Carlsbad Reads: The Line Becomes A River

Carlsbad Reads Together is an annual event that connects the entire Carlsbad community through reading, discussion and engagement of selected books. Throughout the month of April 2023, all three library locations will host book discussions, an author visit, and offer corresponding Exploration HUB classes, youth and teen events and more. This year’s selection for adult readers is Francisco Canú’s The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches From The Border.

Selected with input from some of the most engaged library patrons, the 2023 Carlsbad Reads Together adult selection is “The Line Becomes a River” by Francisco Cantú. This true story of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent’s experience on the front lines of the U.S.-Mexico border presents a nuanced, balanced view of courage and compassion in the line of duty. . . Raised in the Southwest United States, Francisco Cantú’s lifelong fascination with the border led him to find a job where he would experience its danger and heartbreak firsthand. He became a US border patrol agent, and over the next four years, he policed drug routes and smuggling corridors and tracked lost migrants across the desert. Now the author of a bestselling memoir about his experiences, he speaks with urgency, honesty, and empathy about how the border wreaks violence on both sides of the line.

For all the details on the book and planned events, please click the link.

[Link: Carlsbad Reads Together]