Interview on Weekend Edition
On September 3, 2022, Scott Simon interviewed me for NPR’s Weekend Edition about my book They Call Her Fregona to tie in to my presentation at the National Book Festival in Washington DC.
Category: News
FREGONA: Starred Review from Kirkus
Kirkus has given They Call Her Fregona a starred review!!! Among the many praises they heap on my upcoming novel-in-verse are these snippets: “Superb.” “A real delight.” “Rich in scope.” “Sublime.” Thanks to Joanna Cárdenas at Kokila and my agent Taylor Martindale Kean for believing in this one!
Víspera de Orgullo
Available now! My translation of ‘Twas the Night Before Pride—written by Joanna McClintick and illustrated by Juana Medina—into [non-binary] Spanish: LA VÍSPERA DE ORGULLO. A lovely picture book that depicts a queer family preparing for an important holiday. A necessary text in these fraught and often hateful times.
2021 Appearances
October 2021 New York Comic ConJavits Center, 429 11th Ave, NYCRoom TBDOctober 7, 2021Time TBD“Feathered Serpents, Brujas, and Sugar Skulls: Understanding LatinX Representation in Pop Culture” James River Writer’s ConferenceOctober 8, 202110:15 am CSTPoint of View PanelThe narrator’s relationship to the story is one of the most important decisions a…
The Prince & the Coyote
It’s happening! Levine Querido will be publishing my YA historical novel The Prince & the Coyote about how the teenage crown prince of Tetzcoco survives the fall of his city and the slaughter of his family, spending years in exile on the run from a tyrant before taking the name…
Debut Picture Book Out Today!
MY TWO BORDER TOWNS and MIS DOS PUEBLOS FRONTERIZOS have finally been published! Romper featured MY TWO BORDER TOWNS in a round-up of 44 Children’s Books Starring Latinx Characters That Your Kids Will Love! MY TWO BORDER TOWNS was included in Book Riot and Publishers Weekly (852k UVPM)September release round-ups! Publishers Weekly also included MY TWO BORDER TOWNS in their New and Noteworthy Kids Releases and…
Two-book Deal with Bloomsbury
So excited to announce that Mary Kate Castellani at Bloomsbury has acquired world rights to The Moon Conch by Guadalupe García McCall and me, along with a second book tentatively titled Hearts of Fire and Snow. The Moon Conch, a YA fantasy romance, features a young Aztec warrior and a…
THE PATH GRANT
In conjunction with Estudio Tlalli, I have established THE PATH GRANT, which will award annual $2500 prizes to new and emerging BIPOC women writers of speculative fiction. Depending on funding, between two and ten recipients will be selected by a panel of judges by December 15th of each year. Funds…
Cover for Book 2 of THE PATH
Estudio Tlalli has wrapped up the cover for The Deepest Green, Book Two of The Path, my space opera quartet. All royalties from the series underwrite THE PATH GRANT, which provides $2500 prizes to emerging women writers from communities of color. Here’s the cover! Information The Deepest Green Book Two…
GÜERO Sequel Coming 2022
I’m so excited to share that They Call Me Güero has a new home … and a sequel on the way! Kokila will be publishing They Call Her Fregona, which delves into the life of Joanna Padilla and her relationship with Güero, the narrator of the first book. The reprint…
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FREGONA: Starred Review from Kirkus
Kirkus has given They Call Her Fregona a starred review!!! Among the many praises they heap on my upcoming novel-in-verse are these snippets: “Superb.” “A real delight.” “Rich in scope.” “Sublime.” Thanks to Joanna Cárdenas at Kokila and my agent Taylor Martindale Kean for believing in this one!
Víspera de Orgullo
Available now! My translation of ‘Twas the Night Before Pride—written by Joanna McClintick and illustrated by Juana Medina—into [non-binary] Spanish: LA VÍSPERA DE ORGULLO. A lovely picture book that depicts a queer family preparing for an important holiday. A necessary text in these fraught and often hateful times.
2021 Appearances
October 2021 New York Comic ConJavits Center, 429 11th Ave, NYCRoom TBDOctober 7, 2021Time TBD“Feathered Serpents, Brujas, and Sugar Skulls: Understanding LatinX Representation in Pop Culture” James River Writer’s ConferenceOctober 8, 202110:15 am CSTPoint of View PanelThe narrator’s relationship to the story is one of the most important decisions a…
The Prince & the Coyote
It’s happening! Levine Querido will be publishing my YA historical novel The Prince & the Coyote about how the teenage crown prince of Tetzcoco survives the fall of his city and the slaughter of his family, spending years in exile on the run from a tyrant before taking the name…
Debut Picture Book Out Today!
MY TWO BORDER TOWNS and MIS DOS PUEBLOS FRONTERIZOS have finally been published! Romper featured MY TWO BORDER TOWNS in a round-up of 44 Children’s Books Starring Latinx Characters That Your Kids Will Love! MY TWO BORDER TOWNS was included in Book Riot and Publishers Weekly (852k UVPM)September release round-ups! Publishers Weekly also included MY TWO BORDER TOWNS in their New and Noteworthy Kids Releases and…
Two-book Deal with Bloomsbury
So excited to announce that Mary Kate Castellani at Bloomsbury has acquired world rights to The Moon Conch by Guadalupe García McCall and me, along with a second book tentatively titled Hearts of Fire and Snow. The Moon Conch, a YA fantasy romance, features a young Aztec warrior and a…
THE PATH GRANT
In conjunction with Estudio Tlalli, I have established THE PATH GRANT, which will award annual $2500 prizes to new and emerging BIPOC women writers of speculative fiction. Depending on funding, between two and ten recipients will be selected by a panel of judges by December 15th of each year. Funds…
Cover for Book 2 of THE PATH
Estudio Tlalli has wrapped up the cover for The Deepest Green, Book Two of The Path, my space opera quartet. All royalties from the series underwrite THE PATH GRANT, which provides $2500 prizes to emerging women writers from communities of color. Here’s the cover! Information The Deepest Green Book Two…
GÜERO Sequel Coming 2022
I’m so excited to share that They Call Me Güero has a new home … and a sequel on the way! Kokila will be publishing They Call Her Fregona, which delves into the life of Joanna Padilla and her relationship with Güero, the narrator of the first book. The reprint…