Writer. Recent books: CHICANO FRANKENSTEIN; WAITING FOR GODÍNEZ. Agent: Kim Carson Bodie of the Schulman Literary Agency. Bluesky: https://xitter.cf/t.co/UV8iI7mB5K
Pasadena, CA
Joined March 2013
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I am over the moon... I have signed with the Susan Schulman Literary Agency! My agent is the wonderful Kim Carson Bodie. More news soon. schulmanagency.com/kim-carso… @SusanSchulman #WritingCommunity #agents
South Pasadena finally has a bookstore. Step inside Outpost Books.
“I wanted it to feel obviously cozy [like] a bookstore,” said owner Nicole Novembrino. But also “like a trading post, where you just stop along the road, and there's stuff everywhere.”
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Mexican actress Mercedes Hernández has a small, but memorable part in DIGGER. She is, however, the lead in the masterful film IDENTIFYING FEATURES, as a mother searching for her son. Her devastating performance earned her the Best Actress award from the Mexican Film Academy 🇲🇽
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It's spooky season so what better time to remind people that I wrote a multiple-award winning picture book about a monster that gets bigger & hungrier with every lie called The Fib! Much love!
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. The little book that could is only $1.99 for a limited time! Magic, revenge, a Russian hitman, dogs with human eyes, and more. Get some!
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For its 15th year, L.A. TACO is bringing you the most extensive guide to Day of the Dead events around Los Angeles. These are our favorite Día de Muertos events for a celebration of life worth remembering.
The full guide: lataco.com/dia-de-los-muerto…
By Nya Manneh and L.A. TACO STAFF
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In Nature Poem, Tommy Pico writes the story of having a body and wanting to be loved. altaonline.com/california-bo…
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HOW DO I DO IT? HELL IF I KNOW: Honored to be included in The First Two Pages column from amazing author Art Taylor. Check it out here: bit.ly/3TnNwH3 #crimefiction #behindthescenes
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Out today! ESSENTIAL FILM HISTORY by Charles Ramírez Berg & John Bruns traces 125+ years of movie storytelling—from silent-era experiments to digital mastery. 🎬
Grab your copy of this cinema study today: utpress.utexas.edu/978147733…
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In case you missed it yesterday, I wrote a thing about writing and dreaming.
“At this stage in my career as an author, my main dream is to keep having a career.”
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Happy to see my profile of OBSESSION’s Inde Navarrette made it to print today in the LA Times. It was great to discuss this breakout moment with her inside the Green Man store in Burbank, one of the film’s locations.
Read here: latimes.com/delos/story/2026…
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In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the University of Nevada Press wants to feature León Salvatierra, author of 𝙏𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝/𝘼𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚. León Salvatierra is a Nicaraguan poet who migrated to the United States at the age of 15.
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ALT Infographic titled Hispanic Heritage Month, New Oeste Author Spotlight: León Salvatierra. It includes the cover of 𝙏𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝/𝘼𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚 and a photo of León Salvatierra.
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Journalist and author Mark Arax discusses Fresno, California water, family history, and the extraction and power that have shaped his decades of writing. altaonline.com/books/nonfict…
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honored to have two new prose poems abt the ice raids published in ANMLY @ANMLY_LIT alongside so my talented poets, friends, and colleagues. my thanks to editors and staff.
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Spooky season quiz up at the NYT. Five questions about five books/authors: Anne Rice, Shirley Jackson, Michael Koryta, Victor LaValle, and yours truly.
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I have a story in this incredible anthology, out today! Link below, the perfect book for your Halloween reading:
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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with a great read from the University of Nevada Press!
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ALT Infographic titled Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It includes the covers of 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 edited by Sarah E. Cowie, Diane L. Teeman, and Christopher C. LeBlanc; 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙞𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins; 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 by Michael Hittman; and 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣' 𝙄𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄𝙩 𝙄𝙨 edited by David R. Pichaske.
Loving the new issue of Prairie Schooner (I have an essay in it!), and just finished reading this haunting gem of a short story by Andrew Bertaina. @andrewbertaina @TheSchooner #fiction #shortstories #litmags
