H&H Books will host Erika Morillo in conversation with Irit Reinheimer on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7pm. This event is free, but registration is encouraged!
About the book: In Mother Archive, Erika Morillo reconciles the demons of her past including a family murder kept secret, the mysterious disappearance of her father, the systematic erasing of family photographs, a turbulent relationship with her mother, and layers of generational trauma and abuse. Intertwining memories with archival family photographs, news clippings, film stills, and artistic images, Mother Archive spans three generations across three different countries, and works as a map in which Morillo traces incidents in her family history to help her understand herself and her own experience as a mother.
Mother Archive is a current finalist for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award in Autobiography.
About the author: Erika Morillo is a photographer and writer born and raised in the Dominican Republic. She lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.