- May 6th, Leonard Lopate interview on WNYC
- May 6th, Reading and book signing at La Casa Azul in New York City
- May 7th-May 8th, New York, New York: For the PEN World Voices Festival
- Thursday May 7: "Writing Gender" 7:00 pm at Albertine bookstore
- Friday May 8: "Literary Quest" 6:30 pm at Westbeth Center for the Arts.
- Thursday May 7: Acevedo will also lead a workshop at the Bronx Museum, "Generating Fiction from Memories".
- May 28, Book Expo America, New York
"Perfect timing for a Scheherazade-style account of Cuban history."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)