tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39013986500005907012024-03-15T21:11:57.604-04:00Chico Lingo, by Sergio TroncosoChico Lingo is a blog by Sergio Troncoso, author of NOBODY'S PILGRIMS, A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SON, THE LAST TORTILLA AND OTHER STORIES, CROSSING BORDERS: PERSONAL ESSAYS, the novels THE NATURE OF TRUTH and FROM THIS WICKED PATCH OF DUST, and as editor, NEPANTLA FAMILIAS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MEXICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE ON FAMILIES IN BETWEEN WORLDS and OUR LOST BORDER: ESSAYS ON LIFE AMID THE NARCO-VIOLENCE. A Fulbright scholar, Troncoso teaches at the Yale Writers' Workshop.Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-61464284499492645322023-08-22T10:32:00.001-04:002023-08-22T10:32:05.985-04:00Audio Book: Nobody's Pilgrims<div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":r7c:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0Uw7muei77DAtyDmYuE3mTaJ-c9ZW71db04HcVz9aorJqEUnbi2ebRaYP60f8pvAqsDzr3NGADNqIIP8GQBEZslTa1oN_MVXYyNx9yYz4oJ8v358u8imoaKiFEi2H12yZdtEsP0UWiCQSDHlslOZ8RJkzW8bY0XmyF3jy148WhqNBugHu6eR6VbE8Yk/s500/Audio-Nobodys-Pilgrims-Sergio-Troncoso.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0Uw7muei77DAtyDmYuE3mTaJ-c9ZW71db04HcVz9aorJqEUnbi2ebRaYP60f8pvAqsDzr3NGADNqIIP8GQBEZslTa1oN_MVXYyNx9yYz4oJ8v358u8imoaKiFEi2H12yZdtEsP0UWiCQSDHlslOZ8RJkzW8bY0XmyF3jy148WhqNBugHu6eR6VbE8Yk/s320/Audio-Nobodys-Pilgrims-Sergio-Troncoso.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Audio book of NOBODY'S PILGRIMS debuts on Audible and other services! Narrated by Johnny Rey Diaz (Queen of the South, Hawaii Five-0, Narcos, Grey's Anatomy).</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Troncoso delivers a surprisingly fast-paced, character-driven story.... A sublime, diverse cast drives this tale of looking for a safe, welcoming home."</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">---Kirkus Reviews</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Eloquent, bold, and terrifying."</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">---Elizabeth Crook, author of <i>The Which Way Tree</i> <br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span>"The first time I finished Sergio Troncoso's </span><span class="a-text-italic"><i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i></span><span>,
I realized that I was absent-mindedly petting the cover. His characters
had somehow taken up residence in my heart. It was love at first sight.
A second reading, and a rereading of some of his earlier fiction, only
confirmed the power of this odyssey of Turi, Arnulfo and Molly."<br /></span><span class="a-text-bold">---Bob Dunton, </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">El Paso Matters</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"<span>The propulsive force of this novel, and the destination it
ultimately brings us to, left me wanting more, and yet feeling
completely satisfied. As only the best novels do."<br /></span><span class="a-text-bold">---Ben Fountain, PEN/Hemingway award-winning author of </span><span><i>Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk</i></span><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Nobodys-Pilgrims-Audiobook/B0CFSYN21Q?qid=1692285138">https://www.audible.com/pd/Nobodys-Pilgrims-Audiobook/B0CFSYN21Q?qid=1692285138</a></b></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><p></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-88579793139904236962023-08-07T14:45:00.000-04:002023-08-07T14:45:28.206-04:00El Paso Matters Book Club Meeting: Nobody's Pilgrims<p>Wha<span>t a great <a href="https://elpasomatters.org/2023/08/01/el-paso-book-club-author-sergio-troncoso-novel-nobodys-pilgrims-el-paso-public-library/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">El Paso Matters Book Club </a>meeting! We has 70-plus in attendance, according to the library staff, and I signed dozens of books and answered great questions about <a href="https://sergiotroncoso.com/guides/books/index1.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NOBODY’S PILGRIMS</a>! Thank you, <a href="https://elpasomatters.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">El Paso Matters</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/Literarity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Literarity Book Shop</a>, the staff at the <a href="https://www.elpasolibrary.org/locations/sergio-troncoso/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sergio Troncoso Branch Library</a> in El Paso, Texas. I love the interactions we had and the stories we shared with each other.</span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNAFKPzovewH6FZHAGUDj5btwshkJkoWLU1OKo9xb4LvIG6S0YYK4NoE2ZwlLkoBWP_WKa0WXY7mlKDj0WTuHXg-85mC6DxOd_AoKuwq9CwE1yHjtEnwrCOFiW2BIiixwMHIddrDq9hxBm4Qx8KSKIcA-Wg-_MdTZqGsdv4xFjwYbF6_4_DWB90jBSqQ/s1536/Diego-Mendoza-Moyers-Sergio-Troncoso-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1536" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNAFKPzovewH6FZHAGUDj5btwshkJkoWLU1OKo9xb4LvIG6S0YYK4NoE2ZwlLkoBWP_WKa0WXY7mlKDj0WTuHXg-85mC6DxOd_AoKuwq9CwE1yHjtEnwrCOFiW2BIiixwMHIddrDq9hxBm4Qx8KSKIcA-Wg-_MdTZqGsdv4xFjwYbF6_4_DWB90jBSqQ/w400-h266/Diego-Mendoza-Moyers-Sergio-Troncoso-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mx3phaKaCdTiuGYj2WSVTz2_rDCdIXJHidePWGkPCkXPu1asNHJlEkhui5j1mfWJ9qohh-4H9oHQH7pSM42t2Jfr35yUHV0bSHQaOaJnrGNkBoDj9lGIW-sXDxDGOjOn1OK1ZO8IKk9BYQNfZrqzNP2hf_FsBOCM2XnPFovSVBuQe3-x7ji4UJSsPpM/s4032/El-Paso-Matters-Book-Club-Sergio-Troncoso.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mx3phaKaCdTiuGYj2WSVTz2_rDCdIXJHidePWGkPCkXPu1asNHJlEkhui5j1mfWJ9qohh-4H9oHQH7pSM42t2Jfr35yUHV0bSHQaOaJnrGNkBoDj9lGIW-sXDxDGOjOn1OK1ZO8IKk9BYQNfZrqzNP2hf_FsBOCM2XnPFovSVBuQe3-x7ji4UJSsPpM/w400-h300/El-Paso-Matters-Book-Club-Sergio-Troncoso.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-34026604798557016152023-07-19T17:40:00.002-04:002023-07-19T17:40:52.072-04:00Nobody's Pilgrims: "Love at First Sight."<p>Book review of NOBODY'S PILGRIMS in <a href="https://elpasomatters.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">El Paso Matters</a>, by Bob Dunton: </p><p><span data-offset-key="d2ru9-0-0"><span data-text="true">“</span></span><span><span data-offset-key="d2ru9-1-0"><span data-text="true">The</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="d2ru9-2-0"><span data-text="true"> first time I finished Sergio Troncoso’s “Nobody’s Pilgrims,” I realized that I was absent-mindedly petting the cover. His characters had somehow taken up residence in my heart. It was love at first sight. </span></span></p><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="ennn1" data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0" style="text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0"><span data-text="true">A second reading, and a rereading of some of his earlier fiction, only confirmed the power of this odyssey of Turi, Arnulfo and Molly.”