Today was an extremely emotional day as I had to inform my students that I will not be returning to the University of Texas at Austin. This decision was not one I made myself and having that power stripped from you is such a humiliating experience.

To start the celebration of #NationalPoetryMonth , I am sharing 'The Girl Who Would Be Pope,' a poem I wrote for NO WATER RIVER in 2018. Enjoy!
nowaterriver.com/community-coll…

Thank you to David Bowles for putting this together and to Daniel A. Olivas (he/him) for posting it here!

Here's an article updating y'all on what my publisher (Penguin Random House) and others are doing in response to NYC elementary PS 55 throwing hundreds of diverse books into dumpsters.

publishingperspectives.com/2024/03/prh-ha…

Few Latinas reach the level of VP & Associate Publisher, especially at the larger houses. Michelle Herrera Mulligan—who heads the new Latino imprint at Atria Books, Primero Sueño Press—deserves a standing ovation! Michelle Herrera Mulligan Primero Sueño Press Atria Books about.simonandschuster.biz/news/announcin…

'By demonstrating that we can harmonize a dual obligation to diversity and merit, Harvard can dismantle the innately bigoted notion that the two are contradictory.'

Latest column out The Harvard Crimson:
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Thank you to ⁦Texas Institute of Letters⁩ for this amazing honor. texasinstituteofletters.org/twelve-new-mem…

Join us next week at the Dallas Museum of Art for a conversation with author Xochitl Gonzalez.

Great piece on the Border crisis hypocrisy and what’s missing from the immigration debate wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/02/08/bor… via Wisconsin Examiner

'Fascinating.' —Publishers Weekly

'An intriguing read.' —Library Journal

'Biting political satire.' —Foreword Reviews

'Captivating.' —Daily Journal

My novel, CHICANO FRANKENSTEIN, will be launched March 6 at Vroman's Bookstore. Join us! #horror #scifi #satire #Frankenstein

Big thanks to Guadalupe Garcia McCall creator of Mariposas! and David Bowles for including me in the AWP panel on Mexican-American futurism! What a great conversation. #AWP2024

Our president must know that Harvard is at war with the right and losing. The place of the university as a dynamic, disruptive engine for human progress hangs in the balance.

New column out The Harvard Crimson.
thecrimson.com/column/searchi…

Big Thanks to WritingWorkshops.com and Gemini Ink once again for putting on The Big Texas Author Talk with Novelist Rudy Ruiz. Also, special thanks to Guadalupe Garcia McCall creator of Mariposas! for moderating! Here's a link to a video of the chat. youtu.be/m7bG89MDeXQ?si… via YouTube

Please join ⁦Guadalupe Garcia McCall creator of Mariposas!⁩ and me as we talk Texas tall tales on ⁦⁦Gemini Ink⁩ Big Texas Author Talk this coming Wednesday night! geminiink.org/the-big-texas-…

Looking forward to this chat with the very talented and kind Guadalupe Garcia McCall creator of Mariposas!! Thank you Gemini Ink for the invitation.

Here are Lupita Aquino recommendations for March book releases. I am so honored to be in such company! #books2024 #newbooks #LupitaReads Forest Avenue Press #LatineBooks

Florida has just seven state employees enforcing existing child labor laws.

Now, the state is weighing two bills to make it legal for kids to work longer hours and do more dangerous jobs.

Felicidades, Daniel!

Librarians are unsung heroes. I remember some that made a big difference in my youth, providing a safe and welcoming refuge to read and placing a great book in my hands. Open books open minds! Thanks for all you do! #librarians #bannedbooks PEN America American Libraries

President Gay failed. That failure was designed by bad-faith actors but ratified by clumsy, outdated leadership. Harvard needs a rockstar president — she was not that rockstar.

My The Harvard Crimson op-ed on yesterday's resignation:
thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…