Family Stories: A Reading from New Fiction and Nonfiction

In A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia Sandy Allen translates the autobiography of their schizophrenic uncle, artfully creating a gripping coming-of-age story that illuminates the experience of living with schizophrenia like never before. Jean Guerrero’s Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir explores a daughter’s quest to understand her charismatic and troubled father, an immigrant who crosses borders both real and illusory.