Writing from the Borderlands
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Sunday, November 17
Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Daniel Chacón and Rudy Ruiz highlight the diverse voices that define the borderlands, reflecting on culture, identity, and the complexities of ambition in this session exploring narratives from the Texas-Mexico border region. Chacón’s The Last Philosopher in Texas intertwines illusion and reality as it focuses on themes of identity, memory, and loss through enchanting stories of characters seeking connection. Ruiz’s The Border Between Us follows Ramón López, a young man navigating family dynamics and the pursuit of the American dream amid the beauty and peril of border life.
- Books: The Last Philosopher in Texas: Fictions and Superstitions, The Border Between Us
- Book Type: Fiction
- Authors: Daniel Chacón, Rudy Ruiz
- Moderator: Tess Passero Ottobre
- Book Signing: 4:15 PM at Main Signing Tent