Sefardic fiction theme of this year’s Livros Lookout series
- Daniel Santacruz
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By Daniel Santacruz
The author of Gateway to the Moon, award-winning novelist Mary Morris, will open the 2026 Livros Lookout series, which starts Tuesday March 17.
Morris’ book is the story of a remote New Mexican town coming to grips with a dark history it never imagined.
The series, the brainchild of Sara Aroeste, performer, author and activist, is part of the Livros Lookout Bookclub.
According to a press release, other authors invited to the series are Leigh Berdugo, scheduled for June 15, author of The Familiar, a captivating novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.
On September 15 club members will hear Barbara Stark-Nemon, author of Isabela’s Way, which tells the story of a fourteen-year-old girl’s escape from early-seventeenth-century Portugal’s Inquisition with
the help of a group of friends.
This year’s authors and books celebrate Sefardic culture and the diversity of the Jewish experience, said Aroeste, with fiction as the common denominator.
The fee to join the book club is $56. The books are not included, but members will received bags and a bookmark, and a link to buy the books, if the participants’ library does not carry them.
The meetings will be every Tuesday at 8 pm, Eastern Standard Time, on Zoom. December dates
and times will announced in the future.
The meetings will be recorded, except for the ones the authors requested not be recorded. The group discussions following the authors'
presentations will be recorded. The participants will receive additional resources and materials to prepare for the discussions.
If you join the club after March 17, said Aroeste, you’ll receive additional resources and the recording you missed. However, the participant will have to pay the full amount of the membership.
Speaking about the books she picked for this year, Aroeste said that “with only four books to discuss per year, I have to be selective. My curation is very specific, and as someone who has taken the time and initiative to review over 100 Sefardic-themed books in the last two years, I believe I have a wide and unique understanding of what is out there.”
Sefardic stories are important and there are not enough of them, according to Aroeste, adding that “in joining the Livros Lookout Bookclub we are creating a community of book lovers of all backgrounds who want to open their minds and hearts to new stories, histories and time periods.”
February 23, 2026
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