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In September 2015, two local book clubs, enamored of Eduardo Santiago\u2019s novel \u201cMidnight Rumba,\u201d suggested Santiago head a book tour to Cuba. \u201cMidnight Rumba\u201d (Cuban Heel Press, 2013) is set largely in Havana, and Santiago\u2019s literary admirers thought it would be fun to accompany the author to his Cuban homeland and visit key places where important scenes in the novel play out.<\/p>\n
One key location is the Presidential Palace, inside the office of then-Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. \u201cWe\u2019d actually get to go inside that office,\u201d said Santiago, \u201cas well as other key places where action in the book takes place. Many of these locations are historical.\u201d<\/p>\n
Santiago contacted a reputable tour packager who gave a presentation to the interested book club members. \u201cSeventeen people signed up and more than half put down deposits,\u201d said Santiago. But one by one people dropped out and requested deposits back. Santiago said he was mystified since it wasn\u2019t his idea to go and didn\u2019t necessarily want to go at this time in his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy they dropped out is still cloaked in mystery to me,\u201d said Santiago. \u201cAnd now I\u2019m thinking we won\u2019t go.\u201d But rather than see cancelation, friends of Santiago began to sign up, the travel agent began to work the details and once again the trip is on, with 10 signed up to go. \u201cTen was the minimum number the agent needed to make the trip feasible,\u201d said Santiago. \u201cAnd now we have that. The trip is scheduled for March 19 though 26.\u201d<\/p>\n
Any additional people interested in visiting Cuba and savoring the la vida of \u201cMidnight Rumba\u201d in the actual places where it is set should contact Santiago at 323-377-9730.<\/p>\n
For more about Santiago and his work, visit www.eduardosantiago.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In September 2015, two local book clubs, enamored of Eduardo Santiago\u2019s novel \u201cMidnight Rumba,\u201d suggested Santiago head a book tour to Cuba. \u201cMidnight Rumba\u201d (Cuban Heel Press, 2013) is set largely in Havana, and Santiago\u2019s literary admirers thought it would be fun to accompany the author to his Cuban homeland and visit key places where […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n