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    Luis Alberto Urrea: book signing and discussion

    Presented by Brazos Bookstore at Brazos Bookstore

    June 22, 2010

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    Luis Alberto Urrea:  book signing and discussion

    Brazos Bookstore presents a book signing and discussion with Luis Alberto Urrea, Tuesday, June 22 at 7:00pm. Please join Brazos Bookstore in welcoming Luis Alberto Urrea, author of Into the Beautiful North, for an in-store appearance to read from his book.

    Luis Alberto UrreaLuis Alberto Urrea, 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction...

    Brazos Bookstore presents a book signing and discussion with Luis Alberto Urrea, Tuesday, June 22 at 7:00pm. Please join Brazos Bookstore in welcoming Luis Alberto Urrea, author of Into the Beautiful North, for an in-store appearance to read from his book.

    Luis Alberto UrreaLuis Alberto Urrea, 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction and member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph. Born in Tijuana, Mexico to a Mexican father and an American mother, Urrea has published extensively in all the major genres. The critically acclaimed and best-selling author of 13 books, Urrea has won numerous awards for his poetry, fiction and essays.

    Urrea's most recent novel, Into the Beautiful North, imagines a small town in Mexico where all the men have immigrated to the U.S. A group of young women, after seeing the film The Magnificent Seven, decide to follow the men North and persuade them to return to their beloved village. A national best-seller, Into the Beautiful North, earned a citation of excellence from the American Library Association Rainbow's Project.

    A short story from Urrea's collection, Six Kinds of Sky, was recently released as a stunning graphic novel by Cinco Puntos Press. Mr.Mendoza's Paintbrush, illustrated by artist Christopher Cardinale, has already garnered rave reviews and serves as a perfect companion to Into the Beautiful North as it depicts the same village in the novel.


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    Houston, TX 77005

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    7:00pm


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