This 2024 list includes authors nominated by their peers and their fans. In other words, some of them are la gente’s choices. Latino Stories is proud of the fact that we were the first, yes the first, to publish lists of top new Latine talent. Our first list started in 2006. Be sure to pick …
Luis Lopez-Maldonado is a Xicanx activist, poeta, playwright, dancer, choreographer, and educator born and raised in Southern California, as well as the the author of the poetry collection, Mexican Bird (Querencia Press, 2024). He/Him/They/Them earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Riverside, in Creative Writing and Dance. His/Their poetry has been …
Kase Johnstun lives and writes in Ogden, Utah. He is the manager for the Utah Center for the Book and Utah’s Affiliate to the Library of Congress. Along with his forthcoming novel Cast Away, he is the author of the award-winning novel Let the Wild Grasses Grow and the award-winning memoir Beyond the Grip of …
Latinx books climbed new heights this year, and at Latino Stories, we were fortunate to have not one, not two, not three, but four of our staff members publish books in 2022. And not just any books. These are books that deserve to be gift-wrapped for anyone you want to impress. León Salvatierra‘s To the …
Teresa Dovalpage interviews Alex Segura as part of a Latino Stories series with Latinx authors. Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which the New York Times called “wittily original” and named an Editor’s Choice. NPR described the novel as “masterful.” It received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist. Dovalpage: …
