Calling all fans of Game of Thrones, video games and cultural criticism!
On Tuesday, August 6, at 6:30 PM, author Vanessa Angélica Villarreal joins San Mateo County Libraries for a discussion of her new essay collection, Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy and Borders.
This in-person event will take place at the Millbrae Library. The first 30 event attendees will receive a free copy of Magical/Realism for Vanessa to sign in-person!
Critics and Readers Love Magical/Realism
"Magical/Realism is staggeringly good; it's been ages since I've been this moved, challenged, and devastated by an essay collection. An energetic, paradigm-shifting book." -- Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House
"A stunning, provocative, and essential book that lights up the mind. Villarreal's ferocious imagination is matched only by a roving intellect and so much heart that these essays will stay with you for a long time after reading. One of my favorite nonfiction collections of the past decade." -- Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author
"Magical/Realism is the perfect non-fiction work for fiction lovers. Vanessa Angélica Villarreal's essays explore her journey of reconnection with her heritage and ancestors in Mexico while using current popular media, like Game of Thrones, to explore cultural erasure and the damages of migration and colonialism." -- Screen Rant
"The magic of this collection is the elasticity and brilliance with which Villarreal is able to take critical analysis and connect it to her own experiences. A wondrous book that will change the way you think about fantasy and magic." -- Kirkus
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On Tuesday, August 6, at 6:30 PM, author Vanessa Angélica Villarreal joins San Mateo County Libraries for a discussion of her new essay collection, Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy and Borders.
This in-person event will take place at the Millbrae Library. The first 30 event attendees will receive a free copy of Magical/Realism for Vanessa to sign in-person!
Critics and Readers Love Magical/Realism
"Magical/Realism is staggeringly good; it's been ages since I've been this moved, challenged, and devastated by an essay collection. An energetic, paradigm-shifting book." -- Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House
"A stunning, provocative, and essential book that lights up the mind. Villarreal's ferocious imagination is matched only by a roving intellect and so much heart that these essays will stay with you for a long time after reading. One of my favorite nonfiction collections of the past decade." -- Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author
"Magical/Realism is the perfect non-fiction work for fiction lovers. Vanessa Angélica Villarreal's essays explore her journey of reconnection with her heritage and ancestors in Mexico while using current popular media, like Game of Thrones, to explore cultural erasure and the damages of migration and colonialism." -- Screen Rant
"The magic of this collection is the elasticity and brilliance with which Villarreal is able to take critical analysis and connect it to her own experiences. A wondrous book that will change the way you think about fantasy and magic." -- Kirkus
Calling all fans of Game of Thrones, video games and cultural criticism!
On Tuesday, August 6, at 6:30 PM, author Vanessa Angélica Villarreal joins San Mateo County Libraries for a discussion of her new essay collection, Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy and Borders.
This in-person event will take place at the Millbrae Library. The first 30 event attendees will receive a free copy of Magical/Realism for Vanessa to sign in-person!
Critics and Readers Love Magical/Realism
"Magical/Realism is staggeringly good; it's been ages since I've been this moved, challenged, and devastated by an essay collection. An energetic, paradigm-shifting book." -- Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House
"A stunning, provocative, and essential book that lights up the mind. Villarreal's ferocious imagination is matched only by a roving intellect and so much heart that these essays will stay with you for a long time after reading. One of my favorite nonfiction collections of the past decade." -- Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author
"Magical/Realism is the perfect non-fiction work for fiction lovers. Vanessa Angélica Villarreal's essays explore her journey of reconnection with her heritage and ancestors in Mexico while using current popular media, like Game of Thrones, to explore cultural erasure and the damages of migration and colonialism." -- Screen Rant
"The magic of this collection is the elasticity and brilliance with which Villarreal is able to take critical analysis and connect it to her own experiences. A wondrous book that will change the way you think about fantasy and magic." -- Kirkus
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On Tuesday, August 6, at 6:30 PM, author Vanessa Angélica Villarreal joins San Mateo County Libraries for a discussion of her new essay collection, Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy and Borders.
This in-person event will take place at the Millbrae Library. The first 30 event attendees will receive a free copy of Magical/Realism for Vanessa to sign in-person!
Critics and Readers Love Magical/Realism
"Magical/Realism is staggeringly good; it's been ages since I've been this moved, challenged, and devastated by an essay collection. An energetic, paradigm-shifting book." -- Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House
"A stunning, provocative, and essential book that lights up the mind. Villarreal's ferocious imagination is matched only by a roving intellect and so much heart that these essays will stay with you for a long time after reading. One of my favorite nonfiction collections of the past decade." -- Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author
"Magical/Realism is the perfect non-fiction work for fiction lovers. Vanessa Angélica Villarreal's essays explore her journey of reconnection with her heritage and ancestors in Mexico while using current popular media, like Game of Thrones, to explore cultural erasure and the damages of migration and colonialism." -- Screen Rant
"The magic of this collection is the elasticity and brilliance with which Villarreal is able to take critical analysis and connect it to her own experiences. A wondrous book that will change the way you think about fantasy and magic." -- Kirkus
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