Laredo Public Library welcomes Victor Villasenor

If you have a chance, stop by the Laredo Public Library HEB Multi-Purpose this Friday, December 12 at 6pm to meet and listen to Victor Villasenor, who will be reading excerpts from his latest book, “Crazy Loco Love.” He will be signing copies of his book too, so if you haven’t bought one yet, get to it.

You can read Chapter 1 and 2 of the book here. Here’s a little background on the book itself.

From Victor Villaseñor, one of America’s most beloved writers, author of Rain of Gold and Burro Genius, comes Crazy Loco Love (Arte Público Press, September 2008, $26.95, 416 pages, clothbound, ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-315-7), a compelling memoir of his adolescent search for meaning and identity. In this new work, Villaseñor deftly undermines the macho stereotype so often associated with Latinos, while exposing the tender vulnerability and naiveté of a young man grappling with his own sexuality and spirituality. Kirkus Reviews says, “Readers will find Crazy Loco Love a departure in a new direction, for now the author, revisiting his late-adolescent self, becomes exceedingly interested in matters of the flesh.”

Check out the author’s website here. If you plan to attend, make sure you take lots and lots of pictures and share them with us.

Watch an interview with Villasenor here.