Literally Literary

For Part 3 of our platica on Borderlands and the Mexican American Story, we are joined by the author himself, David Dorado Romo for an interview. We hope you enjoy, pick a copy of his book, and follow him online to keep track of his work in the community!

Join us as we wrap up our platica on the second half of Borderlands and the Mexican American Story by historian David Dorado Romo. What were your thoughts on the book? Anything you didn't know about history you wish you had known?

Join us as we begin to uncover the many untold stories in the first half of Borderlands and the Mexican American Story (2024), the book by historian David Dorado Romo that is part of the Race to the Truth Series from Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Join us for a conversation on the second half of The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo!

Join us as we begin the first half of The Witches of El Paso, the debut novel by Luis Jaramillo!

This episode we cover the second half of the novel Street of Too Many Stories by Denise Chávez. What were your thoughts on the work? Did you make the UTEP event with her? Leave us a comment and we'll share it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

Join us this episode as we open our discussion of Street of Too Many Stories by Denise Chávez, Chicana writer from our sister city of Las Cruces. Here, we focus on the first half of the novel. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

This episode, Annell López joins us for a conversation on her debut short story collection, I'll Give You a Reason, winner of the 2023 Louise Meriwether First Book Prize. Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/annellthebookbabe and pick up a copy of her book at https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/ill-give-you-a-reason --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we wrap up our conversation on I'll Give You a Reason by Annell López (Feminist Press 2024), covering the second half of the short story collection. Pick up a copy at https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/ill-give-you-a-reason Have a question for our upcoming interview with Annell? Drop it in the comments below! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we begin our discussion on the first half of I'll Give You a Reason, the debut short story collection by Annell López from Feminist Press (2024), and winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize (given to a debut work by a woman or nonbinary author of color), which is meant to "uplift much-needed stories and inspire a new generation of writers." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

For episode #100 (!), Cassie Holguin-Pettinato joins us in the studio to talk about her collection, The Five Stages of Stuttering out of FlowerSong Press (2024). Pick up a copy from her website, https://www.cassiehp.com/ and we hope you enjoy our conversation! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

Join us this episode as we conclude our discussion on the last three sections of The Fives Stages of Stuttering, the debut full-length poetry collection by Cassie Holguin-Pettinato. Stay tuned for our interview with Cassie herself! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

Join us this episode as we begin our breakdown of the first two sections of The Five Stages of Stuttering, the first full-length poetry collection (FlowerSong Press 2024) by Cassie Holguin-Pettinato. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

As part of his author visit to El Paso Community College, Jose Hernandez Diaz joined us in person at our studio at Power at the Pass for an interview on his latest poetry book, Bad Mexican, Bad American. We hope you enjoy our in-depth conversation on his collection, the publishing world, and his advice for up-and-coming writers! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we wrap up our discussion of Bad Mexican, Bad American by Jose Hernandez Diaz, with a look at the second half of the poetry collection. Stay tuned for an interview with Jose! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

Join us this episode as we begin covering the first half of Bad Mexican, Bad American, the first full-length poetry collection by Jose Hernandez Diaz published by Acre Books (2024). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

Gabriel Dozal joins us this episode for an interview on his debut poetry collection, The Border Simulator! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

Join us as we wrap up our platica on the second half of Gabriel Dozal's debut poetry collection, the Border Simulator, and stay tuned for an interview with Gabriel! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

Listen in as we begin discussing the first half of the Border Simulator, the poetry collection debut by Gabriel Dozal. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you an interview with Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic, in anticipation of her visit to El Paso on Thursday, May 2nd 2024! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we wrap up our discussion of the second half of Promises of Gold by José Olivarez. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we begin our platica on the first half of Promises of Gold by José Olivarez. Reading at EPCC Valle Verde: https://youtu.be/9pxCvy7RS5U?si=jcASLrpWUX8VzvKQ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we finish our platica on Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

After a hiatus, we are back! Here, we discuss the first half of Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

For this episode, we interview the author of Brother Sleep, Aldo Amparán. On Spotify, you can enjoy this episode in video form! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

For part 2 of our talk on Brother Sleep by Aldo Amparán, we cover the second half of the debut poetry collection. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we begin our discussion on the poetry collection Brother Sleep by Aldo Amparán, covering the first half of the winner of the 2020 Alice James award. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

Yasmin Ramírez joins us in the studio to talk about her first book, ¡Ándale, Prieta!: a Love Letter to My Family. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message

For part 2 of ¡Ándale, Prieta! by Yasmin Ramírez, we cover Part 2 of her memoir: Finding Yasmin. Stay tuned for part 3, our interview with Yasmin! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message

We round out 2022 with our first platica on the debut book and memoir by our friend and colleague, Yasmin Ramírez, ‘¡Ándale, Prieta!', out of Lee and Low Books (formerly Cinco Puntos Press). Yasmin is an English Professor at El Paso Community College, a 2021 Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Author Fellow and a 2020 recipient of the Woody and Gayle Hunt-Aspen Institute Fellowship Award. Stay tuned for Part 2, and let us know if you've read her book below! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message

