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  <title>Lit Chat Interview with Mexican Gothic Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia</title>
  <description>Mexican Gothic Author Comes to Jacksonville Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the&amp;amp;nbsp;New York Times&amp;amp;nbsp;bestselling author of&amp;amp;nbsp;Mexican Gothic, is coming to Jacksonville for Hispanic Heritage Month. Her latest novel is a historical drama set in Hollywood, following three different point of view characters all tied to the production of a movie inspired by the Biblical story of Salome. FEATURED BOOK:&amp;amp;nbsp;The Seventh Veil of Salome 1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times. So when the film’s mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, in the lead role, she quickly becomes the talk of the town. Vera also becomes an object of envy for Nancy Hartley, a bit player whose career has stalled and who will do anything to win the fame she believes she richly deserves. Two actresses, both determined to make it to the top in Golden Age Hollywood—a city overflowing with gossip, scandal, and intrigue—make for a sizzling combination.  Silvia Moreno-Garcia&amp;amp;nbsp;is the author of a number of critically acclaimed novels, including&amp;amp;nbsp;Gods of Jade and Shadow&amp;amp;nbsp;(Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, Ignyte Award),&amp;amp;nbsp;Mexican Gothic&amp;amp;nbsp;(Locus Award, British Fantasy Award, Pacific Northwest Book Award, Aurora Award, Goodreads Award),&amp;amp;nbsp;Velvet Was the Night&amp;amp;nbsp;(finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Macavity Award), and her newest book,&amp;amp;nbsp;The Seventh Veil of Salome, which was a Good Morning America Book Club pick for August 2024. Mexican by birth, Canadian by inclination. Cachanilla and Canuck, originally from Baja California, Silvia now resides in Vancouver. She has an MA in Science and Technology Studies from the University of British Columbia. Interviewer&amp;amp;nbsp;Michelle Lizet Flores&amp;amp;nbsp;is a graduate of the FSU and NYU creative writing programs. She currently works as a Creative Writing Instructor at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and co-hosts the What's in a Verse Poetry Open Mic at Rain Dogs. Publications include&amp;amp;nbsp;The NCTE English Journal,&amp;amp;nbsp;Salt Hill Journal, and&amp;amp;nbsp;The Talon Review. A finalist for the Juan Felipe Herrera Award for Poetry, she wrote the chapbooks&amp;amp;nbsp;Cuentos from the Swamp and Memoria, and the picture book,&amp;amp;nbsp;Carlito the Bat Learns to Trick or Treat. Her short fiction is in the anthology,&amp;amp;nbsp;Places We Build in the Universe.&amp;amp;nbsp;Invasive Species, her first full-length collection of poetry, is currently available from Finishing Line Press.  READ Check out&amp;amp;nbsp;Silvia's work&amp;amp;nbsp;from the Library! THE LIBRARY RECOMMENDS  The Hacienda&amp;amp;nbsp;by Isabel Cañas The Bullet Swallower&amp;amp;nbsp;by Elizabeth Gonzales James The Last Tale of the Flower Bride&amp;amp;nbsp;by Roshani Chokshi The Only Good Indians&amp;amp;nbsp;by Stephen Graham Jones Piñata&amp;amp;nbsp;by Leopoldo Gout Monstrilio&amp;amp;nbsp;by Gerardo Sámano Córdova Malas&amp;amp;nbsp;by Marcela Fuentes The Death of Vivek Oji&amp;amp;nbsp;by Awkaeke Emezi Bad Fruit&amp;amp;nbsp;by Ella King Black Candle Women&amp;amp;nbsp;by Diane Marie Brown The Queen of the Cicadas&amp;amp;nbsp;by V Castro River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan  --- Never miss an event! Sign up for email newsletters at&amp;amp;nbsp;https://bit.ly/JaxLibraryUpdates&amp;amp;nbsp; Jacksonville Public LibraryWebsite:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/  Twitter:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://twitter.com/jaxlibrary  Facebook:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.facebook.com/JaxLibrary/  Instagram:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/jaxlibrary/  YouTube:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/user/jaxpubliclibraryfl  Contact Us:&amp;amp;nbsp;jplpromotions@coj.net&amp;amp;nbsp; </description>
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