NHCC Book Club: Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget by Reyna Grande

NHCC Book Club: Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget by Reyna Grande Wednesday, August 26, 2026 6:00 pm NHCC | HLA Conference Room For the month of August 2026 we will be reading Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget by Reyna Grande. What is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure? Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget is a powerful testament to Grande’s role as a storyteller and cultural witness. It expands our understanding of life in the United States and the complex people who cross and live within its borders. It is an essential read for the seekers, the dreamers, and anyone who believes in the enduring, transformative power of finding one’s voice. The NHCC invites lovers of literature, folks who love to read, and those who enjoy talking about the history and vast the array of identities that contribute to Latinidad/Hispanidad to join us! We will meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room. This book is available at the Albuquerque Public Library: 3 copies This is a free community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below. RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE! About the author: Reyna Grande has spent her career capturing the raw reality of life across borders. In this intricate and deeply intimate memoir-in-essays, the author of the landmark memoirs The Distance Between Us and A Dream Called Home again turns her gaze inward to explore the scars left by migration and the ongoing work of stitching herself back together. With her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty, Grande interrogates how living between two nations, two languages, and two identities has shaped the woman, mother, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala, Mexico, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children’s world of abundance, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival. Whether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us, how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries? For more information on Reyna Grande please go to here website here. NHCC Book Club: Migrant Heart | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs