Please join us for a one-day workshop at the Mark Twain House & Museum , Tuesday, July 1, 5-7:30 PM, in Hartford, Connecticut. Thank y...

What a terrific group of writers I had at the 2025 Yale Writers’ Workshop -Alumni Intensive! They made my year! Cynthia Johnstone, Victoria ...

Faculty at 2025 Yale Writers’ Workshop and Faculty reading. Thank you to my colleagues (and friends): Jotham Burrello, Lisa Page, Kirsten Ba...

Thank you Harvard/Radcliffe Raza for inviting me to give a talk at Harvard Hall and to answer questions from your members! I loved it! Raz...

I was so thrilled to meet the winners of the Troncoso Reading Prizes at the Sergio Troncoso Public Library . In the photo are Nathaniel Sanc...

Thank you Rey M. Rodriguez for reviewing NOBODY’S PILGRIMS in IAIA Chapter House Journal:   “A masterfully wrought thriller road trip from...

I recently did an interview on the anthology I edited, NEPANTLA FAMILIAS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MEXICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE ON FAMILIES IN BETWEEN...

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 Commissi...

Thank you to my friends in El Paso who alerted me about this video and article on the Texas Literary Hall of Fame for the front page of The...

"There are many hidden philosophical questions and issues in the book. How do you develop character? How do you morph from idealism to ...