The Affairs of the Falcons and Experiences as a New Author
Join us for a conversation with Melissa Rivero who recently published her first novel -The Affiars of the Falcons. It tells the story of a young undocumented Peruvian woman fighting to keep her family afloat in New York City in the mid-1990's.
Recent praise for her book:
“Timely and beautifully rendered.... Rivero succeeds in drawing to light the challenges many new immigrants face.... A complex and compelling portrait of Latin American immigrants and the experience of undocumented families.” - Booklist
“A nuanced look at the human cost of immigration policy.... This is, obviously, a book that has a lot to say to our current moment, but it also has an emotional appeal that is timeless and universal. Thoughtful and eye-opening, this is an admirable debut.” - Kirkus Reviews
ABOUT MELISSA
Melissa Rivero is the author of The Affairs of the Falcóns, which won the New American Voices Award and was nominated for the PEN/Hemingway Debut Novel Prize, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Born in Lima, Peru and raised in Brooklyn, she is a graduate of NYU and Brooklyn Law School. Melissa currently works as in-house legal counsel at a startup. She still lives in Brooklyn with her family.
For more information:
https://www.melissa-rivero.com/
https://www.harpercollins.com/author/cr-131260/melissa-rivero/
An interview with Melissa
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/books/affairs-of-falcons-melissa-rivero-interview.html