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PERSONAL APPEARANCES/PRESENTACIONES 2008
One-Book Holyoke, a two-month long celebration of the power of the written word, will host a series of events celebrating Esmeralda Santiago memoir When I Was Puerto Rican.
Thursday, April 17, 2008 6 p.m. WRITING A LIFE Film Holyoke Public Library 335 Maple Street Holyoke, MA Phone: 413-322-5640 Writing a Life is a documentary film portrait of best-selling author, Esmeralda Santiago in the midst of a culture-sharing journey. Her ground breaking memoirs, When I Was Puerto Rican, Almost A Woman and The Turkish Lover have a transforming impact on the lives of people she meets face to face in book stores, universities, urban schools, family shelters, libraries, prisons, and projects. This film captures the irrepressible charisma of a woman who is willing to do whatever it takes to open up debates on race, culture and identity. Dreaming in Spanish, writing in English, Ms. Santiago shares the joy and sorrow of living between two cultures. Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:00-9:30 p.m. A LITERARY FIESTA – AUTHOR VISIT & CELEBRATION United Congregational Church 395 High Street Holyoke, MA Phone: 413-532-1483 Celebrate One-Book Holyoke and Esmeralda Santiago, author of When I Was Puerto Rican, for an author reading, book signing and evening of music and dance from the island at this celebration of literature and community. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. FMI: http://www.onebookholyoke.org/events_upcoming.html
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