Author Chat with Vincent Tirado: You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom

In Conversation with Anays of
A Night of Cafecito & Conversation

Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
10 Banta Place, Suite 124, Hackensack, NJ

Join for a special evening with award-winning author Vincent Tirado as we celebrate the release of their new adult novel, .

Settle in at the cozy and beloved for a night of cafecito, community, and conversation. Vincent will be in conversation with Anays of , followed by audience Q&A and a book signing. Together, we’ll dive into the novel’s haunting exploration of family, inheritance, and the horrors that can live inside both.

Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to Vincent’s work, this will be an unforgettable literary night.

Free RSVP Required
Reserve your seat for the author talk and conversation.

RSVP + Book Purchase — $30
Includes admission and a preorder of YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM.
Books will be available for pickup at the event and can be signed by Vincent Tirado during the signing portion of the evening.

Space is limited. Advance RSVP is required.

releases March 10, 2026.

Demons clash with inheritance claims as secrets unfold and violence is unleashed over twelve harrowing hours trapped in a house with the worst thing imaginable: family.

When the patriarch of the wealthy Abreu family dies, he leaves one final message in his will: one of them is a demon. Trapped together during a storm, old resentments and buried secrets erupt into a night of accusations, revelations, and escalating violence. With time running out, Xiomara must uncover the truth about her family—and what haunts them—before it’s too late.

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is a nonbinary Afro-Dominican Bronx native. Their debut YA novel Burn Down, Rise Up won the 2022 Pura Belpré Award and was a finalist for the Stoker and Lammy Awards. They are also the author of We Don’t Swim Here and the adult novel We Came to Welcome You.

• Author conversation with Anays of @nanyspurplepages
• Audience Q&A
• Book signing
• Cafe menu available for purchase
• Hosted by Book Haven Books

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