Book + Author: Jeanine Cummins & American Dirt

Join us for a virtual book club event with best-selling author Jeanine Cummins for the paperback release of American Dirt. This virtual event is for book club members and readers in our community and across the country, who can tune in to hear a discussion between Jeanine Cummins and screenwriter and producer Guillermo Arriaga. Register here.

Event Format

This event is free and open to the public, registration required. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions for the speakers at the time of registration. Attendees can contact bookclubs@macmillan.com with any event-related questions or accessibility requests.

About the book:

Jeanine Cummins's American Dirt, the #1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club pick that has sold over two million copies, is finally available in paperback.

Lydia lives in Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while cracks are beginning to show in Acapulco because of the cartels, Lydia’s life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. But after her husband’s tell-all profile of the newest drug lord is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and Luca find themselves joining the countless people trying to reach the United States. Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to?