We are so thrilled to share that Yo Soy is starting a Book Club!

From our first event, Fuego at Emerging Writers’ Festival, to our three (and counting!) publications, the Yo Soy Book Club feels like a natural progression in our programming.

Really, it has always been in the making, ticking away in the background waiting for the right time.

Now, for reasons that are many and obvious, storytelling, community connection, and collective memory making feel urgent and vital. Yo Soy Book Club is a place for community (and friends) to come together in celebration of Latinx literature, both from Abya Yala and across the diaspora.

We hope you’ll join us in August for our very first meeting, which will be held at Amplify Bookstore in West Melbourne. We’ll be reading and discussing the forthcoming Hailstones Fell Without Rain by Natalia Figueroa Barroso (UQP). We’re also excited to be co-presenting Natalia’s Melbourne launch with Amiga Mia.

You can pre-order a copy of the book, or even better, join us at the launch on August 7 and pick up a copy of there!

EVENT DETAILS

WHEN: Saturday August 30 1-3pm

WHERE: Amplify Bookstore, 55 Peel St, West Melbourne VIC 3003

COST: $10, essential as there is limited capacity. (Ticket includes 10% off at Amplify Bookstore and light snacks/tea.)

OPEN TO: Everyone!

Disclaimer:

This group is primarily for Latinx people and allies interested in Latin American storytellers. The discussion will be conducted in English.

Yo Soy Collective is run by a group of dedicated volunteers. Your ticket fee will go towards supporting this initiative to continue.