I’m so delighted that my first collaboration with Guadalupe García McCall is out today! Secret of the Moon Conch is a memorable blend of timeless romance, rousing adventure, well researched historical fiction, and deeply felt social commentary. In 1521, Aztec teen Calizto is trapped in his native city of Tenochtitlan…
COVER REVEAL!!! Behold The Prince & The Coyote—my historical novel about Nezahualcoyotl—coming from Levine Querido in both English and Spanish (as El príncipe y el coyote) on September 26, 2023. Featuring amazing cover and interior art by the brilliant Amanda Mijangos!
It’s publication day for ANCIENT NIGHT (and NOCHE ANTIGUA)! Pick up a copy of my critically hailed collaboration with David Álvarez: an interweaving and retelling of timeless tales from Mesoamerica that will leave readers both young and old in peaceful awe at the cosmos.
Today We Need Diverse Books revealed the cover for Secret of the Moon Conch by Guadalupe García McCall and me! The cover was designed by Jeanette Levy from an image created by illustrator Luis Pinto. The book drops on May 16, 2023 from Bloomsbury. Preorder it here. Description: Award-winning authors David Bowles and…
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.
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!
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.
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…
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…
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…