</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0" style="text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0" style="text-align: left;"><span data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0"><span data-text="true"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="399" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4fWLhgt0M0M" width="480" youtube-src-id="4fWLhgt0M0M"></iframe></div></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://elpasomatters.org/2023/07/19/review-sergio-troncoso-nobodys-pilgrims/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></a></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://elpasomatters.org/2023/07/19/review-sergio-troncoso-nobodys-pilgrims/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span data-offset-key="1cegj-0-0"><span data-text="true">https://elpasomatters.org/2023/07/19/review-sergio-troncoso-nobodys-pilgrims/</span></span></a></div></div>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-88654925936271539512023-06-15T11:31:00.001-04:002023-06-15T11:31:42.974-04:00Sergio Troncoso in New York Times<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkgr_CiqfHnydbW9CX8YxPPvquOXfZyJIolqtBE-iShT899thbOZb7A1xFuNCqV7w4ZP63J3q9Aa8GAUoI0F7ju6528MoTLudUClLUJnDBms0HlOkCgcZPDgLes6lja5mmeeEyGfLPv4LHzTAuzPzEPHTZ17aBjIml7etHpYqycX_DxaKwVyCjb7x/s2250/A-Peculiar-Kind-of-Immigrants-Son-Sergio-Troncoso.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkgr_CiqfHnydbW9CX8YxPPvquOXfZyJIolqtBE-iShT899thbOZb7A1xFuNCqV7w4ZP63J3q9Aa8GAUoI0F7ju6528MoTLudUClLUJnDBms0HlOkCgcZPDgLes6lja5mmeeEyGfLPv4LHzTAuzPzEPHTZ17aBjIml7etHpYqycX_DxaKwVyCjb7x/s320/A-Peculiar-Kind-of-Immigrants-Son-Sergio-Troncoso.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span>By the way, I’m mentioned in the <i>New York Times</i> today:</span><p></p><p><span>“And Sergio Troncoso is such a beloved writer of the borderlands, there is a public library branch named for him in El Paso. His 'A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s Son' is simply brilliant.”</span></p><p><span>Thank you, Luis Alberto Urrea!</span><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/books/us-mexico-border-books.html"><span>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/books/us-mexico-border-books.html</span></a></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-71398971155735873342023-06-14T17:24:00.002-04:002023-06-14T17:24:45.020-04:00Q&A with El Paso Matters Book Club on Nobody's Pilgrims<p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Q&A with the <a href="https://elpasomatters.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">El Paso Matters</a> Book Club. I'll be at the <a href="https://www.elpasolibrary.org/locations/sergio-troncoso/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Troncoso Branch Library</a> on Saturday, July 29th, 4 PM to discuss NOBODY'S PILGRIMS and to sign books. Buy your books at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/Literarity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Literarity Bookshop</a> on North Mesa!</div></div><p></p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":r1d:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjD0mJ0cQMMyJYv3RuhR6e95vNTHRv1MfsL1JI8XXlifpDsbQ8bLVf8gKKxp6ZdKvjT2qjeH9oDmpONJbzulXiQ1DcksrGkFZHFjvgC2guKSY2torYweVpKYWtpxmVX3qT_719xE-CdcWK7Kz3PlDd2tT8jPrWTjQIs2fp0lGMZbxaA7UpFVqcU-a/s4032/IMG_1875.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjD0mJ0cQMMyJYv3RuhR6e95vNTHRv1MfsL1JI8XXlifpDsbQ8bLVf8gKKxp6ZdKvjT2qjeH9oDmpONJbzulXiQ1DcksrGkFZHFjvgC2guKSY2torYweVpKYWtpxmVX3qT_719xE-CdcWK7Kz3PlDd2tT8jPrWTjQIs2fp0lGMZbxaA7UpFVqcU-a/s320/IMG_1875.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>"One important theme in “Nobody’s Pilgrims” is “the border beyond the border.” How does the border and its issues travel beyond the geography of El Paso and Ysleta, and how does the border and its sensibilities reside within the characters who travel beyond the border? <span><a tabindex="-1"></a></span>Another theme is about community and outsiders. The three protagonists, Turi, Molly and Arnulfo, don’t belong anywhere, not even with their families. Yet they create a community of outsiders by believing in each other, listening to each other, and sacrificing themselves for each other. A final theme is about how character is revealed when you are in difficult, even violent or dangerous situations. Character is revealed by action."</div></div></span></div></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://elpasomatters.org/2023/06/14/el-paso-matters-book-club-qa-sergio-troncoso-nobodys-pilgrims/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>https://elpasomatters.org/2023/06/14/el-paso-matters-book-club-qa-sergio-troncoso-nobodys-pilgrims/ </b></a><br /></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-7039970753235622562023-06-05T06:13:00.000-04:002023-06-05T06:13:09.048-04:00Nobody's Pilgrims is El Paso Matters Book Club's Summer Selection<p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Pick
you your copy of <i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LiterarityBooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Literarity Book Shop</a> for the <a href="https://elpasomatters.org/2023/05/31/el-paso-matters-book-club-summer-read-sergio-troncoso-nobodys-pilgrims/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">El Paso Matters</a> Book Club's summer selection. My favorite independent
bookstore in El Paso, Texas! I'll see you at the Troncoso Branch Library (9321 Alameda Avenue in El Paso) on
Saturday, July 29, 4 PM. <br /></span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibecxz6jPyKTugKIBdRg-WC-BUklVBjDnhalTVHBdXtnKZSRA9NiJVeNFqs_eEB-EZDqYap3Ds58DfSuaUQqg82un0BxN-hfu2-Icd2CWPjwyfh9102gB_mUxZnV-DzNWXaTrHaJJel_H2x62SnQNoHDQnD_lWYAfPu1o_2kNBvCqYm6fDze3YqBSm/s750/El-Paso-Matters-Sergio-Troncoso.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="750" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibecxz6jPyKTugKIBdRg-WC-BUklVBjDnhalTVHBdXtnKZSRA9NiJVeNFqs_eEB-EZDqYap3Ds58DfSuaUQqg82un0BxN-hfu2-Icd2CWPjwyfh9102gB_mUxZnV-DzNWXaTrHaJJel_H2x62SnQNoHDQnD_lWYAfPu1o_2kNBvCqYm6fDze3YqBSm/s320/El-Paso-Matters-Sergio-Troncoso.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">"Troncoso delivers a surprisingly fast-paced, character-driven story. For example, readers watch Turi evolve from a meek 16-year-old loner to a capable young man who genuinely cares for his 'semi-friend' Arnulfo. At the same time, the road trip keeps the tightly plotted narrative moving across the country, all while villains (there are quite a few) close in. The cast also shines, including one criminal henchman harboring a tender affection for his 'hulking giant' of a partner. The author rounds out his memorable tale by touching on contemporary topical issues, like prejudices against caramel skin and undocumented immigrants. A sublime, diverse cast drives this tale of looking for a safe, welcoming home."