[OPLINLIST] Fwd: RELEASE: Author Cristina Henríquez to Speak at Delaware Main Library October 9

[Don Yarman]

*F**OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

AUTHOR CRISTINA HENRIQUEZ TO SPEAK AT DELAWARE MAIN LIBRARY OCTOBER 9

Author penned the selected DelawaREADS title “The Book of Unknown Americans”



Friday, October 02, 2015

Contact: Nicole Fowles – Communications Manager
740-362-3861 (Office) or 330-340-3702 (Cell)

nfowles at delawarelibrary.org



Delaware, OH: -- The Delaware County District Library (DCDL) welcomes *New
York Times* recognized author Cristina Henríquez for a free after-hours
speaking engagement open to the public. She will speak on Friday, October 9
at 7 p.m. at the Delaware Main Library, located at 84 E. Winter St. in
Delaware.



Henríquez’s novel, *The Book of Unknown Americans*, was chosen as the
Library’s focal point for DelawaREADS, their fall community read. Nearly
500 copies of the book were ordered and distributed to the Library’s four
branches for six book groups to read and discuss.



“Our DelawaREADS committee was looking for a contemporary title that would
be new to many of our patrons,” said Orange Branch Library Assistant
Manager Sara Kennedy. “With all the discussion that is happening in our
nation around the topic of immigration, we felt the message and the subject
matter of the book was quite timely.”



*The Book of Unknown Americans* tells the stories of the Rivera and Toro
families. The Riveras move to America from Mexico in hopes of giving their
daughter Maribel, who has sustained a debilitating head injury, a better
life. At their apartment complex they meet the Toros from Panama, who also
have a son the same age as Maribel. For the children, it’s love at first
sight. For the families, it’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Woven into their stories are the testimonials of men and women who have
come to the United States from all over Central and Latin America.



At her visit, Henríquez will speak on the topic of “Dual Identity,”
discussing her own experience of growing up half-American, half-Panamanian,
and how her sense of her own identity formed and has been continually
reshaping over her life. Though highly autobiographical, this is a talk
that will be relevant to anyone who has ever wondered to themselves, “Who
am I?”



*The Book of Unknown Americans* was a *New York Times* Notable Book of 2014
and one of Amazon’s Top 10 Books of the Year. It was the Daily Beast Novel
of the Year, a *Washington Post* Notable Book, an NPR Great Read, and was
chosen as one of the best books of the year by BookPage, Oprah.com, and *School
Library Journal*. It was also longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for
Excellence in Fiction. Henríquez earned her undergraduate degree from
Northwestern University and is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
She lives in Chicago.



Fundamentals Parent Teacher Store will provide copies of Henríquez’s book
for purchase during the talk. Books may be ordered in advance by calling
740-363-0290.



Henríquez’s visit is partly funded by a grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities and the American Library Association. The *Latino
Americans: 500 Years of History* grant is part of an NEH initiative, *The
Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square*.



For more information about programs and services at DCDL visit our web site
at www.delawarelibrary.org or contact Nicole Fowles, Communications
Manager, at nfowles at delawarelibrary.org or (740) 362-3861.



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Editor's Note: Please find attached a headshot of Cristina Henríquez.



*About the National Endowment for the Humanities*



Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment
for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature,
philosophy and other areas of the humanities by funding selected,
peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information
about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is
available at www.neh.gov.



*About the American Library Association*



The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library
association in the world, with approximately 58,000 members in academic,
public, school, government and special libraries. The mission of the
American Library Association is to provide leadership for the development,
promotion and improvement of library and information services and the
profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access
to information for all.

-- 
*Nicole Fowles*
Communications Manager
Delaware County District Library
*nfowles at delawarelibrary.org <nfowles at delawarelibrary.org>*
740.362.3861
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