free and open to the public.