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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: V. Castro on "The Queen of the Cicadas" 
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DESCRIPTION:This spring\, grab your favorite lunch at noon and tune in to 
 virtual conversations with the Prince George’s County Office of Hum
 an Rights and the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System on
  topics from repairing the effects of racial injustice to fighting for equ
 itable access to recovering from exile and loss. Let’s learn togeth
 er!\n.\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info/event/13343890
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Lunch and Learn returns with special guest
  V. Castro on "The Queen of the Cicadas"&nbsp\; in conversation with the P
 rince George's County Office of Human Rights and the Prince George's Count
 y Memorial Library System discussing her 2021 book "The Queen of the Cicad
 as\," and the upcoming anthology she's working on that celebrates the rich
 ness of Latine cultures.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Registration not required.
  Click on the YouTube video linked below to stream the program live or wat
 ch the recording later.</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><img src="https:/
 /static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/pgcmls/IMG_3291.jpg" width="350
 " height="545" alt="" style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-r
 ight: auto\;" /><br />About the Book:</p>\n<p>In 1950s south Texas a farmw
 orker- Milagros from San Luis Potosi\, Mexico\, is murdered. Her death is 
 ignored by the town\, but not the Aztec goddess of death\, Mictecac&iacute
 \;huatl. The goddess hears the dying cries of Milagros and creates a plan 
 for both to be physically reborn by feeding on vengeance and worship. in 2
 018\, Belinda and the new owner of the farmhouse - Hector\, find themselve
 s immersed in the legend and realize it is part of their fate as well.</p>
 \n<p>Find the book in our collection: <a href="https://catalog.pgcmls.info
 /polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&amp\;pos=1&amp\;cn=1278441">Bo
 ok</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>V. Castro's "The Haunting of Alejandra" <a href="htt
 ps://catalog.pgcmls.info/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&amp\;p
 os=4&amp\;cn=1427980">Book</a> | <a href="https://catalog.pgcmls.info/pola
 ris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.3&amp\;pos=5&amp\;cn=1437433">Ebook</
 a> | <a href="https://catalog.pgcmls.info/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.
 1033.0.0.3&amp\;pos=6&amp\;cn=1437644">Eaudiobook</a></p>\n<p><br /><br />
 </p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/pgcml
 s/V__CASTRO-7.jpg" width="350" height="525" alt="" style="display: block\;
  margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<p>About the Author:</p
 >\n<p>V.Castro is a two time Bram Stoker Award nominated Mexican American 
 writer from San Antonio\, Texas now residing in the UK. She writes horror\
 , erotic horror\, and science fiction. Her books include Immortal Pleasure
 s\, The Haunting of Alejandra\, Alien: Vasquez\, Mestiza Blood\, The Queen
  of the Cicadas\, Out of Aztlan\, Las Posadas\, Rebel Moon (official Netfl
 ix film novelization)\, The Pink Agave Motel\, and Goddess of Filth.</p>\n
 <p>Her forthcoming book is a YA short story collection\, Tejano Tales to T
 ell in The Dark and Tales of The Dark Feminine: Inspirational stories of T
 he World's Fiercest Goddesses.</p>\n<p>Connect with Violet via Instagram a
 nd Twitter @vlatinalondon or&nbsp\;www.vcastrostories.com. She can also be
  found on Blue Sky\, Goodreads and Amazon.</p>\n<p>TikTok@vcastrobooks &nb
 sp\;Pinterest @V.Castro</p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><iframe width
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