Elaine Castillo, author portrait
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Elaine Castillo

Elaine Castillo, named one of “30 of the Planet’s Most Exciting Young People” by the Financial Times, was born and raised in the Bay Area. Her debut novel, America Is Not the Heart, was a finalist for numerous prizes including the Elle Big Book Award, the Center for Fiction Prize, and the Aspen Words Literary Prize and was named a best book of 2018 by NPR, Real Simple, Lit Hub, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Post, Kirkus Reviews, and the New York Public Library.
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Sun Oct 26 | 02:00 PM
SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARY
1110 ALAMEDA DE LAS PULGAS
BELMONT, CA 94002
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496 14TH ST
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
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