MACRI TALK - Virtual Book Club: Vampires of El Norte 🧛🏼

Join us for a special espooky season virtual conversation about Vampires of El Norte, a gothic romance set in the Rio Grande Valley during the 1840s. This love story collides with the start of the US-Mexican War and the discovery of vampires! Author Isabel Cañas surrounds the reader with visions of the chaparral filled with anacahuita trees and javelinas and the sounds of chicharras and chachalacas in this supernatural western with a distinctly South Texas feel. Throw in a romance between a ranchero’s daughter and a vaquero, plus the addition of vampires, and this novel is sure to entertain. What makes this book a MACRI pick, is the way it addresses issues facing Tejanos during a time of enormous socio-political change. What would become of the Tejano ranching way of life? What would become of the rights of Mexican descent peoples in the wake of the war? Our guests will…