Cristina Henriquez News & Events

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Interview appears on the website of The Oxford American

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:29:11 GMT

Cristina answers questions for The Oxford American which features her as its writer of the month. read the interview

Interview in local edition of the Chicago Tribune

Thu, 28 May 2009 19:29:11 GMT

A Q&A with Cristina appears in this week's Hinsdale edition of Triblocal. read the interview

World in Half receiving great reviews from both critics and readers

Wed, 20 May 2009 04:28:30 GMT

In the six weeks since its release, Cristina's debut novel The World in Half has been receiving great reviews from both critics and readers.

For example, The Washington Post Book World says: "Latin America is simultaneously desperate and hypnotic, and Henríquez gets this aspect of it exactly right.... The World in Half is engaging and touching.”

Visit cristinahenriquez.com for reviews from other major publications as well as from readers who've posted reviews on their blogs, on Amazon, and on book sites like Goodreads and LibraryThing.

Book Pick in the Canadian editions of Metro

Wed, 20 May 2009 04:22:59 GMT

Canadian editions of Metro feature The World in Half as a Book Pick. view

Interviewed by lit blog

Wed, 20 May 2009 04:21:32 GMT

Cristina answers questions about The World in Half for EarthGoat. read the interview

Blog post from The Dallas Morning News

Fri, 15 May 2009 19:29:11 GMT

The books blog of The Dallas Morning News recaps Cristina's recent Dallas appearance. read the post

Featured in the Chicago Sun-Times

Sun, 10 May 2009 16:07:09 GMT

An article about Cristina and her novel, The World in Half, appears in the Books section of the Sunday, May 10, 2009 edition. read the article

Post on The New Yorker books blog

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:39:12 GMT

Cristina tells the story of when she first knew she wanted to be a writer. read the post

Playlist for "The World in Half" featured on music blog

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:29:11 GMT

Cristina writes about the songs she listened to while writing her novel in a post on the music blog Largehearted Boy. read the post

Featured in The Doings

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:29:11 GMT

An article about Cristina appears in the April 23 issue of this suburban Chicago weekly paper. read the article

Short piece in Metro

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:35:05 GMT

Cristina lists 3 reasons she writes fiction in the New York City edition of Metro. read the piece

Featured in Time Out Chicago

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:29:11 GMT

An article about Cristina appears in the April 9-15 issue. read the article

Interviewed by Flavorwire

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:52:08 GMT

Cristina talks about her novel The World in Half with Flavorwire, the Flavorpill blog. read the interview

Blog post on Latina magazine website

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:29:11 GMT

The culture blog of Latina recommends Cristina's debut novel, The World in Half. read the post

"The World in Half" now available

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:29:11 GMT

Cristina's debut novel is now available. Buy it wherever books are sold.

Featured in online Cafe magazine article

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:29:11 GMT

Cristina talks about the influence of Sandra Cisneros on her writing. read the article

Q&A posted on Canadian newspaper's literary blog

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:08:51 GMT

Cristina answers questions for The Afterword, the literary blog of Canada's national newspaper, the National Post. read the interview

More info on Cristina's forthcoming novel

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:46:07 GMT

Cristina's debut novel, The World in Half, will be published next month. Check out the advance praise and tour dates. The book is available for pre-order now through Amazon.

In other news, Cristina recently answered 22 questions for MiApogeo.com. Check it out.

List of Texas-related books posted on the Amazon books blog

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:57:09 GMT

Cristina contributes a list of 34 Texas-related books to Omnivoracious as part of a series inspired by State by State.
read the post

North Carolina Appearances This Week

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:24:27 GMT

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
Elon, NC
Elon University
Yeager Recital Hall, 7:30pm

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
Chapel Hill, NC
Talk: "Writing Who You Are (And Who You're Not)"
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University Room at The Institute for the Arts & Humanities, 6pm

A couple upcoming events

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:19:41 GMT

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
Marquette, MI
Marquette Federation of Women's Clubs clubhouse, 7:30pm

OCTOBER 3, 2008
Chicago, IL
State by State - film screening, Q&A, and book signing
The Book Cellar, 7pm

Essay appears in the collection State by State

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:48:27 GMT

Cristina contributes a piece about Texas to this collection of essays covering the 50 states. Buy it wherever books are sold. Check out the film, too (available on DVD; screenings held throughout the U.S.).

