On Wednesday, April 13th, Roosevelt Island poet Adela Sinclair reads from her new book La Revedere at the local branch of the New York Public Library, 504 Main Street, at 7:00 p.m.

The Roosevelt Island Daily News

More details and how to order La Revedere here.

Special note from Adela: “I have invited a special guest Domnica Radulescu to read from her memoir, Dream in a Suitcase.”

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