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An Evening with Ruben Reyes Jr.

Letras Latinas Community Reading Series

2026-03-25 18:00:00 2026-03-25 20:00:00 America/New_York An Evening with Ruben Reyes Jr. The Letras Latinas Community Reading Series welcomes Ruben Reyes Jr. for a reading and conversation with scholar Paulina Hernández-Trejo. Reception and book signing to follow. Registration recommended Main Library - Community Learning Center - Ballroom (A+B Combined), Leighton Auditorium

Wednesday, March 25
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-03-25 18:00:00 2026-03-25 20:00:00 America/New_York An Evening with Ruben Reyes Jr. The Letras Latinas Community Reading Series welcomes Ruben Reyes Jr. for a reading and conversation with scholar Paulina Hernández-Trejo. Reception and book signing to follow. Registration recommended Main Library - Community Learning Center - Ballroom (A+B Combined), Leighton Auditorium

Main Library - Community Learning Center

Ballroom (A+B Combined), Leighton Auditorium

The Letras Latinas Community Reading Series welcomes Ruben Reyes Jr. for a reading and conversation with scholar Paulina Hernández-Trejo. Reception and book signing to follow. Registration recommended

Ruben Reyes Jr. is the son of two Salvadoran immigrants. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, AGNI, BOMB Magazine, Lightspeed Magazine, LitHub, and other publications. In 2026, he was named a Forbes 30 under 30.

His debut story collection, There is a Rio Grande in Heaven, was a finalist for The Story Prize, and longlisted for the the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and the New American Voices Award. Archive of Unknown Universes is his first novel. Originally from Southern California, he lives in Queens.

Book sales provided by Brain Lair Books. Catering provided by A Bite with Mee. 

Check out works by Ruben Reyes Jr. at SJCPL here.

Read a recent interview with Ruben Reyes Jr. at Letras Latinas Blog.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books & Authors |

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