Héctor Tobar

“When the San José mine collapsed outside of Copiapó, Chile, in August 2010, it trapped thirty-three miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking sixty-nine days. Across the globe, we sat riveted to television and computer screens as journalists flocked to the Atacama desert. While we saw what transpired above ground during the grueling and protracted rescue, the story of the miners' experiences below the earth's surface—and the lives that led them there—hasn't been heard until now. In Deep Down Dark, a master work by a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, Héctor Tobar gains exclusive access to the miners and their stories. The result is a miraculous and emotionally textured account of the thirty-three men who came to think of the San José mine as a kind of coffin, as a “cave” inflicting constant and thundering aural torment, and as a church where they sought redemption through prayer while the world watched from above. It offers an understanding of the families and personal histories that brought “los 33” to the mine, and the mystical and spiritual elements that surrounded working in such a dangerous place.” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

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Warwick's is hosting Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar on Tuesday, October 21st at 7:30pm to present his extraordinary new book, Deep Down Dark. For ten years, Hector Tobar was a National and Foreign Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. Reserved Seating is available. Only books purchased from Warwick's will be signed. Please call the Warwick's Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for details.

The exclusive, official story of the survival, faith, and family of Chile's thirty-three trapped miners.

When the San Jose mine collapsed outside of Copiapo, Chile, in August 2010, it trapped thirty-three miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking sixty-nine days. Across the globe, we sat riveted to television and computer screens as journalists flocked to the Atacama desert. While we saw what transpired above ground during the grueling and protracted rescue, the story of the miners' experiences below the earth's surface--and the lives that led them there--hasn't been heard until now.

In Deep Down Dark, a master work by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Hector Tobar gains exclusive access to the miners and their stories. The result is a miraculous and emotionally textured account of the thirty-three men who came to think of the San Jose mine as a kind of coffin, as a "cave" inflicting constant and thundering aural torment, and as a church where they sought redemption through prayer while the world watched from above. It offers an understanding of the families and personal histories that brought "los 33" to the mine, and the mystical and spiritual elements that surrounded working in such a dangerous place.

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COVER TO COVER BOOK GROUP

Anderson’s welcomes the Cover to Cover Book Group, a club that focuses on fiction books. This month’s title is Hector Tobar’s The Barbarian Nurseries. Please read the book, and join our lively discussion. New members are invited to participate, but are asked to please call and register: (630) 355-2665. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 at 7:00 p.m. Anderson’s Two Doors East | 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville

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Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes The Diesel Readers back to the store to discuss The Barbarian Nurseries by Hector Tobar on Monday, February 4th at 7pm.

The Barbarian Nurseries is the winner of the California Book Award for Fiction

Scott and Maureen Torres-Thompson have always relied on others to run their Orange County home. However, when bad investments crater their bank account, it all comes down to Araceli - their somewhat prickly Mexican maid. One night, an argument between the couple turns physical, and a misunderstanding leaves the children in Araceli’s care. Their parents unreachable, she takes them to central Los Angeles in the hopes of finding Scott’s estranged Mexican father, an earnest quest that soon becomes a colossal misadventure, with consequences that ripple through every strata of the sprawling city. Héctor Tobar's The Barbarian Nurseries is a masterful tale of contemporary Los Angeles, a novel as alive as the city itself.

Hector Tobar, a weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Times, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a novelist. Tobar is the author of Translation Nation and The Tattooed Soldier. The son of Guatemalan immigrants, he is a native of the city of Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and three children.

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October is National Reading Group Month - saluting reading groups, fostering their growth and promoting the love of literature! In celebration, we are pleased to welcome Woman's National Book Association & featured guests to Vroman's for an Author's Panel. The evening will include short readings by the authors, followed by a q&a and booksigning. Our featured authors for the event are Attica Locke (The cutting season), Hector Tobar (The Barbarian Nurseries), Naomi Benaron (Running the rift), and Richard Kramer (These Things Happen).

Founded in 1917, WNBA promotes literacy, a love of reading, and women's and men's roles in the community of the book.

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