Havana Noir editor will read at Detroit Noir events
Posted on October 29, 2007
We are pleased to announce that Achy Obejas will join us at two Detroit Noir events to read from Havana Noir:
+ Thurs., November 15, 7:30pm at The Scarab Club, 217 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI
+ Fri., November 16, 7pm at Borders Birmingham, 34300 Woodward, Birmingham, MI
Here’s brief bio of of Achy and her work:
Achy Obejas is the award-winning author of Days of Awe, Memory Mambo, and We Came all the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? Her poems, stories, and essays have appeared in dozens of anthologies. A long-time contributor to the Chicago Tribune, she was part of the 2001 investigative team that earned a Pulitzer Prize for the series, “Gateway to Gridlock.” Currently, she is the Sor Juana Writer-in-Residence at DePaul University in Chicago. She was born in Havana.
Please don’t miss this opportunity!
EJO & JCH