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Drawing Cultura: A Conversation with Contributors to From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides
At Latino Comics Expo 2025, held at Long Beach's Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA), five comic artists came together to talk with me and a crowd of LCX attendees about From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides: A Latinx Comics Anthology.
Jan 19 min read


Cuentista of the Borderlands: An Interview with Denise Chávez
Living as I do, entre mundos/between moving worlds, I hope to continue to tell stories that illuminate, resist, and heal.
Oct 23, 20257 min read


PUTINOIKA: Giannina Braschi Breaks All the Rules to Find Hope in Chaos
This is about stepping into a world of what-ifs and asking questions that can unravel everything.
Oct 1, 20258 min read


Writing at the Edges: Antonio Farias on Violence, Tenderness, and Truth
This book is, in many ways, a love letter to the Southwest—especially Colorado and New Mexico.
Sep 20, 20259 min read


Letting Our Hair Down at the NoMAA with artist Tafy LaPlanche
NoMAA’s exhibit would be the stepping-stone for everyone’s hair and identities
Apr 30, 20255 min read


Found Forms, Frontera Stories: An Interview with José Alaniz
A "house of mirrors," the book spans eras—from the Republic of Texas to a dystopian future Atlanta to 1990s Los Angeles.
Mar 30, 20255 min read


Fighting for the Future: How Paula Mendoza & Abby Sher Turn Activism into Dystopian Fiction
Sanctuary is about escaping a horrific regime, while Solis focuses on fighting back to build a better world.
Jan 13, 20255 min read


Representation, Storytelling, and Writing for Change: A Conversation with Natalia Sylvester
Natalia Sylvester on her writing process, the power of representation, and the challenges and joys of telling Latina-centered stories today.
Jan 7, 20259 min read


Una Mezcla: Miguel Martinez and His Film Short With Your Life
With Your Life is part of a larger project exploring themes of immigration and the deeply human stories shaped by these forces.
Dec 12, 20247 min read


Welcome to Oxnard: An Interview with Cristina Herrera
Welcome to Oxnard celebrates Michelle Serros all while paying homage to Oxnard
Oct 23, 20247 min read


On Latinx Pop Culture & Poetics: An Interview with José Olivarez
Melissa Castillo Planas Interviews poet José Olivarez. The talk about Latinx pop culture, translation, COVID lockdown, migration. . .
Sep 27, 20248 min read


Labyrinths Borne: The Revolutionary Latinxfuturist Vision of Frederick Luis Aldama
I wanted to conceive of the future in a radically different way. One where the new gens look to philosophy, literature, art & science. . .
Aug 17, 20249 min read


Embracing Diversity: Bodegas, Brownstones, and the Rich Tapestry of Our Latinidades
Interview explores experiences with language barriers, cultural syncretism, “found family,” gentrification, and homophobia
Jun 13, 20249 min read
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