<br />---<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /><br /></span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-80850168515766672023-05-30T06:49:00.002-04:002023-05-30T06:50:59.978-04:00The Last Tortilla Selected for List of "Real America"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEGpdsh3nPd5C9KgXvlIRer8df7soW_b2r8LvKXp-CG7b8xiL2xV_bA5ToEO5CvYKU8snFtEV0MkQh8cBnXWoqCZNEW1hXbOxohy7ducyaTWbrgw3Z-qcFVTxspBt0ZVrmSDhhZ5wyjkZLGya4H2rs81Lme0DrUHjjKLuPE4_40_qoin8JOR59HWY/s1346/The-Last-Tortilla-El-Paso-Susan-Straight-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1346" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEGpdsh3nPd5C9KgXvlIRer8df7soW_b2r8LvKXp-CG7b8xiL2xV_bA5ToEO5CvYKU8snFtEV0MkQh8cBnXWoqCZNEW1hXbOxohy7ducyaTWbrgw3Z-qcFVTxspBt0ZVrmSDhhZ5wyjkZLGya4H2rs81Lme0DrUHjjKLuPE4_40_qoin8JOR59HWY/s320/The-Last-Tortilla-El-Paso-Susan-Straight-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Thank you Susan Straight of <i>The Los Angeles Times</i> for selecting <a href="https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/the-last-tortilla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THE LAST TORTILLA AND OTHER STORIES</a> for "A Map of 1001 Books of Fiction That Show the Real America."<br /></span><p></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-05-28/american-novels-1001-literary-geography-map-states">https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-05-28/american-novels-1001-literary-geography-map-states</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">*** <br /></p><p>"These stories are richly satisfying."—<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /><br /> "Enthusiastically recommended."—<i>Booklist</i><br /><br />
"Troncoso really shines when he writes about El Paso and the life of
Mexican Americans there. He has the gift for writing from his heart
outward into his reader's heart."—<i>Bloomsbury Review</i><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"></span></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-76332082149254460822023-05-20T10:10:00.003-04:002023-05-23T18:02:25.186-04:00Nepantla Familias Wins IPPY Award<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72uWU9HNMgFKohQqdPNvcudxjkNaAtBxe2hdQLLcpatvRSAOVc8ZlO561WhnBv5Vs0MKNJd62k0aSNFoOJv-PrY2qv_lcNO6rplMOWcXlGWGr1_mXK3nPTpDrC3D74e2zS4Ar_Cj4oOnIMe6pWb6zKO1mzvQWPRVsRu78BvS3Sgr6VGRMgtXfk874/s748/Nepantla-Familias-Troncoso-IPPY.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72uWU9HNMgFKohQqdPNvcudxjkNaAtBxe2hdQLLcpatvRSAOVc8ZlO561WhnBv5Vs0MKNJd62k0aSNFoOJv-PrY2qv_lcNO6rplMOWcXlGWGr1_mXK3nPTpDrC3D74e2zS4Ar_Cj4oOnIMe6pWb6zKO1mzvQWPRVsRu78BvS3Sgr6VGRMgtXfk874/s320/Nepantla-Familias-Troncoso-IPPY.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><span>The anthology I edited, <a href="https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781623499631/nepantla-familias/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NEPANTLA FAMILIAS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MEXICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE ON FAMILIES IN BETWEEN WORLDS</a> (Texas A&M University Press), wins the Bronze Award for Anthologies in the Independent Publisher Book Awards! I'm grateful for the awards and recognition this anthology keeps receiving.</span><br /><br /><span><i><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sergio-troncoso/nepantla-familias/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kirkus Reviews</a></i>, starred review: "'The either/or proposition that forces you to choose between your community and, say, your country has never been true,' Troncoso writes in the introduction. 'The very skills we learn to cross borders within ourselves help us to cross borders toward others outside our community.' A deeply meaningful collection that navigates important nuances of identity."</span><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://ippyawards.com/169/medalists/2023-medalists-1-54">https://ippyawards.com/169/medalists/2023-medalists-1-54</a><br /></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-48062918703094290782023-04-11T15:13:00.000-04:002023-04-11T15:13:29.965-04:00Nepantla Familias Wins Award for Cover Artwork<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspKpDBA_of4tynokRCaxi9dgw8UfzBezzL619HgJFQyrNj-H4pXbkrcIlMTyoAi4z-fVmq_OJ1r0s6lkQiuQbq0TtBJV0Fizzz39NIx6AYti1fcHfcMpfpQW3NJ1YE6lyIR0ES6bbZfzBWt02ILnOsZZ2WRAJf_mCGUz0Keap-eavpYajtsxpKceK/s1346/Nepantla-Familias-Sergio-Troncoso-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspKpDBA_of4tynokRCaxi9dgw8UfzBezzL619HgJFQyrNj-H4pXbkrcIlMTyoAi4z-fVmq_OJ1r0s6lkQiuQbq0TtBJV0Fizzz39NIx6AYti1fcHfcMpfpQW3NJ1YE6lyIR0ES6bbZfzBWt02ILnOsZZ2WRAJf_mCGUz0Keap-eavpYajtsxpKceK/w214-h320/Nepantla-Familias-Sergio-Troncoso-1.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">So
proud that Antonio Castro H., the cover artist for the anthology I
edited, NEPANTLA FAMILIAS, is one of the winners of the Da Vinci Eye
from the Eric Hoffer Book Awards for "books with superior cover
artwork." For many years, I have loved Antonio's cover art: he also
created the covers for my books A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SON and
NOBODY'S PILGRIMS. Antonio is head of graphics design program at the
University of Texas at El Paso. Thank you, too, for <a href="https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781623499631/nepantla-familias/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas A&M
University Press</a> for believing in this unique anthology, which also
received a starred review from <i><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sergio-troncoso/nepantla-familias/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kirkus Reviews</a></i>: "A deeply meaningful
collection that navigates important nuances of identity."<br /><br /><span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.hofferaward.com/da-Vinci-Eye.html?fbclid=IwAR1TfeIBXTsxocogOYFYM6ARZn8l5xPAmJtX6_GwPvY_EciydQqjjyrzQxc#.ZDVdGBXMLG8" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.hofferaward.com/da-Vinci-Eye.html#.ZDVdGBXMLG8</a></span> </span><p></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-90044055057463812422023-02-09T11:23:00.000-05:002023-02-09T11:23:23.025-05:00Librarians Select Nobody's Pilgrims for Top Ten List of In the Margins Book Awards<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Itk6RPEAYM0q4w4wb_a2YKNwBW_zbjh_yRRNwAPm5RGToaRqAWznyiMG7_XRkm-oy3KaRNkxYx4bq9LtQSpakCXna9wT24AsWFloF93I6M76MKxMtUKKNNta3vwLsZS8s7FwUQ0oNtPa4CHD3JnTPIVdGdccCLowV6GnCaSdvsW-jw4JIvOX7OU3/s900/Nobody's-Pilgrims-Cover-Sergio-Troncoso-square.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Itk6RPEAYM0q4w4wb_a2YKNwBW_zbjh_yRRNwAPm5RGToaRqAWznyiMG7_XRkm-oy3KaRNkxYx4bq9LtQSpakCXna9wT24AsWFloF93I6M76MKxMtUKKNNta3vwLsZS8s7FwUQ0oNtPa4CHD3JnTPIVdGdccCLowV6GnCaSdvsW-jw4JIvOX7OU3/s320/Nobody's-Pilgrims-Cover-Sergio-Troncoso-square.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span>Librarians select <a href="https://www.leeandlow.com/books/nobody-s-pilgrims" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i></b></a> for the Top Ten List in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Social Advocacy of the IN THE MARGINS BOOK AWARDS for 2023. So grateful for librarians reaching out to readers often overlooked, underrepresented in literature.<br /></span><br /><p></p><p><span>"<i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i> offers a stark vision of a country whose social
ills have sullied the path to the pursuit of happiness. Yet its
intrepid protagonists Turi and Molly persevere, charting their own map
