About this Event
This month, we'll be discussing Ophelia After All. A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in this hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by author Racquel Marie. As always, our number one priority is creating comunidad. So please feel free to attend even if you didn't get a chance to finish the book this month.
Nos vemos pronto!
Where to find the book
You can find a copy of their book on Bookshop.org here
Purchase through Estelita's Library's Bookshop.org storefront, and you'll support Seattle's local Black/Brown-owned justice-focused community bookstore & lending library.
You can also find the book at Seattle Public Library in print, ebook, and audiobook formats.
About the Book
Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boys - way too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes, but Ophelia is a romantic at heart. She couldn't change, even if she wanted to.
So when she finds herself thinking more about cute, quiet Talia Sanchez than the loss of a perfect prom with her ex-boyfriend, seeds of doubt take root in Ophelia's firm image of herself. Add to that the impending end of high school and the fracturing of her once-solid friend group, and things are spiraling a little out of control. But the course of love--and sexuality--never did run smooth. As her secrets begin to unravel, Ophelia must make a choice between clinging to the fantasy version of herself she's always imagined or upending everyone's expectations to rediscover who she really is, after all.
About the Authors
Racquel Marie is a queer Latina and first-generation Colombian and Cuban American, who grew up in Southern California, where her passion for storytelling of all kinds was encouraged by her friends and big family. She received a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in gender and sexuality studies from the University of California, Irvine.
2026 Meeting Dates & Book Picks
- Sat. 1/31/26 - Ophelia After All, Raquel Marie
- Sat. 2/21/26 - Krik? Krak!, Edwidge Danticat
- Sat. 3/2026 – So Many Stars, Caro De Robertis
- Sat. 4/2026 - Chilean Poet, Alejandro Zambra
- Sat. 5/2026 - Abyss, Pilar Quintana
- Sat. 6/2026 – Our Migrant Souls, Hector Tobar
- Sat. 7/2026 - Canto Contigo, Jonny Garza Villa
- Sat. 8/2026 – When Language Broke Open, Alan Pelaez Lopez
- Sat. 9/2026 - Defectors, Paola Ramos
- Sat. 10/2026 - Malcriada & Other Stories, Lorraine Avila
- Sat. 11/2026 – We Will Be Jaguars, Nemonte Nenquimo
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
El Quetzal, 3211 Beacon Avenue South, Seattle, United States
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