Events › Mill Creek Library Nonfiction Book Group - "Accordion Eulogies" by Noé Álvarez

We discuss narrative nonfiction of all kinds: science, history, social issues, biography, memoir, and more. No registration is required; please join us at Mill Creek City Hall North!

This month's book is Accordion Eulogies by Yakima author Noé Álvarez. He grew up with stories of his grandfather, an itinerant accordion-player who abandoned his family. In this memoir, Álvarez describes reckoning with the legacy of silence surrounding his family's migration from Mexico, his resolution to learn to play the accordion, and his journey to Mexico to discover the grandfather he never knew.

This event is part of Sno-Isle Reads Together. The 2025 selection is Accordion Eulogies by Noé Álvarez. Discover additional Sno-Isle Reads Together events, including four opportunities to meet the author. Sno-Isle Reads Together is funded by the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation.

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