and adapting, like generations of dreamers, immigrants, and adventurers
before them, to the latest hurdles of our troubled world. Sergio
Troncoso has given us a timely dystopian tale heavy with anguish but
invigorated by resilience."<br /></span><span class="a-text-bold">--Rigoberto González, author of </span><i><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa</span></i><span><br /></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://inthemarginssite.blog/2023/02/09/2023-press-release/"><span>https://inthemarginssite.blog/2023/02/09/2023-press-release/</span></a></b></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-82311620696355534662023-02-01T09:48:00.001-05:002023-02-01T10:08:54.523-05:00Sergio Troncoso and Willie Velasquez<p>I am writing a series of essays about my experiences as a Mexican American student at Harvard. I found the letter below in my papers, a recommendation from the great <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hispanic-american-activist-willie-velasquez-presidential-medal-freedom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Willie Velasquez</a> of the Southwest Voters Registration Education Project, whom I met at the John F. Kennedy School's Institute of Politics while I was an undergraduate. He was an IOP Fellow and probably the most inspiring person I met up to that point. His commitment to the Mexican American community, his political <span></span>intelligence and savvy, and his character, all were guides for me as I became a writer who also cared about our community, how it was represented, why our voices and stories mattered, why I wanted to focus on los de abajo.</p><div dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1swvt13 x1l90r2v" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_53"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Recently, the <a href="https://texasinstituteofletters.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas Institute of Letters</a> made me a Fellow of the TIL, one of only eighteen fellows chosen since 1936 and the first Mexican American to be selected for this distinction. I thought about Willie's commitment and drive, and how the awards are not really what matter. What matters is what you do, and what you continue to do, because you give a damn and you are not ever satisfied. I'm proud to be a Fellow of the TIL, but I also feel that I need to get to work to keep fighting for not just the political but also the cultural empowerment of Mexicans Americans and those who are underdogs. Stay tuned. Descanse en paz, Willie Velasquez.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOauojey6Y2a0HssywTOnNqKqU9vN6BmRqIdvhN7oAIN7YMgkcMP3VkASQDOkyvYFgmHSeFfNVX7shyFfJg7a_mjESjX-c5fMj9aJ4fCTA5uXDdv21_JU0WVgigok-NrYm5NlkV4RnwRTqTEPAyQ4FFTpEQ629jSFBHnItF7PSdWXbUhcBJs_CgtR/s1650/Willie-Velasquez-Recommendation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1274" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOauojey6Y2a0HssywTOnNqKqU9vN6BmRqIdvhN7oAIN7YMgkcMP3VkASQDOkyvYFgmHSeFfNVX7shyFfJg7a_mjESjX-c5fMj9aJ4fCTA5uXDdv21_JU0WVgigok-NrYm5NlkV4RnwRTqTEPAyQ4FFTpEQ629jSFBHnItF7PSdWXbUhcBJs_CgtR/w309-h400/Willie-Velasquez-Recommendation.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /> </div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-46546497669606720872023-01-17T08:11:00.002-05:002023-03-17T12:37:12.889-04:00Sergio Troncoso Is Named a Fellow of the Texas Institute of Letters<p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATwxn6w3cZXsc-fPK8-TEePUKJ915xPMhKkczvat2FodpMzGoYpkVVE05HkQehCatm75Th47koj8OlSX7sSlPasXPBA3WQJqYfZP_n_bvgvw9WJb7peyhBH-AttNGQIVeNXuqEFYLSmxyvwXGDLS5UmR6MIzSNQLwbjKH3nKcQPPdQlUcUQQqDHah/s510/TIL%20Logo-300dpi.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATwxn6w3cZXsc-fPK8-TEePUKJ915xPMhKkczvat2FodpMzGoYpkVVE05HkQehCatm75Th47koj8OlSX7sSlPasXPBA3WQJqYfZP_n_bvgvw9WJb7peyhBH-AttNGQIVeNXuqEFYLSmxyvwXGDLS5UmR6MIzSNQLwbjKH3nKcQPPdQlUcUQQqDHah/s320/TIL%20Logo-300dpi.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><p><br />Here's some news that appeared on Monday, January 16, 2023, with an announcement from Diana López, President of the Texas Institute of Letters. I'm honored to be part of the TIL. I am the first Mexican American to receive this distinction.<br /></p><p> ---<span> </span></p><p><span>Dear Members of TIL, </span><br /><br /><span>At the January 7, 2023 meeting, the Council and Past Presidents of the Texas Institute of Letters voted unanimously to name </span><span class="xv78j7m xt0e3qv" spellcheck="false">Sergio Troncoso</span><span> a Fellow of the Institute. Please join us in congratulating him.</span><br /><br /><span>In its 86-year-old history, the TIL has appointed only seventeen previous Fellows, an honorary designation meant to distinguish TIL members for their service and contributions to the organization. Troncoso is a recent past president of the TIL (2020-2022), who previously served as vice president, secretary, contest judge and councilor of the organization. At the January meeting, Troncoso was also appointed to the newly created position of investment officer of the TIL. </span><br /><br /><span>We are excited to share Troncoso's contributions to the TIL. During Troncoso’s tenure as president, he helped the TIL achieve a record number of submissions for the twelve annual literary contests of the Texas Institute of Letters; increased engagement with members that resulted in a record number paying their membership dues, resulting in two years of financial surpluses; and promoted the selection of lifetime achievement awards for Benjamin Alire Sáenz and Celeste Bedford Walker, the first African American to win that award. As president, Troncoso also challenged efforts to ban books in Texas by marshalling the organization to speak out against the banning of books in public libraries. As secretary and webmaster of the TIL, Troncoso created the electronic payment system that now receives about ninety percent of member dues and donations, as well as introduced videos, photographs, and social media to the TIL website. </span><br /><br /><span>Sergio Troncoso is the author of eight books. His most recent publication is Nobody’s Pilgrims (2022), a novel about three teenagers in pursuit of their American Dreams who drive across the country in a stolen pickup as evil people are after the contraband hidden in the truck. Among the numerous literary awards he has won are the Kay Cattarulla Award for Best Short Story, Premio Aztlán Literary Prize, International Latino Book Award for Best Novel-Adventure or Drama, International Latino Book Award for Best Collection of Short Stories, and the Southwest Book Award. The El Paso City Council voted unanimously to rename the public library branch in Ysleta as the Sergio Troncoso Branch Library. A Fulbright scholar, Troncoso teaches at the Yale Writers’ Workshop. </span><br /><br /><span>As a new TIL Fellow, Sergio Troncoso joins Steve Davis, W.K. Stratton, Carolyn Osborn, and Robert Flynn as current Fellows. Previous Fellows of the Institute have included John Graves, Marshall Terry, A.C. Greene, Tom Lea, and J. Frank Dobie.