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Hector Tobar Visits

John invited Hector Tobar, author of the Barbarian Nurseries, to come out to my place to discuss his book with us . We had a great time chatting about the book we read and the book he has coming out next year (about the Chilean miners).
Hector posted the following on FB the next day “I’ve done a few book clubs since ‘The Barbarian Nurseries’ came out. Always interesting: especially when the moms start debating whether they like my character Maureen. But last night I went to a home in Fullerton and met up with a book club made up entirely of dads. They made some great food, served up some excellent sangria and sopes (just like in the party in my novel!). And, as my character Araceli would have liked, I made a point of showing up fashionably late. Cool discussion followed, especially since one of the dads was named Scott (like the dad in my novel) and has 3 kids and works in a software company (like my fictional Scott!). Nice when reality is like the stuff you make up.”
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Now we can attest that Hector is a great story-teller both in print and in person. It was an honor that he’d make the long pilgrimage to the hinterlands of Fullerton to join us wine, laughs, and good conversation.
“Barbarian Nurseries” is Winner of the California Book Award for Fiction and A Los Angeles Times Bestseller.
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