Exploring Cross-Cultural Identities in Short Story Collections
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
Capitol Extension Room: E2.012 (1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701)
Join authors Amina Gautier and Jennifer Maritza McCauley for a session that explores diasporic existence and belonging in short story collections. In The Best That You Can Do, Gautier captures the experiences of women and children in the Northeast navigating their ties to Puerto Rico, blending nostalgia with themes of family dysfunction and cultural duality. Meanwhile, McCauley’s When Trying to Return Home, spans a century of Black American and Afro-Latino life across various locales, poignantly examining the intricate relationship between love, obligation, and the quest for home.
- Books: The Best That You Can Do, When Trying to Return Home
- Book Type: Fiction
- Authors: Amina Gautier, Jennifer Maritza McCauley
- Moderator: Suchitra Gururaj
- Book Signing: 1:00 PM at Main Signing Tent
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