An Evening with Miriam Zoila Pérez

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Cuban American Camila Núñez has always been afraid of the future. She’s been working hard to keep her anxieties in check, but with so many new experiences—her first queer love, trouble with her dog walking job, her mother’s judgments about her body, learning to drive, her father being too busy with work—there’s just so much to worry about.

So when Camila’s best friend gives her a tarot card reading for her sixteenth birthday, she believes it when the cards predict terrible things to come. As the year unfolds, the cards seem to be spot-on—is her papi having an affair? Will her best friend’s love life ruin their friendship? Are all her relationships doomed to fail?

Whether she’s ready or not, Camila will have to reckon with all the ways her fear about the future is ruining her life and learn to find peace amidst it all.

Miriam Zoila Pérez is a queer Cuban-American writer. Their non-fiction writing has appeared in outlets like The New York Times, and anthologies like Roxane Gay’s NYT bestseller Not That Bad. They were named a Lambda Literary Emerging LGBT Voice in Non-Fiction, and their TED talk about racism and maternal health has been viewed over a million times. CAMILA NÚÑEZ'S YEAR OF DISASTERS is their first novel. Born and raised in North Carolina, they spent summers with family in Miami and now live in Washington, DC with Chuchi, who truly is the doggiest of dogs.

Aurora Dominguez is a high school and university educator, currently teaching Journalism and English at Boca Raton High School. She also teaches Mass Communications and Journalism courses at the University of Florida and Florida Atlantic University. Dominguez has been an editor and writer at places such as The Miami Herald, Where Magazine and J-14 Magazine. In 2015, she went from the newsroom to the classroom and still freelances for a variety of publications. Recently, she won Teacher of the Year for 2022 at Boca High, was chosen as one of 50 teachers in the United States to be honored by Disney and completed her summer studies at Oxford University in England on a full scholarship, where she received a certificate in English Literature. Dominguez lives with her husband and cat Luna in Hollywood, Florida.

Yenni Ann is a first generation Cuban-American voice actress. She's had the opportunity of voicing in live dubs and animation, toys, video games, commercials, audio dramas and audiobooks. Yenni loves narrating fantasy, romance, mystery and thrillers for all ages, as well as self help books focusing on elevating one’s business. Yenni’s goal is to help listeners of all ages have an immersive and entertaining audiobook experience!

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