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As a lawyer and daughter of Guatemalan and Cuban bakers, Jessica Parra never objects to an extra slice of cake. She’s a Los Angeles native who loves to write about Latinas with big hair (and even bigger dreams), complicated families, and the healing magic of acceptance.



April 12, 2025
San Antonio Book Festival
Library of San Antonio and UTSA Southwest Campus
4:00 - 5:00pm
Control What You Can — Coming of Age Romance Panel
Copper Kitchen, Urschel Building
September 20, 2025
Fall Into Books Fest
Hyatt Regency Orange County
11999 Harbor Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92840


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