This episode, we wrap up our discussion on Carlos Fidel Espinoza's How to Lie to a Customs Agent, focusing on the second half of the poetry collection. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message

It has been a minute! We are back with our first look at the 2021 winner of the Southwest Book Award, How to Lie to a Customs Agent, the poetry collection by Carlos Fidel Espinoza. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we wrap up our discussion of A Ballad of Love and Glory, Reyna Grande's 2022 novel, going over parts 2-4.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we begin Reyna Grande's A Ballad of Love and Glory, giving an overview of Reyna's most recent novel and discussing part 1. Stay tuned for part 2! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

We are honored to interview Maurice C. Ruffin, the author of The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You, in this episode.* *We apologize for the delay in releasing this interview, but hope you all enjoy and stay tuned for upcoming recordings on our next books! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we conclude our talk on The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You by Maurice Carlos Ruffin, focusing on the second half of the short story collection. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

Join us for our introductory episode on The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You, going over the first five stories in the debut short story collection by Maurice Carlos Ruffin shortlisted for the Ernest J. Gaines award.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

This episode, Alessandra Narváez Varela joins us in the studio to talk about her debut novel, Thirty Talks Weird Love. Stay tuned for exclusive video of this special occasion! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

In our second look at Alessandra Narváez Varela's Thirty Talks Weird Love, we highlight our favorite pieces from the verse novel, and discuss ways of teaching it in the classroom. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

We kick off 2022 with our first look at Alessandra Narváez Varela's debut novel-in-verse from Cinco Puntos Press, Thirty Talks Weird Love. Varela's YA novel is the story of a young girl from Juárez, Mexico, who meets her older self at a time when the women of that border city become victims to violence. If your older self could talk to your 13-year-old self, what would they say? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

We close out the year talking shop with the second half of Piñata Theory, Alan Chazaro's 2020 poetry collection out of Black Lawrence Press. We will return next year, and want to wish everyone a safe and happy 2022 filled with lots of books! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

For our first look at Piñata Theory, the poetry collection by Alan Chazaro, we begin with our usual overview, but then dive into the first half of Chazaro's second poetry collection (from Black Lawrence Press). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

To close out our platica on Funeral for Flaca by Emily Prado, we were honored to interview Emily for this final episode on her memoir. Please do pick up a copy of Emily's book at your local bookstore. You can find local bookstores through this website: https://bookshop.org/ Check out the Spotify playlist we assembled from songs contributed by listeners here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2raj1v2J77IPMzbjnBfPYK?si=MGwpGhlBQyOWM-aPCqe3AA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

This episode, we discuss the second half of Emily Prado's essay collection, Funeral for Flaca, looking at our favorite chapters, or tracks. Which chapters / tracks were your favorite? Drop a voicemail and let us know! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

For our second look at Funeral for Flaca by Emily Prado, we talk about the first half of its collection of essays. If you have not had a chance to answer our music poll in part 1 on Spotify, please do so! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

Welcome to season 4! And welcome our new co-host, Reyna Muñoz, EPCC English Professor. For our first book this season, we open Funeral for Flaca, Emily Prado's 2021 memoir. For part 1, we discuss the author's bio, as well as the collection's style, themes, and connections we made to other works. We also talk about her book tour and visit to El Paso, and preview the memoir's arrangement: song tracks for chapters. If you're tuning in on Spotify, you can answer our question on the app: what are 5 songs that encapsulate who you are? Link to official Funeral for Flaca mixtape: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6GklWXR8Eu7tdQ9UaQBwoK?si=nj6r4zaaSLGuP06QVbg7Uw --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

On our two-year anniversary, we present this bonus episode featuring El Paso Community College student perspectives on Citizen Illegal, the poetry collection by José Olivarez. Stay tuned for our new season of books this fall of 2021! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

We are fortunate to be joined by Kristen Millares Young, whose debut novel, Subduction, we just closed the book on. Among other things, we discuss the research she conducted for her book, some of the book's themes, Claudia's problematic anthropology, and how some of the Makah have received her work. Please check out Kristen's website for links to her essays, and a list of her virtual events, here: https://kristenmyoung.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

For our third episode on Subduction by Kristen Millares Young, we cover passages in the second half of the novel, not to mention how the novel ends for our main characters. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

Here, we discuss passages from the first half of Subduction, by Kristen Millares Young, tying in some of the themes of perception v. reality, and objectivity v. subjectivity. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support

We return to the novel with Subduction, the 2020 debut from Kristen Millares Young, a story about an anthropologist (Claudia) who moves from Seattle to Neah Bay, Washington to interview Maggie, a member of the Makah in the Pacific Northwest, and Maggie's son (Peter) who returns home to his mother now suffering from dementia to learn more about what happened to the murder of his father. We go over these main characters, as well as some of the themes, and literary connections we made. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literallyliterary/support