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SUMMARY:Liberating Latin American Genre Fiction
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DESCRIPTION:You're invited to free your mind with the highly acclaimed Sil
 via Moreno-Garcia\, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling and award-winn
 ing author of several novels including <i>Mexican Gothic</i>\, <i>Go
 ds of Jade and Shadow</i>\, and many more!.\nhttps://centralarkansaslib
 rarysystemcals.libnet.info/event/11821642
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Moreno-Garcia&rsquo\;s most recent novel\,
 &nbsp\;<em>The Seventh Veil of Salome</em>\, is set in 1950s Hollywood. Ve
 ra Larios\, an unknown Mexican ing&eacute\;nue\, has just won a star-makin
 g role in a big budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has ins
 pired artists since ancient times&ndash\;Salome. Vera quickly becomes the 
 talk of the town and an object of envy for Nancy Hartley\, an actress whos
 e career has stalled and who will do anything to win the fame she believes
  she richly deserves.</p>\n<p><em>The Seventh Veil of Salome</em>&nbsp\;fo
 llows two actresses\, both determined to make it to the top in Golden Age 
 Hollywood&mdash\;a city overflowing with gossip\, scandal\, and intrigue&m
 dash\;makes for a sizzling combination. But this is the tale of three wome
 n\, for it is also the story of the princess Salome herself\, consumed wit
 h desire for the fiery prophet who foretells the doom of her stepfather\, 
 Herod. Salome is a woman torn between the decree of duty and the yearning 
 of her heart. Before the curtain comes down\, there will be tears and trag
 edy aplenty in this sexy Technicolor saga.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Join us as Moren
 o-Garcia chats with us about Latin American Genre fiction\, her writing pr
 ocess and journey\, as well as her newest book&nbsp\;<em>The Seventh Veil 
 of Salome</em>.&nbsp\;Register now!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>About the Autho
 r:</strong>&nbsp\; Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the author of a number of criti
 cally acclaimed novels\, including&nbsp\;<em>Gods of Jade and Shadow</em>&
 nbsp\;(Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantast
 ic\, Ignyte Award)\,&nbsp\;<em>Mexican Gothic</em>&nbsp\;(Locus Award\, Br
 itish Fantasy Award\, Pacific Northwest Book Award\, Aurora Award\, Goodre
 ads Award)\,&nbsp\;<em>Velvet Was the Night</em>&nbsp\;(finalist for the L
 os Angeles Times Book Prize and the Macavity Award)\,&nbsp\;<em>The Daught
 er of Doctor Moreau</em>\, and&nbsp\;<em>The Seventh Veil of Salome</em>. 
 She writes in a variety of genres including fantasy\, horror\, noir and hi
 storical.</p>\n<p>Mexican by birth\, Canadian by inclination. Cachanilla a
 nd Canuck\, originally from Baja California\, she now resides in Vancouver
 . She has an MA in Science and Technology Studies from the University of B
 ritish Columbia.</p>\nhttps://centralarkansaslibrarysystemcals.libnet.info
 /event/11821642
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