Story published in The Atlantic's Fiction issue

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:52:46 GMT

Cristina contributes the story "Carmen Elcira: A (Love) Life" to The Atlantic's 2008 Fiction issue. Read the story or listen to a podcast of Cristina reading it.

Cristina to appear at literary festival

Tue, 20 May 2008 13:28:53 GMT

MAY 25, 2008
Chicago, IL
Pilcrow Lit Fest
Panel discussion: "The Community vs. Solitude: How workshops, conferences, book clubs, blogs, and bookstores influence the creative process"

Interview appears on The Short Review website

Fri, 02 May 2008 01:53:28 GMT

Cristina discusses her collection and more. read the interview

Interview appears on blog

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:29:11 GMT

A Panamanian poet/blogger interviews Cristina. read the interview

Serving as judge for short story contest

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:29:11 GMT

Cristina is serving as the judge for the 2008 Carve Magazine Raymond Carver Short Story Contest. details

Story to be read as part of Texas literary series

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:29:11 GMT

"French, Vacuum, Butterfly" will be read at the Dallas Musuem of Art on February 25 as part of the Texas Bound literary series (note: Cristina will not be in attendance at this event).

Essay appears in the collection "Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary"

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:08:08 GMT

Cristina contributes a non-fiction piece to this timely collection in which notable women writers examine Hillary Clinton. Buy it wherever books are sold.

Cristina to appear at 2008 AWP Conference in New York

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:49:55 GMT

Cristina will participate in the panel discussion "Tourists & Natives: The craft and politics of writing fiction about the Caribbean." more info

Non-fiction piece published on The New Yorker website

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:48:01 GMT

Cristina contributes an online-only piece about family dinners for the annual food issue. read the piece

Finalist for PEN USA Center fiction award

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:29:11 GMT

For her short story collection Come Together, Fall Apart, Cristina is named a finalist in the fiction category of the 2007 PEN Center USA Literary Awards competition.

Television interview

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:29:11 GMT

Cristina is interviewed on LatinEyes, a weekly show covering Latino culture. watch the interview

Story to be read as part of Texas literary series

Sun, 06 May 2007 04:51:38 GMT

"Gabriella, My Heart" will be read at the Dallas Musuem of Art as part of the Texas Bound literary series (note: Cristina will not be in attendance at this event). "French, Vacuum, Butterfly" was read at a previous event in this series. details

"Come Together, Fall Apart" now available in paperback

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:29:11 GMT

Buy it wherever books are sold.

Finalist for 2006 Texas Institute of Letters awards

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:29:11 GMT

Come Together, Fall Apart is a finalist for both the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction and the Steven Turner Award for Best Work of First Fiction.

Essay published in "Etiqueta Negra"

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:29:11 GMT

Cristina reflects on a photograph of her grandmother for a photography issue of this Peruvian magazine. read essay (note: translated to Spanish)

Essay published in Preservation magazine

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 19:29:11 GMT

Cristina writes about her grandparents' house in this magazine from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. read essay

Interviewed in literary journal

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:29:11 GMT

An interview with Cristina appears in the Winter/Spring 2007 issue of Gulf Coast. details

Named to "Top 10" list

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:29:11 GMT

Latinostories.com includes Cristina among its "2007 Top Ten 'New' Latino Authors to Watch (and Read)." view the list

Story appears in the anthology "Lengua Fresca: Latinos Writing on the Edge"

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:29:11 GMT

"Ashes," which first appeared in The New Yorker, is re-printed in this anthology. Buy it wherever books are sold.