I'm a fiction writer. My first novel, The World In Half, came out this year. My short story collection, Come Together, Fall Apart, was published in 2006.
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Scenes from tour IICreated about 7 months ago
Scenes from tour ICreated about 8 months ago
Events
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- Cristina Henriquez at Bucknell...
Bucknell Hall
Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00pm - Cristina Henriquez at Printers...
The University Center
Sunday, June 7 at 3:00pm - Arts & Letters Live Fresh Ink
Dallas Museum of Art
Friday, May 15 at 7:00pm - Cristina Henriquez reads at th...
Hinsdale Public Library
Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00pm - Barnes & Noble Tribeca
Barnes & Noble Tribeca
Thursday, April 23 at 7:00pm - Brazos Bookstore
Brazos Bookstore
Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00pm - BookPeople
BookPeople
Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00pm - University Book Store
University Book Store
Monday, April 20 at 7:00pm - Elliott Bay Book Company
Elliott Bay Book Company
Sunday, April 19 at 3:00pm - Cristina Henriquez does "Pub o...
Sticky Fingers Chicken Shack
Saturday, April 18 at 6:30pm
Notes
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- Reflections on STOPSMILING/WBEZ event 9:19am Oct 23
- Excerpt from "The Rejection Files" in the Oxford American 10:22am Sep 1|3 Comments
- What the blogs are saying 12:17pm May 14|3 Comments
Cristina Henriquez The inimitable Claire Zulkey interviewed me for her blog.
www.zulkey.com
Hello! Would you like to read a brief interview with me? How about my thoughts on Project Runway? Or what I watch when I'm sick?
Cristina Henriquez I'll be appearing in this, along with authors Joe Meno, Deb Olin Unferth, and Eula Biss. If you're in Chicago, you should come!
A STOP SMILING Collaboration with Chicago Public Radio
Location:The Heartland Cafe
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 22nd
One of the parody rejection letters in my piece entitled, "The Rejection Files: The Various Ways In Which Editors Say No," from the Oxford American. To read more, buy a copy of the issue at your local bookstore or newsstand. ................. Dear Author, We loved this story. We adored it...
Cristina Henriquez I contributed a parody piece about rejection letters to the newest issue of the Oxford American. Find it at your local bookstore or newsstand, and check the Notes section of my fan page for an excerpt.
www.oxfordamerican.org
Cristina Henriquez I have a shiny new author website (thanks to the kind people at Dayjob). Ch-ch-ch-check it out.
www.cristinahenriquez.com
Information about Cristina Henríquez, the author of the novel, "The World in Half", and "Come Together, Fall Apart", a novella and stories.
Cristina Henriquez Penguin has made the first chapter of The World in Half available to read online!
Cristina Henriquez I have surrendered to the 21st century and joined... Twitter. Yes, I did. Follow me!
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Author of The World in Half and Come Together, Fall Apart
Cristina Henriquez The Oxford American chose me as their featured writer for the month of June. Check out my interview with them, where I talk about the best writing advice I've ever received, the meaning of home, and my hidden talent (plus more!).
www.oxfordamerican.org
She's not yet thirty years old, but Cristina Henríquez has already: published two books of fiction (an award-winning collection of stories, Come Together, Fall Apart, and the just-released novel ...
Cristina Henriquez
Moderated by Mary Schmich from the Chicago Tribune, this will be an on-stage conversation with authors Thrity Umrigar and Aliza Shevrin as part of the 2009 Printers Row festival. I'll be signing books afterward.
For more information: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainm
Time:3:00PM Sunday, June 7th
Location:The University Center
A collection of quotes from bloggers who have recently read my novel, The World in Half. "Henriquez's gifts for lyrical prose, complex characters and sharp dialogue shine in one of the year's most moving and memorable novels." - Largehearted Boy “[An] unbelievably good first novel.... ...
Cristina Henriquez is featured in this week's Chicago Sun-Times.
www.suntimes.com
Found horizons CHICAGO LIT | Cristina Henriquez's heroine lets 'World' pull her in two directions - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Cristina Henriquez I'll be reading at my local library (it's also the place where I wrote much of my novel). If you're in or around Hinsdale, come say hello!
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, April 29th
Location:Hinsdale Public Library
Cristina Henriquez I wrote a post for the New Yorker's book blog about how I became I writer.
www.newyorker.com
Online version of the weekly magazine, with current articles, cartoons, blogs, audio, video, slide shows, an archive of articles and abstracts back to 1925
