I’ve written here before in praise of Eduardo F. Calcines’ Leaving Glorytown: One Boy’s Struggle Under Castro. Calcines, who lives in the Tampa Bay area, provides a fascinatiing glimpse inside Cuba during (primarily) the 1960s. After the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro, his family went from enjoying a good life to austerity—food, medicine and jobs became difficult to find. Perhaps most significantly, this book is written for teenagers, although it is also enjoyable for adults.

I am mentioning the book again because you have a chance to meet Calcines tomorrow (Nov. 7) from noon until 2 p.m. at the Barnes and Noble, 213 N. Dale Mabry Highway. Mapquest it if you don’t know the way—this is the Barnes and Noble on Dale Mabry Highway between Ruby Tuesday’s and Village Inn. Calcines will be onhand to meet readers and sign copies of his book. For more details, you can call (813) 871-2228.