Fall 2013
HOUSTON EVENTS
This fall, put Latino lit in your life, and broaden your cultural
horizons.
LATINO AMERICANS Screening September 12
Join us for a special half-hour screening of LATINO AMERICANS, the landmark sixhour PBS documentary featuring interviews with nearly 100 Latinos and 500 years of
history, shown to a limited Houston audience.
The preview will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A, moderated by Houston
arts entrepreneur Geraldina Interiano Wise. University of Houston Law professor
Michael A. Olivas, author of In Defense of My People, who appears in the
documentary, will be joined by award-winning producer Raymond Telles, one of the
series' producers. For more information, click here.
September 12, 2013
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Houston Public Library
Central Library
500 McKinney St.
4th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Michael A. Olivas
Ray Telles
Geraldina
Interiano Wise
Gwendolyn Zepeda's Poetry Launch September 19
Arte Público Press and Houston Public Library present Houston Poet Laureate
Gwendolyn Zepeda as she discusses her new poetry book Falling in Love with Fellow
Prisoners. In this collection, Zepeda captures the loneliness and vulnerability of
contemporary urban life.
GWENDOLYN ZEPEDA is the author of a short prose collection, To the Last Man I
Slept With and All the Jerks Just Like Him, and three novels: Houston, We Have a
Problema; Lone Star Legend and Better With You Here.
Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. For more
information, visit
www.houstonlibrary.org.
Thursday, September 19
6:00 PM
Julia Ideson Auditorium
550 McKinney St.
Houston, TX 77002
832-393-1313
The 2nd Annual Houston LibroFEST October 5
Get ready for Houston's book and arts festival that highlights Hispanic writers and
showcases the vibrant culture of the Latino community! Take in the sights and sounds
of bilingual storytelling, poetry recitation, children's activities, writing workshops,
musical and theatrical performances, food and much more.
Featuring a lineup of acclaimed writers talking about "Heroes, Villains and Monsters,"
"Cops and Desperados" and debut poetry:
Guadalupe
Sarah Cortez
Garcia McCall
Saturday, October 5, 2013
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Manuel Ramos
René Saldaña, Jr. Gwendolyn Zepeda
Houston Public Library
Central Library Plaza
500 McKinney St.
Houston, TX 77002
ARTE PÚBLICO PRESS is the nation's largest and most established publisher of
contemporary and recovered literature by U.S. Hispanic authors. Its imprint for
children and young adults, Piñata Books, is dedicated to the realistic and authentic
portrayal of the themes, languages, characters and customs of Hispanic culture in the
United States. Based at the University of Houston, Arte Público Press, Piñata Books
and the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage project provide the most
widely recognized and extensive showcase for Hispanic literary arts and
creativity. For more information, please visit www.artepublicopress.com.
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