</span></p><p><span>Diana López, President</span><br />Texas Institute of Letters<br /><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://texasinstituteofletters.org/"><span>https://texasinstituteofletters.org/</span></a></p><p><span>--- <br /></span></p><p></p><p><span> </span></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-53114518796665903442022-10-05T13:35:00.000-04:002022-10-05T13:35:06.258-04:00Brad King Interviews Sergio Troncoso on Nobody's Pilgrims<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PT4_X5CWfnxpD4SXbP3UcsWSWvf8pdl0nQOsiOE6WxU3L5805Sy7BKneIgkYRPxNLRa_x-1ofX4BMNQjD_50jDrIdVKydgwzRGcZs3h93fXSE8Y84BoNDshCsMUM_4GgYC9Lkp8udf2OnAn1kSH2gDnQk9eJNngJ5qSszhz9BbbgJ2MgbSoqdNpz/s400/SL_3000x3000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PT4_X5CWfnxpD4SXbP3UcsWSWvf8pdl0nQOsiOE6WxU3L5805Sy7BKneIgkYRPxNLRa_x-1ofX4BMNQjD_50jDrIdVKydgwzRGcZs3h93fXSE8Y84BoNDshCsMUM_4GgYC9Lkp8udf2OnAn1kSH2gDnQk9eJNngJ5qSszhz9BbbgJ2MgbSoqdNpz/w200-h200/SL_3000x3000.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://thewritersjam.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Downtown Writers Jam's Brad King</a> has a lively conversation with Sergio Troncoso about his new novel, <a href="https://www.leeandlow.com/books/nobody-s-pilgrims" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i></a>, what advice he would give his younger self, what it is like to be a writer, good advice he received from others like Professor John Womack at Harvard, meeting George W. Bush at the Texas Book Festival, and a story about his childhood when he refused to work for his father because he wanted to focus on school. And the family fight that followed.<br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://thewritersjam.com/after-party-episode-9-sergio-troncoso/">https://thewritersjam.com/after-party-episode-9-sergio-troncoso/</a><br /></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-88762705390478162952022-09-19T17:50:00.001-04:002022-09-19T17:51:11.140-04:00Words on a Wire Interviews Sergio Troncoso on Nobody's Pilgrims<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCHjmPy9HtvoRQ7xCFFQQDK_aB4DlMM-1dtR2MnSM2qZeKnvZnRCiyAYD6C4fRYlmSdiIj1yqzr_47OnsBlu6miEys43p9cAQWEUTC0kcgURtwI--Loq2F-k9aHXGa4NmOp0L6KnNnjNLwUu4psesRoXzSRy9LqJqs1ZbWpv6FRe-gArbZT1WMjat/s1080/Sergio-Troncoso-Nobodys-Pilgrims.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCHjmPy9HtvoRQ7xCFFQQDK_aB4DlMM-1dtR2MnSM2qZeKnvZnRCiyAYD6C4fRYlmSdiIj1yqzr_47OnsBlu6miEys43p9cAQWEUTC0kcgURtwI--Loq2F-k9aHXGa4NmOp0L6KnNnjNLwUu4psesRoXzSRy9LqJqs1ZbWpv6FRe-gArbZT1WMjat/w320-h320/Sergio-Troncoso-Nobodys-Pilgrims.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">On KTEP's <a href="https://wordsonawire.org/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Words on a Wire</a>, Sergio Troncoso talks about the ideas behind <i><a href="https://www.leeandlow.com/books/nobody-s-pilgrims" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NOBODY'S PILGRIMS</a></i>, how he inadvertently predicted the pandemic, and questions of love, belonging, and how Mexican Americans should claim their home even far away from the border.</span><p></p><p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">"I want to challenge, if you want to call it, the Chicano literary imagination. I believe Chicanos should conquer not just places like Austin, not just places like Califas and Los Angeles, but places like Connecticut, places like Massachusetts, places where we are not there traditionally. So, I believe we have to expand our literary imagination and our ambition. We are deeply part of this country, as immigrants, as writers, as people challenging the norms."</span></p><p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storytelling-and-the-writing-craft-with-sergio-troncoso/id269774230">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storytelling-and-the-writing-craft-with-sergio-troncoso/id269774230</a><br /></span></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-6990498811127615962022-08-21T08:54:00.000-04:002022-08-21T08:54:39.106-04:00Nobody's Pilgrims Wins Best Novel- Adventure or Drama from ILBA<p><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto">Last
night in LA, <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/nobody-s-pilgrims/9781947627413" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Nobody’s Pilgrims</i></a> won the Gold Medal for Best Novel-
Adventure or Drama in English at the <a href="https://www.latinobookawards.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">International Latino Book Awards</a>.
Thank you to <a href="https://empoweringlatinofutures.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Empowering Latino Futures</a>, <a href="https://lascomadres.com/lco/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Las Comadres</a>, and <a href="https://www.reforma.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reforma</a> for
this award.</span></p><p><i>Kirkus Reviews</i>: <span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto"><span>"Troncoso delivers a surprisingly fast-paced, character-driven
story.... A sublime, diverse cast drives this tale of looking for a safe, welcoming home."</span></span></p><p><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto"><span>Rigoberto </span></span><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto"><span><span class="a-text-bold">González</span>: "</span></span><span>Sergio Troncoso has given us a timely dystopian tale heavy with anguish but invigorated by resilience."</span></p><p><span> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDK_twnA5Y1AS9HyLWiAa2TQ-safSxubvt4cjRN8IKNMv9LJgBZBhpQwh3X_kX5ZSMVHlGK8YwLSVtGM8zNfbh_yjMVck7xincPg3rjwPpdR0l1imNT_OWjFRpRr9wH9eUofokA7NtpTROpXXssOw4OjyA4te9YaTPomX6PJXx35gSFXZUlDMA1KF/s4032/IMG_2726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDK_twnA5Y1AS9HyLWiAa2TQ-safSxubvt4cjRN8IKNMv9LJgBZBhpQwh3X_kX5ZSMVHlGK8YwLSVtGM8zNfbh_yjMVck7xincPg3rjwPpdR0l1imNT_OWjFRpRr9wH9eUofokA7NtpTROpXXssOw4OjyA4te9YaTPomX6PJXx35gSFXZUlDMA1KF/s320/IMG_2726.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsNOnoAVa3HAkn6_tV5UaXNh5cIUMlMIUtNqc_SvfHnR6XHue1BTFQbQ4YdYiyIQ1KXJSDnPNL1zTaBYXJJtdfD-u6trT1f7OTj5FyjwmBjvZ4viVRh3xn1G-ZNLlDN6juOWn0av4A5910zVbj-e8J3C1Rdjlk9AVXIFJk9BQouyY4iJtgM2OJY9_/s4032/IMG_2744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2789" data-original-width="4032" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsNOnoAVa3HAkn6_tV5UaXNh5cIUMlMIUtNqc_SvfHnR6XHue1BTFQbQ4YdYiyIQ1KXJSDnPNL1zTaBYXJJtdfD-u6trT1f7OTj5FyjwmBjvZ4viVRh3xn1G-ZNLlDN6juOWn0av4A5910zVbj-e8J3C1Rdjlk9AVXIFJk9BQouyY4iJtgM2OJY9_/s320/IMG_2744.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbrwFIPZksGbtLvWKbZy3SVJZbg-eY6tXtNVS6TVwQnCYp8O-UZoQU5P0psUSl-1AFPfdxw6w4plU1WIlDsnP2xR-rxiJmKKn30GrhH5r7HjsH-vJ_mnLVqZNCL-trlbM9B_rw6Ht5sFwLn9rQXXwGILPFzaSpkPE4Rg_pGH4C94zqt1KxYe8PPJC/s3046/IMG_2746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3046" data-original-width="2901" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbrwFIPZksGbtLvWKbZy3SVJZbg-eY6tXtNVS6TVwQnCYp8O-UZoQU5P0psUSl-1AFPfdxw6w4plU1WIlDsnP2xR-rxiJmKKn30GrhH5r7HjsH-vJ_mnLVqZNCL-trlbM9B_rw6Ht5sFwLn9rQXXwGILPFzaSpkPE4Rg_pGH4C94zqt1KxYe8PPJC/s320/IMG_2746.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-78733891139544053512022-08-01T09:30:00.002-04:002022-08-01T09:30:13.284-04:00Austin Liti Limits Interviews Sergio Troncoso<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IYw1j2BTqukBd78rSztS9XXOUPdPYZfXD8PiwUPpWLvYz1FRDmttbOwqaNPxLRYix_lX7EItOrkLQzbaPl8LqRSdWBc_PIohuDe7EGSseIPtd0ClwiN9h5OqfmBDCVCpd2nuIcMsb3RxCHLDQxl7FmHyNmQaxDmpbgHh_9m9R_lB5UB8q36AaFi4/s900/Nobody's-Pilgrims-Cover-Sergio-Troncoso-square.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IYw1j2BTqukBd78rSztS9XXOUPdPYZfXD8PiwUPpWLvYz1FRDmttbOwqaNPxLRYix_lX7EItOrkLQzbaPl8LqRSdWBc_PIohuDe7EGSseIPtd0ClwiN9h5OqfmBDCVCpd2nuIcMsb3RxCHLDQxl7FmHyNmQaxDmpbgHh_9m9R_lB5UB8q36AaFi4/w200-h200/Nobody's-Pilgrims-Cover-Sergio-Troncoso-square.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Scott Semegran</span></span></span>
