Madre Past Events

Liza Bakewell

“As a person born and raised in Mexico City, I found it extraordinary for a foreigner to have the sensibility to capture the essence of how Mexicans approach life such as Liza Bakewell has done in Madre.”
—Veronica Pimstein, editor, Mexican telenovelas

Past Madre Events

  • Tuesday - May 1, 2012 ----- Thursday - May 31, 2012
    MADRE: MWW BOOK PICK of the MONTH
    12:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Bookstores
    Participating Bookstores and Libraries
    Portland, Damariscotta, Kennebunkport, Bangor, Freeport, Bath, MAINE


  • Saturday - March 10, 2012 ----- Sunday - March 11, 2012
    TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS 2012
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    PIMA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
    101 N. Stone Ave.
    Tucson, AZ 85701


  • Wednesday - September 14, 2011
    BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
    5 Monument Square
    Portland, Maine


  • Thursday - August 11, 2011
    CHARLA sobre Madre, el Libro
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    IAGO: Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca
    Macedonio Alcalá No 507 Centro
    Oaxaca, Mexico 6800


  • Wednesday - August 10, 2011
    BOOK READING
    5:00 AM - 6:30 AM
    Oaxaca Lending Library
    Pino Suarez 519
    Oaxaca, Mexico


  • Saturday - July 9, 2011
    BOOKS IN BOOTHBAY
    12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Boothbay Railway Village
    586 Wiscasset Rd, Rte 27
    Boothbay, ME 04537


  • Friday - July 8, 2011
    AUTHOR SESSION
    11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
    GRAND HYATT
    1000 H Street Northwest
    Washington, DC 20001
    AM. ASSOC. TEACHERS OF SPANISH - Annual Meeting

  • Wednesday - July 6, 2011
    READING Q & A
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    BARNES and NOBLE
    555 12th Street
    Washington, DC 20004


  • Friday - April 22, 2011
    KEYNOTE SPEAKER
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - WORLD LANGUAGES AND LIT
    Santos Manuel Student Union Theatre - 5500 University Parkway
    San Bernardino, CA


  • Monday - April 18, 2011
    BOOK DISCUSSION
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    SPANISH TEACHERS OF SAN DIEGO SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE NORTH COUNTY SAN DIEGO SPANISH GROUP
    Coco's Restaurant, 4280 Nobel Dr.
    San Diego, CA


  • Saturday - April 16, 2011
    GUEST SPEAKER
    11:00 AM - 11:55 AM
    USC
    Faculty of Arts & Letters Bldg. (Taper Hall)
    Los Angeles, CA
    AM. ASSOC. OF TEACHERS OF SPANISH & PORTUGUESE Session 2B Salón THH 201
    For More Information
  • Tuesday - April 12, 2011
    DISCUSSION
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    Bowdoin College
    Pleasant St.
    Brunswick, ME


  • Saturday - April 2, 2011
    PANEL DISCUSSION
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    University of Southern Maine - Abromson Center - MAINE FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK
    19 South Street
    Portland, ME
    Panel with author Lily King, Father of the Rain For more information

  • Wednesday - March 23, 2011 ----- Friday - March 25, 2011
    BOOK DISCUSSION
    12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
    MIAMI DADE COLLEGE
    Locations: TBA
    Miami, FL


  • Tuesday - March 1, 2011
    BOOK DISCUSSION
    12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
    UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO - SOLAS Brown Bag
    801 Yale Boulevard NE
    Albuquerque, NM
    Student Organization for Latin American Studies (SOLAS), Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII), Latin American Studies (LAS) For more information

  • Thursday - February 24, 2011
    BOOK DISCUSSION
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - UA HISPANIC ALUMNI CLUB (UAHA)
    Modern Languages 311 -1111 North Cherry Avenue
    Tucson, AZ
    For more information Dr. Maribel Alvarez, English Department VP Board, National Assoc. of Latino Arts & Culture

  • Wednesday - February 23, 2011
    BOOK DISCUSSION
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    SPANISH SPEAKING BILINGUAL TOTS MEETUP
    Location: TBA
    Genesee, Colorado
    Contact: AnaGloria Rodriguez, M.A. For More Information

  • Sunday - February 6, 2011
    BOOK DISCUSSION
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    HOLA SPANISH PLAY GROUP MEETUP
    PEI WEI CHINESE RESTAURANT - Brunch and Book Talk with members
    Tempe, AZ
    For more information contact Mayra Lerdahl, Coordinator

  • Friday - February 4, 2011
    BOOK DISCUSSION
    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    SPANISH MEETUP OF PASADENA
    Sabor y Cultura Café - 716 E. Colorado Blvd.
    Pasadena, CA
    For more information: Laura Watson, Coordinator

  • Thursday - December 9, 2010
    BOOK READING & SIGNING
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    THE BOOKSMITH - Reading with Marcia Quiñones
    1644 Haight Street
    San Francisco, CA
    For more information: The Booksmith

  • Tuesday - December 7, 2010
    BOOK READING
    12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
    Rex Hotel, Salon Room, Union Square - SPANISH MEETUP OF SAN FRANCISCO - Reading with Marcia Quiñones
    562 Sutter Street
    San Francisco, CA
    For more information

  • Tuesday - November 16, 2010
    BOOK DISCUSSION
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
    Honor's College
    San Antonio, TX


  • Friday - November 12, 2010
    BOOK READING
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    BOOKS ON THE SQUARE
    Wayland Square
    Providence, RI
    Reading with Jane Szurek - For more information: Books on the Square