“A masterfully wrought thriller road trip from El Paso, Texas to Kent, Connecticut... Troncoso writes about the new pilgrims of this country. Those who some are calling vermin or saying that immigrants are poisoning the blood of this country. In other words, those people who some people would call nobody’s children.... These immigrants—like Turi, Molly, and Arnulfo—represent as Troncoso has confirmed in his writing and lectures the best values of this country. They show us what it means to work hard and make it on your own. They show us the importance of fighting for your place. They show us that we need each other and we must help others to succeed.”
https://chjournal.com/chapter-house-blog/2024/11/15/book-review-of-nobodys-pilgrims-written-by-sergio-troncoso-by-rey-m-rodrguezSunday, November 24, 2024
IAIA Chapter House Journal's Review of Nobody's Pilgrims
Friday, November 15, 2024
Nepantla Familias on Texas Public Radio
"A deeply meaningful collection that navigates important nuances of identity." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Monday, November 4, 2024
Sergio Troncoso Day in El Paso County and Texas Literary Hall of Fame
I had such a fantastic time in El Paso and Fort Worth over the past few days. Here are some photos from my trip. The El Paso County Commissioners, and particularly Iliana Holguin, surprised me by declaring Sergio Troncoso Day on October 28, 2024! I am so grateful to receive such support from my hometown, and I will always keep writing about the border, and promoting writers from the border, so that we can tell our stories and define ourselves, rather than allow others who do not know the border to define us.
Also, I was inducted into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame in Fort Worth on October 29, 2024, another shocker for me from home. Also inducted were Stephen Graham Jones, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Tracy Daugherty, Jan Seale, Molly Ivins, and Cormac McCarthy. Again, I am grateful to Texas Christian University for this wonderful honor! So many El Paso and Forth Worth friends made the trip to support me, including Shelby McCue, Jeff Jenkins, Luis Galindo, and Laurie Ryan. My wife Laura was also there; we are with Professor Matthew Pitt, who is on the board of judges. It was a night of festivities!
Monday, September 30, 2024
El Paso Times Interviews Sergio Troncoso on Texas Literary Hall of Fame
Article in The El Paso Times:
Monday, September 9, 2024
Pleiades Interview with Sergio Troncoso
"There are many hidden philosophical questions and issues in the book. How do you develop character? How do you morph from idealism to realism as you move into adulthood? The book addresses racism, as well. Along the way some people are welcoming to Turi and Arnulfo, but others are racist and xenophobic. They don’t want Mexican Americans or Mexicans living in this country. How do you keep that racist poison from infecting your soul as you are faced with this kind of hate? Turi has to fight for his place in this country rather than to assume he belongs. He has to survive here, and he’s not turning back. Connecticut is where he’ll make his stand. Nobody’s Pilgrims is a thriller."
Thank you to Pleiades Magazine, Jennifer Maritza McCauley, and Rey Rodriguez for this interview.
Monday, August 26, 2024
Sergio Troncoso Inducted into Texas Literary Hall of Fame
So thrilled and stunned to announce that the Board of Judges selected me along with Tracy Daugherty, Molly Ivins, Stephen Graham Jones, Cormac McCarthy, Jan Seale, and Cynthia Leitich Smith as the 2024 inductees into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame. On October 29, 2024 at 7 PM, the official induction ceremony will take place at the TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library in Fort Worth, TX, in partnernship with TCU AddRan College of Liberal Arts, TCU Press, and the Center for Texas Studies.
The Texas Literary Hall of Fame was established to celebrate and encourage the state's rich literary heritage by honoring its foremost authors, whose original writing reflects enduring cultural relevance and artistic creativity. The Texas Literary Hall of Fame honors inductees every two years.
https://library.tcu.edu/TXLitHoF/
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Latino Book Chat with Sergio Troncoso
"Troncoso delivers a surprisingly fast-paced, character-driven story....A sublime, diverse cast drives this tale of looking for a safe, welcoming home." —Kirkus Reviews
https://www.podpage.com/latino-book-chat/51-teenage-fugitives-deadly-cargo-sergio-troncoso/#play
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Presidential Debate: Are we a society of superficiality or substance?
"We are living in an American cave of superficiality, and we’ve forgotten
so much of what is invisible that
works and that matters. Trump is the
perfect superficial leader in our American cave, in love with himself
most of all, trumpeting his gaudy and false 'successes,' and
self-proclaiming his godlike “retrospective decision-making,” which is
just as good in our cave as having to make decisions in real time, like a
real leader must."
https://elpasomatters.org/2024/07/02/opinion-presidential-debate-joe-biden-donald-trump/