We’re Going on a Parranda!
Sat, Oct 03
|Once Upon a Stage
Mayra Cuevas reads from We're Going on a Parranda!
Time & Location
Oct 03, 2026, 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM EDT
Once Upon a Stage, 101 W Ponce de Leon Ave Ste 110-AX, Decatur, GA 30030
About
Mayra Cuevas reads from We're Going on a Parranda! A Puerto Rican Navidad Story
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This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required, and seating is first come, first served.
Signing information:
Signing time: 1:30 PM
Signing location: DeKalb History Center North Lawn (Ponce de Leon side)
About the Author
Mayra Cuevas is the award-winning author of picture books and novels for readers of all ages. Her young adult novel Does My Body Offend You? (co-written with Marie Marquardt) was long-listed for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Mayra is a former award-winning CNN producer, and currently a creative writing professor. She co-founded the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival and its Latinx Storytellers Conference. Mayra keeps her sanity by practicing modern Buddhism and meditation. She splits her time between Atlanta and Puerto Rico. Her new book with coauthor Marie Marquardt is How to Fake a Southern Gentleman, and her new children’s book is We're Going on a Parranda! A Puerto Rican Navidad Story.