Archive for the ‘Mexican High’ Category
Inaugurating the Celebrate Mexico Now Festival
September 9th, 2009
At last night’s reading and signing to kick off this year’s Celebrate Mexico Now, I met alumni from my own Mexican high school, and even the Consul General of Mexico, seen after the jump at his speech afterwards. Such a fun evening and now I can’t wait to check out the festival’s events happening throughout the month…up next for me, El Grito in Brooklyn. And probably another one of those jalapeno-infused margaritas.
Celebrate Mexico Now
September 1st, 2009
Some news I’m excited about: I’m reading on the opening night of the Celebrate Mexico Now festival in New York City, with a reading and discussion at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at NYU.
new interview, HTMLgiant
August 3rd, 2009Catherine Lacey recently interviewed me for literary blog HTMLgiant. We talked about approaches to writing a first novel, why fiction trumped memoir, and what happens when people think your novel’s characters are them. I divulged what I’m doing to my second book, and another no-longer-secret thing related to my last post. Check it out here.
Pair Bonding
July 22nd, 2009I’m heading off to Maine for an assignment — I will post the article here when it comes out in October or November. Won’t give anything away now other than…let’s just say I’m very excited about this one.
Curious Villager
July 1st, 2009Writer Tracy Lopez reviewed Mexican High on her lit blog Curious Villager this week. Gracias, Tracy!
I Heart Felicia Sullivan
June 30th, 2009
It’s here!
May 14th, 2009
El Universal profile
April 29th, 2009I almost can’t believe that Mexican High’s paperback release date is under two months away — where did another year go? I’m finishing up my second year in Columbia’s MFA program (where I’m concentrating in Nonfiction Writing, working on a new book that falls into said category) so between reading, writing, teaching, and working my postings seem to have fallen by the wayside. This semester I took courses from some amazing writers — Jonathan Lethem, Phillip Lopate, Shelley Jackson, and Amy Benson in particular. I’m inspired to finish a new draft by August. Let’s see if it happens…I’ll track my progress here. And so, come summer, I’ll be updating this site and blog more often.