# Event Details - **Event Name**: In-Store: Brenda Navarro: Eating Ashes w/ Megan McDowell - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: "A sensitive portrayal of sibling love, grief, and the trauma of dislocation." —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewAbout this EventEvent guidelines:Each ticket will include either a copy of the featured book or a $10 Books Are Magic gift card.Additional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.A signing will follow the talk.Home address is collected for contact tracing purposes; it will not be used otherwise.The event will also be livestreamed for free here: https://youtube.com/live/xbm4qVMfU4QAs a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we'll work it out.If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact eventhelp@booksaremagic.net.An arrestingly beautiful, award-winning novel about separation, migration, and love left behind.Alone and adrift in Barcelona, an unnamed narrator is haunted by the death of her teenage brother, Diego. Diego, the little boy she helped raise in Mexico while their mother struggled to make a living in Spain. Diego, who loved Vampire Weekend and dreamed of becoming a pilot. Diego, who hated Madrid as much as she did.Now, his ashes in hand, she must return to Mexico. Plagued by memories, she recounts their young lives leading up to tragedy in blistering detail: the acute loneliness that accompanied their emigration; the siblings’ first separation, when she left for Barcelona to make her own way in the world; her activism against labor abuses, which is threatened by her tumultuous relationship with an entitled lover; and the final, heavyhearted confrontation with her brother. Caught between rage and heartbreak over the loss of Diego, she pieces together a story of alienation, but also of surprising courage and hope.Masterfully translated by National Book Award winner Megan McDowell, and shot through with flashes of dark humor, Eating Ashes boldly confronts both the intimate and systemic struggles faced by migrants striving to build a life worth living. Already an international sensation across Europe, this novel cements Brenda Navarro as a breathtakingly unique and vital voice in literature.Brenda Navarro is one of the most critically acclaimed authors in the Spanish language. Eating Ashes won the Cálamo and CEGAL prizes and was a finalist for the Mario Vargas Llosa Biennial Novel Prize. Originally from Mexico, she lives in Madrid.Megan McDowell has translated works by Samanta Schweblin and Mariana Enriquez, among others. Her translations have won the National Book Award for Translated Literature and the English PEN award. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brooklyn/in-store-brenda-navarro-eating-ashes-w-megan-mcdowell/100001979887608133 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, magic-show - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fin-store-brenda-navarro-eating-ashes-w-megan-mcdowell-tickets-1979887608133 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10.89, max: 27.21, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Brooklyn - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Books Are Magic Montague - **lat**: 40.6945995 - **long**: -73.994642 - **full address**: Books Are Magic Montague, 122 Montague Street, Brooklyn, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Books Are Magic (https://allevents.in/org/books-are-magic/22525923) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/f29c7a2d19e744af6fbf5ac59f37275469a94379f3aef68c45458b9060eda777-rimg-w1200-h600-dc922a03-gmir.jpg?v=1767858328 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/c48c4b6b9a030b2318b2e05eb097a5f52534a4e4315a8888512f63f0ab5eddb7-rimg-w400-h400-dc922a03-gmir.jpg?v=1767858327 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Books Are Magic Montague, 122 Montague Street, Brooklyn, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 10.89 up to 27.21 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Books Are Magic - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, magic-show - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about In-Store: Brenda Navarro: Eating Ashes w/ Megan McDowell ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "In-Store: Brenda Navarro: Eating Ashes w/ Megan McDowell", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/f29c7a2d19e744af6fbf5ac59f37275469a94379f3aef68c45458b9060eda777-rimg-w1200-h600-dc922a03-gmir.jpg?v=1767858328", "startDate": "2026-03-11", "endDate": "2026-03-11", "url": "https://allevents.in/brooklyn/in-store-brenda-navarro-eating-ashes-w-megan-mcdowell/100001979887608133", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Books Are Magic Montague", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "122 Montague Street", "postalCode": "11201", "addressLocality": "Brooklyn", "addressRegion": "NY", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "40.6945995", "longitude": "-73.994642" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "\"A sensitive portrayal of sibling love, grief, and the trauma of dislocation.\" —Kirkus Reviews, starred review", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-03-11", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "10.89", "highPrice": "27.21", "price": "10.89", "url": "https://allevents.in/brooklyn/in-store-brenda-navarro-eating-ashes-w-megan-mcdowell/100001979887608133" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/brooklyn/in-store-brenda-navarro-eating-ashes-w-megan-mcdowell/100001979887608133", "price": "27.21", "name": "Ticket + book (Store Pickup)" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/brooklyn/in-store-brenda-navarro-eating-ashes-w-megan-mcdowell/100001979887608133", "price": "10.89", "name": "Ticket + gift card (Store Pickup)" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Books Are Magic", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/books-are-magic/22525923", "description": "Books Are Magic opened on May 1, 2017, in Cobble Hill. 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