“Mutual Discord” is a Thoughtful Romance that Doesn’t Center Men
“Mutual Discord” is full of conversations that matter, while still giving us a relationship and a woman to root for.
Mujeres to Follow
Latina Authors Are Changing the Game with Romantasy
In 2024, the romantasy genre casually raked in an estimated $610 million in U.S. sales, single-handedly pushing the entire fantasy book market up by 62 percent. It is an absolute gold rush. According to Infegy, there were 691,000 BookTok mentions of the word “romantasy” in 2024 alone. Spend sixty seconds scrolling over there and you’ll […]
Chloe Vega and the Road to Publishing Children’s Fantasy Novels About Immigration
I’m a firm believer that we need to tell more stories about immigration – including with fantasy settings like my Chloe Vega series.
“Cash Libre” is the Personal Finance Book I Couldn’t Find
Long before writing Cash Libre, I remember walking into my local library in my early thirties and asking the librarian where the personal finance books were. I had recently walked away from my dream career, had less than $2,000 in my checking account, a new home, and a baby on the way. I wasn’t looking […]
Op-Ed: The Price of Being “Stereotypically Me”
I made a film warning against killing the muse, then spent years negotiating with her. Here’s what I learned from “Stereotypically Me.”
Why “Colonial Stockholm Syndrome” Matters
Colonialism is political – and psychological. To explore what that means for me and mine, I wrote “Colonial Stockholm Syndrome.”
Gaby Meza Is Building a New Film Criticism Infastructure for Latin America
In expanding both the form and the constituency of cultural analysis, Gaby Meza has redrawn the contours of authority for a LATAM generation.
Reyna Grande Talks Debut Essay Collection “Migrant Heart”
With “Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget,” Reyna Grande asks us to reflect upon our own pasts and learn how to heal.
I Wrote “The Sun and All the Other Stars” Because I Couldn’t Explain My Latina Heartbreak
To heal intergenerational trauma, I did past-lives regression therapy – and got inspired me to write “The Sun and All the Other Stars.”
How Latina Podcasts like “Locatora Radio” Are Shaping the Next Generation of Media
“Locatora Radio” is intimate, irreverent, and grounded. It feels intentional. And that intention makes it part of something bigger.