of <a href="https://austinlitilimits.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Austin Liti Limits</a> interviews me about <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/nobody-s-pilgrims/9781947627413" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i></a>, the
writing craft, the connections between <i>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</i> and <i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i>, and if heaven exists what would I like to hear God say
when I arrive at the check-in desk. Stay until the lighting round of
questions at the end! I hope you enjoy it.<p></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> </span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="367" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WfPaJ4yB4QY" width="486" youtube-src-id="WfPaJ4yB4QY"></iframe></div><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/WfPaJ4yB4QY"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">https://youtu.be/WfPaJ4yB4QY</span></a></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-49081460509606628072022-07-27T21:50:00.002-04:002022-07-27T21:50:12.958-04:00Lupita Reads Nobody's Pilgrims<p>Thank you, Lupita Aquino at <a href="https://lupitareads.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lupita Reads</a>, for interviewing me about <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/nobody-s-pilgrims/9781947627413" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i></a>. One of the questions I answer: If your book was a famous musician, who would it be?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAichV8gwtiOsBvjIXt9bhUBFGf6SlHgdFJE1c85nBTVF_tMBYNV_Ig8ZKbJ7Vay_z6eQGfFsPVwOH_qnSUfkqfftSSrXWolYgJzUo-vMvKkF9R7b8LrFL6TBv83ffCHp_BoJ6qQ6XD7ZHY6dUu3g_ygZzhcyPt5hepSw0q38EWZe8_D9TwBytRuP/s144/aa2b0533-3d42-47f5-8918-75701e4469f5_1080x1080.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="144" data-original-width="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAichV8gwtiOsBvjIXt9bhUBFGf6SlHgdFJE1c85nBTVF_tMBYNV_Ig8ZKbJ7Vay_z6eQGfFsPVwOH_qnSUfkqfftSSrXWolYgJzUo-vMvKkF9R7b8LrFL6TBv83ffCHp_BoJ6qQ6XD7ZHY6dUu3g_ygZzhcyPt5hepSw0q38EWZe8_D9TwBytRuP/s16000/aa2b0533-3d42-47f5-8918-75701e4469f5_1080x1080.png" /></a></div><p></p><p>Sergio Troncoso: "<i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i> would be Lil Nas X, because he doesn't fit anywhere exactly, he's constantly pushing across different boundaries of music and audiences, because he doesn't give a damn and just is who he wants to be, without fitting into predetermined boxes in the music industry or the expectations of others. Lil Nas X is creating his own road as he goes, upsetting people, opening people's minds, prompting serious questions about identity and culture, all of it like <i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i>."</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lupitareads.substack.com/p/on-moral-luck-and-moral-grit#%C2%A7without-further-ado-our-special-guest-author-today-issergio-troncoso-author-of-nobodys-pilgrims">https://lupitareads.substack.com/p/on-moral-luck-and-moral-grit#%C2%A7without-further-ado-our-special-guest-author-today-issergio-troncoso-author-of-nobodys-pilgrims</a></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-23377081295750071292022-07-19T13:32:00.001-04:002022-07-21T10:38:12.667-04:00Inklette Magazine's Conversation With Sergio Troncoso<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlb5Ilc6bT7nKdIe5ItU1Lyofque8rTJ2fviKnJ4I9G6szRTk44jgnSY-pcupYJf2acFouYDK-ZFEOkHdBG3mf20z2V3o9T4AJE2pszUBS4RsuYiD2l8gtcCtLCcmxRF8HgMJi4mRz8_fYf_6UWMmrLr4BrYP-TQaeqYlWGVDPotFk3I68ln8ZgRx/s200/1628128486617.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlb5Ilc6bT7nKdIe5ItU1Lyofque8rTJ2fviKnJ4I9G6szRTk44jgnSY-pcupYJf2acFouYDK-ZFEOkHdBG3mf20z2V3o9T4AJE2pszUBS4RsuYiD2l8gtcCtLCcmxRF8HgMJi4mRz8_fYf_6UWMmrLr4BrYP-TQaeqYlWGVDPotFk3I68ln8ZgRx/s1600/1628128486617.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span>A very in-depth interview (perhaps my most revealing in many years) with Devanshi Khetarpal of <a href="https://inklettemagazine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inklette Magazine</a>. Thank you, Devanshi, for the conversation.</span><br /><p></p><p>---<br /><span>“A deep freedom of consciousness,” Sergio says, “is what writing is about.” “Damn even yourself,” he says and advises writers not to fall for their own proclivities, judgements and tendencies. He wants to ask the toughest questions of himself, as much as he asks them of others around them and that’s why he loves writing. He said, “Let me be blunt. I don’t even think I know myself.” It’s a huge admission to come from a writer, and it is difficult to do what Sergio wants writers to do: to turn the lens onto our own selves as we do towards others.</span><br /><span>---</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a class="gofk2cf1 t5a262vz py34i1dx" href="https://inklettemagazine.com/2022/07/19/a-conversation-with-sergio-troncoso/"><span>https://inklettemagazine.com/2022/07/19/a-conversation-with-sergio-troncoso/<br /></span></a></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-13572716397208887002022-07-14T16:24:00.004-04:002022-07-14T19:10:29.122-04:00Texas Monthly's Profile of Sergio Troncoso<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the August 2022 issue of <a href="https://www.texasmonthly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Texas Monthly</i></a>: <i> <br /></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0jXnJNYEkFZ99llCtTnUtxwcmdv-fbtecbZ8nRRRhPSmy0erLZccsTIEbZQtaA9T4XU0weTpoROG0sAhFMFH_hQMD86x5tcGdbN0PajmMipI-QwFDT4Yj1qNvYV8wpJWol14d7s1x9rUJeH2QBhI5z2hY3RhA-iJ5jcRYK22zc3HulnXygfyGTSD/s459/Texas-Monthly.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="459" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0jXnJNYEkFZ99llCtTnUtxwcmdv-fbtecbZ8nRRRhPSmy0erLZccsTIEbZQtaA9T4XU0weTpoROG0sAhFMFH_hQMD86x5tcGdbN0PajmMipI-QwFDT4Yj1qNvYV8wpJWol14d7s1x9rUJeH2QBhI5z2hY3RhA-iJ5jcRYK22zc3HulnXygfyGTSD/w320-h77/Texas-Monthly.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>"</i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The ‘Nobody’ in the title is there because they’re
outsiders,' Troncoso says. 'They don’t belong anywhere, even within
their own families. They’re orphans—or are for all practical purposes.'
