# Event Details - **Event Name**: An Afternoon with Lori Carlson-Hijuelos in conversation with Mirta Ojito - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for an afternoon with Mirta Ojito and author Lori Carlson-Hijuelos for the release of her new memoir, A WRITING MARRIAGE.About this Event🎟 This event is FREE and open to the public and books will be available for purchase the night of the event! An RSVP grants general entry, but seating is not guaranteed, so please try and show up early. Please RSVP only if you intend to join us. Can't make the event?About The BookIn A Writing Marriage (Regalo Press; hardcover, May 12, 2026, $30.00), Lori Carlson-Hijuelos captures the fullness of the life and love she shared with her late husband Oscar Hijuelos, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Throughout her memoir, Lori offers excerpts from Blue Antiquity, Oscar’s final, unpublished novel, to further illuminate select recollections of their relationship. “My husband’s words are woven together with mine,” Lori writes.About The AuthorLori Carlson-Hijuelos is an editor, translator, and writer whose career began at the Americas Society in New York City. She is the anthologist of many books, most notable among them Cool Salsa and Red Hot Salsa. She is also the author of three novels, including The Sunday Tertulia.About The ModeratorBorn in Havana, Mirta Ojito is a journalist, professor, and author who has worked at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, and the New York Times. The recipient of an Emmy for the documentary Harvest of Misery as well as a shared Pulitzer for national reporting in 2001 for a series of articles about race in America for the New York Times, Ojito was an assistant professor of journalism at Columbia University for almost nine years. She is the author of two award-winning nonfiction books: Finding Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus and Hunting Season: Immigration and M**der in an All-American Town. Currently, Ojito is a senior director on the NBC News Standards team working at Telemundo Network. Deeper than the Ocean is her debut novel. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/4b468d00-1475-11f1-89f1-09c30f73298b-rimg-w490-h740-dcd9c3af-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/coral-gables/an-afternoon-with-lori-carlson-hijuelos-in-conversation-with-mirta-ojito/100001983802156653 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment, dance, Sports - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Coral Gables - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: Books & Books - **lat**: 25.7505441 - **long**: -80.2599664 - **full address**: Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: An Afternoon with Lori Carlson-Hijuelos in conversation with Mirta Ojito - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/8c21cbd890478f93a6359d187ead90cbec9e58816dc24b02e545369047ca85e2-rimg-w1200-h600-dcdfcfb5-gmir.jpg?v=1772262976 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is An Afternoon with Lori Carlson-Hijuelos in conversation with Mirta Ojito being held? - **A:** An Afternoon with Lori Carlson-Hijuelos in conversation with Mirta Ojito takes place on Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing An Afternoon with Lori Carlson-Hijuelos in conversation with Mirta Ojito? - **A:** An Afternoon with Lori Carlson-Hijuelos in conversation with Mirta Ojito is organized by Books & Books. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Books & Books's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Books & Books a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. 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