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As part of the NP LIT Summer Series, Cristina Rivera Garza showcases her latest book "Liliana's Invincible Summer" live and with a reading at the Ballroom at Bayou Place on August 14th, 2023 at 6:30 PM CDT. This event is free and open to the public; free drinks and light snacks will be provided. If you can't make it to Downtown Houston, we will be livestreaming the event live on Nuestra Palabra's media platforms! On the radio and podcast leading up to the show, Tony Diaz speaks with the award-winning author Cristina Rivera Garza in anticipation of her Houston appearance showcasing her latest book "Liliana's Invincible Summer". Cristina Rivera Garza is the award-winning author of The Taiga Syndrome and The Iliac Crest, among many other books. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize, Rivera Garza is the M. D. Anderson Distinguished Professor in Hispanic Studies, and director of the PhD program in creative writing in Spanish at the University of Houston.