Over the course of their drive across the country, Turi and Arnulfo are
treated with suspicion and even outright hostility from complete
strangers. The novel reflects Troncoso’s perspective that 'Mexicanos and
undocumented immigrants are much more akin to the original Pilgrims.'</span></span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Nobody’s Pilgrims</i><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>celebrates outsiders in general and immigrants in particular, an ethos that was central to Troncoso’s recent two-year tenure as president of the Texas Institute of Letters. 'I threw my heart and soul into the TIL,' he says. 'That meant representing all of Texas. We inducted more African Americans than ever before. During my tenure, we gave the Lifetime Achievement Award to Benjamin Alire Sáenz, who probably should have won it ten years ago. And this year we gave it to Celeste Bedford Walker, the first African American to ever win the award. It’s long overdue, in my opinion; she’s a great playwright. The organization truly is morphing into something beyond white guys from Dallas and Austin.'"<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/sergio-troncoso-making-texas-literature-representative/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/sergio-troncoso-making-texas-literature-representative/ </a></span></span><br /></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-51253332747925948642022-07-12T19:54:00.000-04:002022-07-12T19:54:56.242-04:00WKNY Interview of Sergio Troncoso<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyVmc9tAjysi2mYRWH0PHRLEudCuVjdZHxa1FkNf6Qjk-FxfdXBIudJz4M9kiyHpsGMFVM8C1XAEsL8X5YSpgXiJXwWVC9fMQMFTsZ9uQKoanlQz-fCo94JD0sOBJepElWPw-wD4vLwLfJCgZhI0BsJPyu2kmE7tl5LE2ufbFDVOonlV7XZBX4NDb/s357/Radio-Kingston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="357" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyVmc9tAjysi2mYRWH0PHRLEudCuVjdZHxa1FkNf6Qjk-FxfdXBIudJz4M9kiyHpsGMFVM8C1XAEsL8X5YSpgXiJXwWVC9fMQMFTsZ9uQKoanlQz-fCo94JD0sOBJepElWPw-wD4vLwLfJCgZhI0BsJPyu2kmE7tl5LE2ufbFDVOonlV7XZBX4NDb/s320/Radio-Kingston.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span>I loved chatting with Rita Vanacore of <a href="https://radiokingston.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WKNY</a> of Kingston, New York. What a great conversation we had about <i><a href="https://www.leeandlow.com/books/nobody-s-pilgrims" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nobody's Pilgrims</a></i>, how I started as a writer, my motivations for telling stories about outsiders and the border, and the messages in my novel. Thank you, Rita, for an excellent interview!</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a class="gofk2cf1 t5a262vz py34i1dx" href="https://radiokingston.org/en/archive/planet-seniors/episodes/sergio-troncoso-author-of-nobodys-pilgrims-shauna-kanter-of-the-voice-theatre"><span>https://radiokingston.org/en/archive/planet-seniors/episodes/sergio-troncoso-author-of-nobodys-pilgrims-shauna-kanter-of-the-voice-theatre</span></a></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-82881829825090203782022-06-30T14:12:00.000-04:002022-06-30T14:12:02.992-04:00Kirkus Reviews on Nobody's Pilgrims<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0p0dnWLRJZOR27MXKUz57m7hcLemrSOu_bluOPBhM_P829BxXSFOVVISS4fgLriJQ8SC8mhGdhiAxDDPjhHRb7BYbIOnpIj14aYX-eHVMihpIFX84WVcY9Q7IKm9tXq7yb87aXlNh0mihX8PkkOU5ESsRv3m52nQ8rJ9ABOT9LNQitESLrHc2o_EL/s225/Kirkus-Reviews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0p0dnWLRJZOR27MXKUz57m7hcLemrSOu_bluOPBhM_P829BxXSFOVVISS4fgLriJQ8SC8mhGdhiAxDDPjhHRb7BYbIOnpIj14aYX-eHVMihpIFX84WVcY9Q7IKm9tXq7yb87aXlNh0mihX8PkkOU5ESsRv3m52nQ8rJ9ABOT9LNQitESLrHc2o_EL/s1600/Kirkus-Reviews.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>"Troncoso delivers a surprisingly fast-paced, character-driven story.
For example, readers watch Turi evolve from a meek 16-year-old loner to
a capable young man who genuinely cares for his 'semi-friend' Arnulfo.
