Cristina Garcí a is the author of eight novels including Dreaming in Cuban, The Agü ero Sisters, Monkey Hunting, A Handbook to Luck, The Lady Matador’ s Hotel, King of Cuba, Here in Berlin, and Vanishing Maps. Her work has been nominated for a National Book Award and translated into fifteen languages. She has taught at universities nationwide and is currently Resident Playwright at Central Works Theater in Berkeley. Visit her website at CristinaGarciaNovelist. com.