Join us for a discussion of Jaquira Diaz's This is the Only Kingdom on July 19 at 1 P.M..

This Is the Only Kingdom is the debut novel by Jaquira Díaz, an epic story about a mother and daughter in a working-class Puerto Rican barrio dealing with the aftermath of a murder, exploring themes of love, grief, identity, and systemic oppression. The narrative follows Maricarmen and her daughter Nena as they navigate a world of poverty, violence, and homophobia, set against the backdrop of Puerto Rico and Miami, and is praised as a powerful, immersive, and fast-paced novel. RSVP today!

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