At the same time, the road trip keeps the tightly plotted narrative
moving across the country, all while villains (there are quite a few)
close in. The cast also shines, including one criminal henchman
harboring a tender affection for his 'hulking giant' of a partner. The
author rounds out his memorable tale by touching on contemporary topical
issues, like prejudices against caramel skin and undocumented
immigrants. <p></p><p>A sublime, diverse cast drives this tale of looking for a safe, welcoming home."</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sergio-troncoso/nobodys-pilgrims/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sergio-troncoso/nobodys-pilgrims/</a></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-37392870935581373342022-06-18T19:01:00.000-04:002022-06-18T19:01:33.980-04:00Sergio Troncoso on Nobody's Pilgrims<p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1947627414/sergiotroncos-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i></a> is my latest novel, an adventure story about three seventeen-year-old teenagers (Turi, Arnulfo, and Molly) who find each other and believe in each other, as evil pursues them across the United States. A novel that somewhat predicted the pandemic, <i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i> is set in a dystopian America where grit, intelligence, luck, and love are needed to survive. Here's a brief talk I did on YouTube on the main themes of Nobody's Pilgrims (Lee & Low Books). I hope you enjoy it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="362" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X6thIoAgq3I" width="434" youtube-src-id="X6thIoAgq3I"></iframe></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://youtu.be/X6thIoAgq3I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/X6thIoAgq3I</a></span></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-75346826435608662362022-06-11T18:00:00.000-04:002022-06-11T18:00:01.568-04:00Diverse Voices Book Review on Nobody's Pilgrims<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtErNZda5CZQ_tQNK806yk-x7nxAmu9JYeuoY2SibIdfkBA0-Dfux7_QL1w19B1eejEEKnfB3YCnLItk_o3FAXDBT1MDZkDIE8lnFB1Dhu9fryAya8ZBR2LQABsni3pzaqsRgyDhKDxARlkUfH8W-JY12Txub4lepFbeY-0Sb6YfBNA4EKBUIS7kV/s224/DVBR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="224" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtErNZda5CZQ_tQNK806yk-x7nxAmu9JYeuoY2SibIdfkBA0-Dfux7_QL1w19B1eejEEKnfB3YCnLItk_o3FAXDBT1MDZkDIE8lnFB1Dhu9fryAya8ZBR2LQABsni3pzaqsRgyDhKDxARlkUfH8W-JY12Txub4lepFbeY-0Sb6YfBNA4EKBUIS7kV/w182-h182/DVBR.jpg" width="182" /></a></div>Thank
you Hopeton Hay for interviewing me about <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/nobody-s-pilgrims/9781947627413?fbclid=IwAR2O4YJ5CVjp9Aam6lIihnmQP2E8R5v8ZOExQNLjbs52vP1y7qopouxjImk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Nobody's Pilgrims</i></a> for <a href="https://diversevoicesbookreview.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diverse Voices Book Review</a>. What a great conversation we had! I loved it. These
are my favorite conversations to have, with someone who loves books and
digs deep into the novel and can appreciate the nuances of the
characters and places I write about. So grateful! <br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> <a href="https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/hbhpodcasts/episodes/2022-06-05T05_57_50-07_00">https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/hbhpodcasts/episodes/2022-06-05T05_57_50-07_00</a></span></p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-71516658528367829032022-05-25T11:49:00.007-04:002022-05-25T11:49:50.504-04:00Philadelphia's AL DÍA Interviews Sergio Troncoso<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhER4gpUHIPa_7Vd0I0WGWB6UBeTnH5g29tLfFYFfIMG6olj81-b4S0O92lzMwcxBZeGwNaKb8KZBXqHkrcIJPF1HoPUVeRWDYO_uSGgxccA6YAj3ftrXmnuByJVbVq8jWTI4dx5glw5HBD1kM-sFQIZtEUVbCcIYjW5idvKPtFQcLHxlSaMrX0RqJ7/s792/ALD_40pg_05_25_22_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhER4gpUHIPa_7Vd0I0WGWB6UBeTnH5g29tLfFYFfIMG6olj81-b4S0O92lzMwcxBZeGwNaKb8KZBXqHkrcIJPF1HoPUVeRWDYO_uSGgxccA6YAj3ftrXmnuByJVbVq8jWTI4dx5glw5HBD1kM-sFQIZtEUVbCcIYjW5idvKPtFQcLHxlSaMrX0RqJ7/s320/ALD_40pg_05_25_22_01.jpg" width="291" /></a></div> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">I'm on the cover AL DÍA, a bilingual magazine from Philadelphia. Thank you!</div></div></span><br /><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span><p></p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"NOBODY'S PILGRIMS was written before 20 cases of COVID-19 existed in the U.S., and in a way, the novel predicted the pandemic that was to follow. The pandemic in my novel is transmitted by touch, and I just thought about what would tear apart this country and set us against each other. My answer was a pandemic. The three teenagers, all outsiders, forge a community of three, even as many around them turn against each other. And that’s what the novel is about: how we fight to stay together, how we struggle and succeed in becoming a ‘we,’” he said.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://www.aldianews.com/culture/books-and-authors/view-border?fbclid=IwAR1JlxWRxSB3T-f5I6c6FIO8XTLdZLaJxKe8IgiUCmX50TYo6geMifNERFc" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.aldianews.com/.../books-and-authors/view-border</a></span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901398650000590701.post-23719549841555152782022-05-13T12:42:00.001-04:002022-05-16T11:30:08.754-04:00Predicting the Pandemic in Nobody’s Pilgrims<div data-contents="true"><div data-block="true" data-editor="2dlgh" data-offset-key="5qrp6-0-0"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlvfk9kzdeyfI_KN-XBbMj8wCY_QkeQ15w9-alSQCrgmMLMkPpIXkM8u2dYFw2tag3l4cfcMI8U8CPIU39w0t2Amvi0gR3zoislncebTQRHxzERGtsk1aZoO6AOtT1WBYexpsRN2_ebcCs23cNnMCSj6cIIJaX4JryK4hrc_EUvNk3YHD22E8kl6v/s1200/NP_IG_4.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlvfk9kzdeyfI_KN-XBbMj8wCY_QkeQ15w9-alSQCrgmMLMkPpIXkM8u2dYFw2tag3l4cfcMI8U8CPIU39w0t2Amvi0gR3zoislncebTQRHxzERGtsk1aZoO6AOtT1WBYexpsRN2_ebcCs23cNnMCSj6cIIJaX4JryK4hrc_EUvNk3YHD22E8kl6v/s320/NP_IG_4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span data-offset-key="5qrp6-0-0"><span data-text="true">My blog post about <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nobodys-Pilgrims-Sergio-Troncoso/dp/1947627414" target="_blank">NOBODY'S PILGRIMS</a></span></span> (Cinco Puntos Press: Lee & Low Books):</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="2dlgh" data-offset-key="bh33i-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="bh33i-0-0"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Can imagination be a window into a possible future? Yes, indeed it can. I wrote my novel, Nobody’s Pilgrims, before twenty cases of COVID-19 existed in the United States. I actually turned in the final final draft of my novel to my publisher, Cinco Puntos Press, on leap day, February 29, 2020. Moreover, most of the novel had been written even earlier. And what was the novel about? Three runaway teenagers, Turi, Arnulfo, and Molly, pursued by evil people across a dystopian United States collapsing because of a pandemic."</div></div></span><span data-offset-key="bh33i-0-0"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="2dlgh" data-offset-key="866c-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="866c-0-0"><span data-offset-key="866c-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="2dlgh" data-offset-key="fv8vv-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="fv8vv-0-0"><a href="https://blog.leeandlow.com/2022/05/12/predicting-the-pandemic-in-nobodys-pilgrims-a-guest-post-by-sergio-troncoso/"><span class="py34i1dx"><span data-offset-key="fv8vv-0-0"><span data-text="true">https://blog.leeandlow.com/2022/05/12/predicting-the-pandemic-in-nobodys-pilgrims-a-guest-post-by-sergio-troncoso/</span></span></span></a></div></div></div><p> </p>Sergio Troncosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03090851825143632694noreply@blogger.com