In-Person: An Afternoon with Vanessa Garcia | WHAT THE BREAD SAYS

265 Aragon Avenue,Coral Gables FL 33134

02 October, 2022

Description

Books & Books is excited to present an afternoon with Vanessa Garcia as she discusses her book What the Bread Says (Cardinal Rule Press, $16.95).***Please note: This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Ave. Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event. Can't make it in-person? Order your copy here and we'll have it signed. (Just note you'd like a signed copy in the comments on your order!)About the Book:Join Papan and Vanessa on a baking adventure and get ready to bake some delicious bread while you travel from Spain to France to Cuba and back again—all before the kitchen timer dings. Learn while kneading, dancing, singing, and hearing stories from the past that help shape Vanessa's present and future! Based on a true story, this is how Vanessa, when she was a little girl, learned to bake bread with her grandfather, Papan, and how she also learned about her grandpa's story, which was also hers! Baking bread requires a lot of patience. Some of it is about mixing ingredients together, and another part—a big part—of it is about waiting. Waiting while the dough rises, rests, rises, bakes. What makes baking between Vanessa and Papan fun is that Papan tells the amazing adventures of his life while they wait, and Vanessa listens! In this storytelling, Vanessa learns about her roots, and the power of love and family, and how stories can carry us through no matter what. Additional resources for your family and classroom on the publisher website. Food and family connect us through story. It all comes together in Papan's kitchen! About the Author:Vanessa Garcia is an award-winning, multidisciplinary writer and creator. She has written for Sesame Street and Caillou, and is a consultant for Dora the Explorer. Her debut novel, White Light was named one of the Best Books of 2015 by NPR and won an International Latino Book Award. Her plays, which include the immersive hit The Amparo Experience and The Cuban Spring, have been produced in Amsterdam, Miami, Edinburgh, New York, Los Angeles, and other cities around the world. As a journalist, feature writer, and essayist, her pieces have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, The Guardian, Washington Post, The Hill, ESPN, and American Theatre Magazine, among numerous publications. She holds a PhD in English with a focus in Creative Nonfiction from the University of California Irvine, an MFA in Fiction from the University of Miami, and BA in English and Art History from Barnard College, Columbia University. Vanessa runs a podcast on family called NEVER THE EMPTY NEST with her mom and sister. She enjoys baking bread with her son and daughter in their Miami kitchen, passing down her Papan’s recipes. Ticket Guidelines:GENERAL ADMISSION ( Free, no book): Registration for this ticket option admits (1) one person into the event but does NOT include a copy of the book.