Ana Castillo Reads from |
IMIX' Elisa greets her SRO guests. The tiny air conditioner chugs along and the room remains comfortable. Ajua! |
"We're the smallest bookstore in the world." IMIX is small, divided into two spaces. Good seats up front in the back. |
Way back in front, wey, for late attenders. The PA gives us La Castillo but the hour's Q&A is only an A. |
Castillo dedicates her book while spending a lot of time with guests, who take hundreds of fotos tonight with the author. Make that generous author. |
Castillo sits to autograph then stands for the pix. All night. Now she's up, now she's down, now she's back up again, now she's signing 10 copies for that woman. |
This is Diana Faust. Her company provides logistics for visiting writers. "This is the page she'll sign" she says, hoping to speed the autograph process. |
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