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*The Sons of El ReyBook Launch with Alex Espinoza and Susan Straight FREE •
Thursday, October 3 *
*7–8 PM, doors open at 6:30*
*Riverside Main Library Community Room 3900 Mission Inn Avenue • Riverside,
CA 92501*

Our September Artswalk event is one you won’t want to miss!

On Thursday, October 3, Inlandia Institute will celebrate the launch of *Alex
Espinoza’s*newest book, *The Sons of El Rey*, at Riverside Main Library in
downtown Riverside. Alex will be joined by renowned Riverside writer – and
New York Times bestselling author – Susan Straight in a conversation about
Alex’s timeless, epic novel about a family of luchadores contending with
forbidden love and secrets in Mexico City, Los Angeles, and beyond. The
program begins at 7:00 PM; doors open at 6:30. Free and open to all.

Published by Simon and Schuster, *The Sons of El Rey* tells the story of
Ernesto Vega and his family. Ernesto has lived many lives, from pig farmer
to construction worker to famed luchador El Rey Coyote, yet he has always
worn a mask. He was discovered by a local lucha libre trainer at a time
when luchadores—Mexican wrestlers donning flamboyant masks and capes—were
treated as daredevils or rock stars. Ernesto found fame, rapidly gaining
name rec­ognition across Mexico, but at great expense, nearly costing him
his marriage to his wife Elena.

Years later, in East Los Angeles, his son, Freddy Vega, is struggling to
save his father’s gym while Freddy’s own son, Julian, is searching for
professional and romantic fulfillment as a Mexican American gay man
refusing to be defined by stereotypes.

With alternating perspectives, Ernesto and Elena take you from the ranches
of Michoacán to the makeshift colonias of Mexico City. Freddy describes
life in the suburban streets of 1980s Los Angeles and the community their
family built, as Julian descends deep into our present-day culture of
hook-up apps, lucha burlesque shows, and the dark underbelly of West
Hollywood. *The Sons of El Rey *is an intimate portrait of a family wading
against time and legacy, yet always choosing the fight.
Portraits of author Alex Espinoza

*Alex Espinoza* (he/him/his/they) is a queer writer with a disability. He
was born in Tijuana, Mexico––on Kumeyaay original lands–– to Purepécha
parents from the state of Michoacán and raised in Southern California, on
Gabrieliño-Tongva land. His debut novel, *Still Water Saints*, was
published to wide critical acclaim. His second novel, *The Five Acts of
Diego León*, was the winner of a 2014 American Book Award from the Before
Columbus Foundation. He is the author of the nonfiction book *Cruising: An
Intimate History of a Radical Pastime*. His newest novel, *The Sons of El
Rey*, was published in June 2024 from Simon and Schuster.

*Susan Straight* was born in Riverside, California, where she still lives
with her family. Her memoir, *In the Country of Women*(Catapult Books,
2020) was a national bestseller. It was a Best Book of the Year by NPR and
CodeSwitch, longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence, and a
Finalist for the Clara Johnson Prize for Women’s Literature. Her latest
novel is *Mecca *(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, March 2022).
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*Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, **Distinguished Professor of **Creative Writing*
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