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September 23, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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SOLD OUT: An Evening with Lauren Sánchez and Adriana Cisneros
Books & Books presents…
AN EVENING WITH LAUREN SÁNCHEZ
in conversation with
Adriana Cisneros
discussing
The Fly Who Flew to Space
(The Collective Book Studio, $19.95)
Monday, September 23rd, 6:30 PM |Books & Books, Coral Gables
Books & Books proud to present an evening with Lauren Sanchez discussing The Fly Who Flew to Space (The Collective Book Studio, $19.95). She will be in conversation with Adriana Cisneros. Lauren Sánchez, Emmy Award-winning journalist, pilot, and philanthropist, takes readers on a high-flying space adventure with Flynn the Fly in her picture book debut. Includes a glow-in-dark poster for your wall inside the jacket—and a special glow-in-the-dark page to find inside the book!
This event is FREE and open to the public and books will be available for purchase the night of the event! An RSVP grants general entry, but seating is not guaranteed, so please try and show up early. Please RSVP only if you intend to join us.
About the Book:
Lauren Sánchez, Emmy Award-winning journalist, pilot, and philanthropist, takes readers on a high-flying space adventure with Flynn the Fly in her picture book debut. Includes a glow-in-dark poster for your wall inside the jacket—and a special glow-in-the-dark page to find inside the book!
“. . . a beautiful reminder to embrace risks for the sake of discovery.” —Kim Kardashian
Bold and inquisitive, Flynn is a little fly with big dreams. Fascinated by the stars, Flynn daydreams of becoming an astronaut. School is hard, but especially when there’s an attention-grabbing rocket company just down the road. One day, while exploring, Flynn flies aboard a rocket ship that suddenly takes off!
Follow Flynn on an exciting journey to space to learn more about our precious planet—from amazing natural wonders, like the rainforest, to the atmosphere that protects it all. After all, big dreams and a curious mind can lead to the most astonishing discoveries!
With a book jacket that doubles as a glow-in-the-dark poster and an interior page that also glows, this engaging picture book features exquisitely detailed illustrations by Clio-award winner, Raleigh Stewart, and introduces important STEAM concepts. Encouraging exploration and conservation, Sánchez—and Flynn—will have little readers reaching for the stars.
BUY THE BOOK HERE
About the Author:
Long before Emmy Award-winning journalist, pilot, and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez was a children’s book author, she was a little girl with big dreams. Growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she looked to her father, a former flight instructor, and dreamed of one day becoming a pilot. Watching him ignited Lauren’s passion for aviation. After a long career in journalism, Lauren finally got her pilot’s license in her 40’s, which ultimately led her to found Black Ops Aviation in 2016—proving you are never too old to chase your dreams. Years later, Lauren can see her own kids looking to the sky with wonder. That experience as a mom, coupled with her love of storytelling and adventure, motivated Lauren to write her first children’s book. Lauren hopes this book can help kids everywhere find their passion and chase their dreams, even up into the clouds and beyond!
About the Moderator:
Adriana Cisneros is the CEO of Cisneros, a privately-owned enterprise with a 95-year legacy in global business. Under her leadership, Cisneros has expanded its reach through its three core divisions: Real Estate, Interactive, and Media.
Adriana’s passion for space and satellite technology drives her strategic investments, such as AST&Science, which revolutionizes global connectivity via Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Her early exposure to the space industry, working alongside her father on DirecTV Latin America’s satellite launches, sparked a lifelong commitment that she continues as a board member at AST&Science.
She is also the President of Fundación Cisneros, promoting educational access in Latin America, and actively participates in the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) Latin American Acquisitions Committee and the Cisneros Institute. Adriana holds a BA from Columbia University, a Master’s in Journalism from NYU, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development, as well as a Henry Crown Fellow.