Kathleen Alcalá at De Colores Books
Saturday June 2nd!

“Kathleen Alcalá, an esteemed Chicana writer whose trilogy on nineteenth century Mexico was published by Chronicle Books. Her work has received the Western States Book Award, the Governor's Writers Award, a Pacific Northwest Bookseller's Award, and a Washington State Book Award. A co-founder and contributing editor to The Raven Chronicles, Kathleen currently serves on the board of Richard Hugo House and teaches in Extension at the University of Washington.

Her nonfiction has been produced for public radio, and she co-wrote, with director Olga Sanchez, a play based on her novel, Spirits of the Ordinary that was produced by The Miracle Theatre of Portland, Oregon.

Kathleen is the author of a short story collection, Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist, and three novels: Spirits of the Ordinary, The Flower in the Skull,, and Treasures in Heaven. Her collection of essays, The Desert Remembers My Name is now available from the University of Arizona Press.” (http://www.kathleenalcala.com/bio.htm)

Join us in celebrating the release of her latest book; The Desert Remembers My Name, with a book signing and a reading from Kathleen Alcalá herself.

De Colores Books at 4 P.M. Saturday June 2nd!

507 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 98501
www.decoloresbooks.com