Internationally acclaimed author Sandra Cisneros to discuss 'The House on Mango Street'

Celebrated author Sandra Cisneros will join Pender County Library via Zoom for a hybrid in-person/virtual discussion of "The House on Mango Street" and her most recent book, "Martita, I Remember You," at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4.

Cisneros is an internationally acclaimed poet, short story writer, novelist, and artist. Cisneros has been awarded the American Book Award, NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction, the Texas medal of the Arts, the PEN Center USA Literary Award, the National Medal of the Arts award, as well as many other prestigious awards. 

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Attendees can choose to participate in-person at either the Burgaw branch, located at 103 S. Cowan St. or the Hampstead location, 75 Library Drive or online.

Register online at penderpl.libcal.com/event/8318810, or penderpubliclibrary.org/home and follow the links under “Events.” You can also register by phone. For more information or to register, participants can call the libraries during regular business hours — the Burgaw number is 910-259-1234, and the Hampstead's number is 910-270-4603.

The event is made possible through a partnership with UNCW's Office of the Arts and William Madison Randall Library, as part of the NEA Big Read: Cape Fear initiative. The NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

The aim of the NEA Big Read is to broaden the understanding of the world, the communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book.