Author Talk: “Migrant Heart” by Reyna Grande (IN PERSON)

Join us for an illuminating conversation at the AWM with writers Reyna Grande and Erika L. Sánchez . The two bestselling authors sit down to discuss Grande’s new book Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget , an ambitious memoir in essays that illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. This is the livestream of an in person program at the American Writers Museum . When you register for this event, you will receive access to the livestream link. If you would like to attend the program in person at the AWM, get your tickets here . More about Migrant Heart : What is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure? Reyna Grande has spent her career capturing the raw reality of life across borders. In this intricate and deeply intimate memoir-in-essays, the author of the landmark memoirs The Distance Between Us and A Dream Called Home again turns her gaze inward to explore the scars left by migration and the ongoing work of stitching herself back together. With her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty, Grande interrogates how living between two nations, two languages, and two identities has shaped the woman, mother, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala, Mexico, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children’s world of abundance, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival. Whether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us, how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries? Migrant Heart is a powerful testament to Grande’s…