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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Amaris Castillo's BODEGA STORIES with Erika Morillo
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes journalist and author Amaris Castillo for the NYC celebration of her new novel\, Bodega Stories\, a window into a Dominican family’s bodega and the community at its heart. In conversation with Castillo will be photojournalist Erika Morillo\, author of Mother Archive: A Dominican Family Memoir \n“Bodega Stories gives voice to the working-class immigrants from the Caribbean who often play such important roles in community building\, those who create safe spaces for gathering like bodegas\, barbershops\, salones de belleza\, and mom-and-pop restaurants. Castillo’s descriptions are rich and layered\, giving a sense of place and situating the reader beautifully inside each nook and cranny of Orlando Latin Market.”—Erika Morillo \nABOUT THE BOOK\nA bodega is much more than a neighborhood grocery store–it’s a lifeline to community and culture. In Bodega Stories\, Amaris Castillo takes readers inside Orlando Latin Market\, a bodega owned and operated by her parents in St. Petersburg\, Florida\, to reveal a thriving local hub that bridges generations\, languages\, and traditions. \nMeet the regulars: Castillo’s glamorous T a Margarita\, who has worked part-time at the bodega for years; longtime cook Alberto\, who arrives early to prepare the store’s rice\, beans\, empanadas\, and croquetas; Chico\, the owner of the barbershop next door; and Esther\, who visits after church every Sunday for her crispy chicharrones. Through captivating and charming true stories of visitors who come looking for products from Colombia\, El Salvador\, Honduras\, Venezuela\, Cuba\, and many other countries\, readers get a glimpse into the lives of employees and customers as they navigate matters of immigration\, love\, history\, food\, and identity. \nInterwoven are snapshots of daily life\, like a bulletin board outside the store where local residents post apartments for rent\, messages through the bodega’s Facebook page asking for hard-to-find items\, and photos from the past and present. Including Castillo’s own family’s story from the Dominican Republic to New York to Florida\, Bodega Stories is a portrait of finding home–between the cultures we inherit and the ones we embrace. \nABOUT THE AUTHORS\nAmaris Castillo is a Brooklyn native and daughter of Dominican immigrants. A former newspaper reporter\, her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Lowell Sun\, Bradenton Herald\, and elsewhere. She currently works at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and lives in Tampa Bay with her family. Bodega Stories is her debut. \nErika Morillo is a photographer and writer born and raised in the Dominican Republic. She lives in Jersey City\, New Jersey.
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LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
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