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All I'll say about this publicly right now is that Ben George is an incredible editor and human being & I was heartbroken by this news. Ben and I have put out three books together over the course of a decade. He puts his entire mind, heart, & soul into his work. Irreplaceable.

When I first read A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James I had never seen anyone marry history, politics and character like he had. In my own writing I wanted to capture the essence of Venezuela, like he had done with Jamaica. To have this on my book now means so much

Fue una noche muy difícil para los testigos de la oposición. Quiero explicarles cómo se robaron las elecciones anoche: 1.- Cada mesa emite un voto anónimo que va a sistema, pero al mismo tiempo entrega una boleta física. 2.- Las boletas quedan por si hubiese caída de sistema y

Venezuelan pres. Maduro’s declaration of victory with no published detailed vote results is a brazen act, but not so surprising. With no prior negotiated guarantees of safety from prosecution, Maduro opted to simply ignore the results. 1/4

Since the international "left" is so convinced Venezuela is not a dictatorship and the voice of the people is being heard with these elections, here's a thread: ✨poor/indigenous/racialized people protesting/voting against the Maduro government in the last 48 hours✨

I love talking about character in craft. Poets & Writers gave me some room to talk about what I learned from @elizmccracken and Bret Anthony Johnston and the rest of the faculty over at the Michener Center for Writers.

We have to be louder about Venezuela. caracaschronicles.com/2024/08/08/sta…

The seeds of Alejandro Puyana’s debut novel were planted in 2012 with a call. His parents in Caracas, Venezuela, told him his brother, Manuel, was going to be OK. Manuel had been kidnapped and was being held hostage, but police had surrounded the house. austinchronicle.com/arts/2024-08-1…

ON REPEAT: Alejandro Alejandro Puyana🇻🇪's playlist inspired by his new novel FREEDOM IS A FEAST! open.spotify.com/playlist/16hc4…

This is my character Emiliana’s favorite songs. (A few of them are mine as well).

Here is our Black Kos/Daily Kos post of this past week's new release books of special interest to Black and Latino/a readers (But also recommended for ALL readers!): dailykos.com/comments/22648… Kudos to the authors/illustrators! @alexispauline @fguridy Sarita Lyons, JD, PhD @KhristiLauren

Many thanks to Mutha Magazine for publishing this essay on pregnancy, one that felt risky. I wrote it when was seven months pregnant, deep in what I began to secretly call my “prepartum depression.” muthamagazine.com/2024/08/shows-…

I have had a garbage pail pregnancy. Nausea every waking minute. My cheekbones have sharpened like #2 pencils. “You look great!” other women say. “You’re so tiny!” muthamagazine.com/2024/08/shows-…

Nombrado el libro de la semana por el gran César Miguel Rondón. Y con una entrevista maravillosa. Gracias, César!

Pronto con Alejandro Puyana🇻🇪 y su @FreedomIsAFeast. Qué momento para esta conversación indisociable de la lucha democrática en Vzla. I am very pleased to present Alejandro Puyana's novel on September 19th #theworldsboroughbookshop. We hope you can join us! theworldsboroughbookshop.com/event/alejandr…

Wrote this list of my favorite debut books (old and new) for WorldLiteratureToday. Featuring Toni Morrison, Isabel Allende, Nana K. Jesmyn Ward @megankakimoto Gerardo Sámano Córdova Kat Y. Tang and @szilmolnar

ALEJANDRO PUYANA joins us to open up about the creation of FREEDOM IS A FEAST in an upcoming episode promo on ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV Alejandro Puyana🇻🇪 youtu.be/P_FS-hU0O4k

My essay in Texas Monthly, where I tell the story of how I found my identity as a Venezuelan writer in the heat of Austin, TX.

My essay for TIME about my experience voting with my mom, who just became a citizen. And how we feel about wannabe despots.