{"id":27151,"date":"2020-12-09T15:39:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T19:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/?p=27151"},"modified":"2020-12-09T15:39:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T19:39:50","slug":"sagrado-alumna-publishes-her-first-book-el-apocacrisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/sagrado-alumna-publishes-her-first-book-el-apocacrisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sagrado Alumna Publishes her First Book, El Apocacrisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The publication, by Marlene Venero, is a comedy.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Untitled-design-30-1-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27152\" width=\"747\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Untitled-design-30-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Untitled-design-30-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Untitled-design-30-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Untitled-design-30-1-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Untitled-design-30-1-1.jpg 1643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption><em>Marlene Venero (photo supplied).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Gabriel Alvarado Huerta<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagrado.edu\/periodismo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journalism<\/a> Student at Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sagrado alumna Marlene Venero has always been passionate about theater, as well as writing. One day, she became inspired and her first book, <em>El Apocacrisis<\/em>, was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just had to sit and write; I managed to combine all my passions,\u201d recalled Venero, who earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Advertising from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagrado.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sagrado<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She explained that <strong>the book is a comedy based entirely on Puerto Rico that takes place in a dystopian future during which people are constantly disappearing<\/strong>. In the story, there are three individuals: Eduardo, Cecilia, and Amanda. They team up to search for their friend Carlos. During the journey, they face different situations that open their eyes to the reality that exists beyond the current crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The book addresses very controversial current issues, such as people\u2019s mistrust in the government, police brutality, and how the media can be corrupted.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9781922439819_p0_v1_s600x595-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9781922439819_p0_v1_s600x595-1.jpg 396w, https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9781922439819_p0_v1_s600x595-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Successful reception<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to make the book more accessible to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, Venero decided to put it up for sale on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/El-Apocacrisis-Marlene-Venero\/dp\/1922439819\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=apocacrisis&amp;qid=1606918464&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo be my first book, I am extremely happy with the numbers. I have sold 2,408 copies at the moment, and the ones to come,\u201d said the publicist, who holds another Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>El Apocacrisis<\/em> is also available in bookstores around the world, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/el-apocacrisis-marlene-venero\/1137123412?ean=9781922439819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am extremely excited about this great achievement and experience in my life,\u201d the author concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The publication, by Marlene Venero, is a comedy. By Gabriel Alvarado HuertaJournalism Student at Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n University Sagrado alumna Marlene Venero has always been passionate about theater, as well as writing. 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