Book Club, Palm View Branch Library, McAllen Public Library, Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Hispanic Heritage Month
Staff Report
McAllen TX - The Palm View Branch Library will host a book club discussion of Mexican Gothic, a gothic horror novel by Mexican Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Study Room A.
Published in 2020, the novel centers on a young woman investigating her cousin’s claims that her husband is trying to murder her. The book landed on bestseller lists and won multiple literary awards, including the Aurora Award for Best Novel, the Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, and the British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel. Moreno-Garcia’s writing has drawn comparisons to Daphne du Maurier and Guillermo del Toro.
The novel is set against the backdrop of real Mexican mining ghost towns in the Hidalgo mountains, inspired by British colonial rule and the history of Spanish extraction of gold and silver using Indigenous labor. Moreno-Garcia described those inspirations in an afterword to the novel.
The Palm View Book Club meeting will feature light refreshments and engaging conversation. The event is open to adults 18 and older, including seniors 50 and up. Study Room A has a maximum capacity of 12 people.
The Palm View Branch Library is located at 3401 Jordan Ave., McAllen. For information, call 956-681-3110.
Source - McAllen Public Library