Big Read Program: Sandra Cisneros in Conversation With Dr. Natalia Molina

The Los Angeles Public Library is proud to present Sandra Cisneros, author of this year's Big Read book, The House on Mango Street. She will be in conversation with USC Professor and MacArthur Fellow Dr. Natalia Molina.

Sandra Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist, and essayist whose work explores the lives of the working class. Her numerous awards include NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction, a MacArthur Fellowship, the PEN/Nabokov Award for International Literature, and the National Medal of Arts, among many others. Her novel The House on Mango Street has sold over seven million copies, has been translated into over twenty-five languages, and is required reading in elementary, high school, and universities across the nation.

Natalia Molina is a Distinguished Professor and Dean’s Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. Her most recent book, A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community, was a finalist for a James Beard Award and received 14 awards and honorable mentions from various organizations. She has written for the LA Times, the Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, and elsewhere. In 2020, she was named a MacArthur Fellow.

This is a free event, and those attending the program will have a chance to win a copy of The House on Mango Street.

Reservations are not required but highly encouraged. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

This Big Read Author program was made possible with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read- a partnership with Arts Midwest, the City’s Department of Cultural Affairs and the Library's LA Made fund.

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

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