Books at Noon: Valeria Luiselli

Valeria Luiselli  comes to Books at Noon to discuss her latest work, The Story of My Teeth.

Valeria Luiselli was born in Mexico City in 1983 and grew up in South Africa. A novelist and essayist, her works include Faces in the Crowd and Sidewalks. Her writing has been translated into many languages and has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Granta, and McSweeney’s. In 2014, Faces in the Crowd was the recipient of the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 award.

Make the most of your lunch hour and come to The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Wednesdays this fall for Books at Noon, a series of free midday conversations with acclaimed authors. Books at Noon events are standing room only and take place under the center arch in historic Astor Hall. An audience Q&A and book-signing will follow each half-hour program. 

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