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SUMMARY: An Evening with Maria Kelson
LOCATION:Main Library - Community Learning Center\nMain Library - Communit
 y Learning Center
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Maria Kelson\, poet and author of 
 Not the Killing Kind\, a contemporary thriller about a Latina education re
 former whose son is wrongfully jailed for murder. .\nhttps://sjcpl.libnet.
 info/event/12135715
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Book signing and refreshments from <a href
 ="https://www.abitewithmee.com/">A Bite with Mee</a> to follow. Book sales
  provided by&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.brainlairbooks.com/">Brain Lair Bo
 oks</a>.<strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>About Maria Kelson</strong></p>\
 n<p>Maria Kelson has two collections of poetry (as Maria Melendez) with Un
 iversity of Arizona Press\, which were finalists for the PEN Center USA Li
 terary Award and the Colorado Book Award. Not the Killing Kind is her debu
 t novel. It received the inaugural Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Crime Fi
 ction Writers of Color from Sisters in Crime.</p>\n<p>A former Santa Fe Ar
 ts Institute and Hedgebrook resident\, she has given readings and workshop
 s at campuses and literary festivals around the U.S. and served as an Amer
 ican Voices arts envoy in Bogot&aacute\;\, Colombia. Born in Arizona\, rai
 sed in northern California\, she has lived in one southeastern\, three mid
 western\, and five western states. Connect at <a href="https://mariakelson
 .com/">mariakelson.com</a>.</p>\n<p>To check out <i>Not the Killing Kind&n
 bsp\;</i>at SJCPL\, click <a href="https://sjcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/reco
 rd/S99C2435469">here</a>. To check out <em>Latino Poetry: the Library of A
 merica Anthology</em>\, click <a href="https://sjcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/
 record/S99C2437237">here</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This program is presented in 
 partnership with <a href="https://latinostudies.nd.edu/news-events/letras-
 latinas/">Letras Latinas</a>\, the literary initiative at the Institute fo
 r Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame\, and is presented as par
 t of&nbsp\;Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home\, a major public humanities 
 initiative taking place across the nation in 2024 and 2025. <a href="https
 ://www.latinopoetry.org/">Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home</a> is&nbsp\;
 directed by Library of America and funded with generous support from the N
 ational Endowment for the Humanities and Emerson Collective.</p>\n<p><stro
 ng>About Culturally Speaking&nbsp\;<br /></strong></p>\n<p>Culturally Spea
 king&nbsp\;is more than an author talk series&mdash\;it&rsquo\;s a celebra
 tion of the storytellers behind the words. This unique program dives into 
 the life experiences\, cultural influences\, and personal journeys that sh
 ape some of today&rsquo\;s most impactful voices. Whether you&rsquo\;re an
  avid reader\, a lover of storytelling\, or simply curious about the &ldqu
 o\;why&rdquo\; behind the stories\, this series is for you. Learn more at 
 <a href="https://sjcpl.org/programs/culturally-speaking/">sjcpl.org/progra
 ms/culturally-speaking</a></p>\n<p>___</p>\n<p>REAL&nbsp\;Services\, in pa
 rtnership with the St. Joe County Public Library and supported by the Flor
 ence V. Carroll Charitable Trust\, may be able to provide transportation t
 o attend Culturally Speaking events for individuals facing transportation 
 barriers.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>If you require transportation\, please contact Ra
 chael Zeiger-Toppen\, r.zeiger@sjcpl.org\,&nbsp\;574.282.4658\, and provid
 e your name and contact information at least one week prior to the event. 
 This information will be shared with&nbsp\;REAL&nbsp\;Services&nbsp\;to co
 ordinate transportation arrangements.</p>\nhttps://sjcpl.libnet.info/event
 /12135715
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