An Eye for An I: Launch Party

Thursday, Nov. 13 | 5-7 pm
Blue Heron Coffeehouse
162 W 2nd St, Winona, MN 55987

Hola, Friends

My memoir, An Eye for An I: Growing Up With Blindness, Bigotry and Family Mental Illness is set to be released on November 4th by the University of Minnesota Press. Please join me for the Winona Launch Party at Blue Heron from 5:00-7:00 PM on Thursday, November 13th. There will be delicious appetizers from the good folksat the Blue Heron, a slideshow, a reading or two, music, and salsa dancing to close out the celebration.

If you are unable to make the Launch Party, I will be on a panel of memoir writers on Saturday, November 8th at 10AM at the Winona Public Library. I hope you can join us for one or both of the above events.

The memoir is to be featured on several podcasts including the Midwest Writers Room, the Kindness Matters podcast, and Minnesota Reads, a weekly Minnesota radio segment on The North 103.3 FM. If you know of podcasts, book groups or classrooms that might benefit from discussing the topics above, please feel free to share that information with me.

Mil Gracias, Jim Bonilla

PS. It is not too late to pre-order An Eye for An I. I’m told that pre-orders make a huge difference to a book’s success because publishers devote more time and money to a book that is already selling well.   Order here.  Thanks.

A sample of reviewers’ comments:

“Whether you come to this book for insights about living with disability, the impacts of racism and trauma, or the emotional journey to healthy manhood, you will  be captivated by the vivid tenderness of a masterful storyteller and inspired by the lessons about the resilience of the human spirit.”  – Steven Botkin, founder and former executive director , Men’s Resources International

“Weaving together a poignant narrative made of personal vignettes, James Francisco Bonilla tells of obstacles overcome, insights gained, and lives transformed by his commitment to social justice and self-understanding. With its intersectional analysis of racism, mental illness, and disability, this memoir brings a fresh and inspiring voice to the world of social justice literature.”—Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD, author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race.