Incredibly honored to have my story “Angelo” chosen by the brilliant Laila Lalami for this special issue of Ploughshares alongside stories by Tommy Orange, Jane Smiley, and many other writers I admire! You can buy the issue here.
New Novel to be Published by Knopf!
Absolutely thrilled to share that my new novel, THE IMAGINED LIFE, will be published by Knopf in Spring 2025! So delighted to get to work again with the brilliant Diana Tejerina Miller, and so grateful to my wonderful agent, Terra Chalberg, for helping to make this happen! Also, I’m incredibly honored that The Imagined Life will be published in translation in Italy by the amazing Italian publisher Feltrinelli!
The Disappeared selected for The Story Prize longlist!
Thrilled and honored to learn that The Disappeared has been chosen for The Story Prize longlist!
New story in Texas Monthly!
So honored to be chosen by Texas Monthly and American Short Fiction for this series on Texas writers and to have my story “The Letters” appear in the February issue of Texas Monthly! So grateful also for these beautiful accompanying illustrations by artist Lore Mondragón. You can read the story here.
Korean Translation of The Disappeared!
So thrilled about this beautiful Korean translation of The Disappeared, just published this week by Munhakdongne! I’m so grateful to everyone at Munhakdongne for the tremendous care they put into the design and translation of this new edition and so grateful also to the readers of my work in Korea for their continued support and kindness!
New story in Ploughshares!
Excited to have a new story, “Los Olvidados,” in the latest issue of Ploughshares! You can find the issue (Winter 2023-24) here.
New story in Narrative Magazine
Thrilled to have a new short story, “Patisserie,” published in Narrative magazine. You can read the story here.
Interview with Reading the Room podcast
It was such a delight talking with Jaylen Lopez about the stories in my new collection, The Disappeared, on the Reading the Room podcast! You can listen to the interview in its entirety here.
BOMB Magazine interview!
Loved talking to Keith Pilapil Lesmeister about the stories in The Disappeared for this interview in BOMB magazine! You you can read the entire interview Keith’s incredibly kind and generous introduction here.
Texas Public Radio "Book Public" interview with Yvette Benavides
It was such a delight talking with Yvette Benavides about my story collection The Disappeared on Texas Public Radio’s Book Public program. You can listen to the entire conversation here.
"The Disappeared" in Electric Literature with an introduction by Kristopher Jansma
I was thrilled to see the title story of my collection The Disappeared published in Electric Literature this past year with an incredibly kind and generous introduction by author Kristopher Jansma. You can read the story and introduction here.
Interview with Mitzi Rapkin on The First Draft podcast
Loved talking with Mitzi Rapkin about my new collection of stories, The Disappeared, on The First Draft podcast. You can listen to our conversation here.
The Korea Herald
Grateful to Hwang Dong-hee for this article in The Korea Herald about the renewed interest in my first collection in Korea. It was a delight to be interviewed by her during my recent trip to Seoul. You can read the full article here.
Seoul International Writers Festival
I feel incredibly grateful to the Seoul International Writers Festival for bringing me to Korea for a week. It was an honor and a delight to participate in panels at the festival and to meet Korean readers who have read my work in translation. Here a few photos from my trip
New story in The Missouri Review
I forgot to post this when it first came out, but here’s a link to a newish story, “Two Men,” published in The Missouri Review as part of their BLAST series. You can read it here.
Writers on Writing podcast interview with Marrie Stone
Loved talking with Marrie Stone about the stories in The Disappeared on the Writers on Writing podcast. You can listen to our conversation here.
Korean literary journal Littor
It was a delight talking with the Korean literary journal Littor about the Korean translation of my first collection, The Theory of Light and Matter, and the forthcoming Korean translation of my new collection, The Disappeared. Link to the article coming soon.
The Korea Times
Thrilled to see this article in The Korea Times about my conversation with acclaimed Korean author Eun Hee-kyung at the Seoul International Writers Festival. You can read the article here.
The Virtual Memories Show
Really enjoyed talking with Gil Roth about my new collection of stories, The Disappeared, on the Virtual Memories Show podcast. You can listen to our conversation here.
Fractured Lit interview
It was a delight talking with author Tommy Dean at Fractured Lit magazine about the stories in The Disappeared. You can read our conversation here.
