To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month\, joi n the Library\, Lupita Aquino\, and Politics and Prose Bookstore for conve rsation with novelist Alejandro Varela for his new book Middle Spoon. In c onversation with Lupita Aquino of Lupita Reads\, Varela will read from his book and discuss with the audience. \;
\nCopies of the book wil l be available for sales and signing from Politics and Prose. \;
\nABOUT THE BOOK:
A whipsmart\, blazingly funny nov
el about heartbreak\, unconventional love\, and the way society could be\,
from National Book Award finalist Alejandro Varela. The narrator of \
;Middle Spoon \;appears to be living the dream: He has a doting husban
d\, two precocious children\, all the comforts of a quiet bourgeois life&m
dash\;and a sexy younger boyfriend to accompany him to farmers markets and
cocktail parties. But when his boyfriend abruptly dumps him\, he spirals
into heartbreak for the first time and must confront a world still struggl
ing to understand polyamorous relationships. Faced with the judgment of fr
iends and the sting of rejection\, he&rsquo\;s left to \;wonder if sha
ring a life with both his family and his lover could ever truly be possibl
e. With a big heart and just the right dose of the anxieties that define t
he modern era\, \;Middle Spoon \;skewers the unspoken rules we sti
ll live by&mdash\;from taboos around intimacy to the shortcomings of Oscar
season\, pop culture\, and gluten-free food&mdash\;offering a surprising
perspective on love\, loss\, and reinvention. Equal parts heart-wrenching
and uproariously funny\, \;Middle Spoon \;is for anyone who has lo
nged\, nursed a broken heart\, or grappled with love at its messiest.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND CONVERSATION PARTNER:
\nAlejandro Varela&rsquo\;s debut novel\, \;The Town of B
abylon\, was a finalist for the National Book Award. His short story colle
ction\, \;The People Who Report More Stress\, was one of \;Publish
ers Weekly&rsquo\;s best works of fiction in 2023\, a finalist for the Int
ernational Latino Book Awards\, and longlisted for the Aspen Literary Priz
e\, the Story Prize\, and the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. Varela is an edit
or-at-large of \;Apogee Journal\, holds a master&rsquo\;s degree in pu
blic health\, and is based in New York.
Lupita Aquino&mdash\;better known as @Lupita.Reads on Instagram and TikTok\, passio nately spreads her love for books online. Alongside her vibrant online pre sence\, she has contributed insightful book coverage to outlets such as TO DAY.com\, Aster(ix) Literary Journal\, She Reads\, The Washington Independ ent Review of Books\, and many more. Notably\, Lupita has served as a judg e for the 2023 Louise Meriwether First Prize for the Feminist Press and wa s on the Selection Committee for the Aspen Words Literary Prize in 2021. W hen not immersed in books\, she enjoys exploring local bookstores and libr aries with her wife and son.
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