Deeper Than The Ocean with Gen Padalecki & Mirta Ojito | Momentus Event

Join actress and producer Gen Padalecki for a powerful conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Mirta Ojito about her novel,

Deeper Than The Ocean, as part of Gen’s book club.

Deeper Than The Ocean is a moving multigenerational novel about the enduring power of a mother’s love, the ripple effect of secrets, and the strength of family bonds. Told in a dual narrative that moves seamlessly between past and present, Deeper than the Ocean is a meditation on the strength of women, the enduring power of a mother’s love, and the corrosive hold of family secrets across oceans and time.

📅 Date: January 15
🕒 Time: 10am PT/1pm ET
📍 Location: Online – Join from anywhere!

Whether you’ve read the book cover to cover or are just curious to dive in, you’ll walk away with new insight, a fresh perspective, and the feeling of being part of a vibrant, supportive community of book lovers!

More About Mirta Ojito

Mirta Ojito is a journalist, professor, and author of two previous non-fiction books.
She is the recipient of an Emmy for the documentary Harvest of Misery as well as a shared Pulitzer for national reporting in 2001, for a series of New York Times articles on race. A refugee from Cuba, her work often explores the complexities of identity, belonging, and the quiet power of resilience. She lives in Coral Gables, Florida, where she is endlessly inspired—and occasionally outnumbered—by her three grown sons and too many plants. Deeper than the Ocean is her first novel.