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Thank you for telling us about this.

21.02.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not exactly but related I think is Alyssa Harad’s β€œTo Live in the Ending” in Kenyon Review and also Longreads, circa 2022.

30.12.2025 05:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us at #NWSA2025 to Meet the Editors of PRIETA IS DREAMING, Friday, Nov 14 | 2:30–3:30 PM at SUNY Press Booth #9 in the Exhibit Hall

Come say hello, learn more about the making of PRIETA IS DREAMING, and enter to win a free copy!

#WomensStudies #FeministScholarship #BookGiveaway

13.11.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're set up and ready at #NWSA2025! See you soon!
#ReadUP #SanJuan #PuertoRico

13.11.2025 17:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A bumpy ride!

14.09.2025 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hooray for you! You are such a wonderful presence here.

12.09.2025 13:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think you owe us more.

30.08.2025 01:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

God bless you for posting these.

04.07.2025 01:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’Congratulations @cerena.bsky.social & Zahid Rafiq!

Finalists for the πŸ†2025 CLMP #FirecrackerAwards!

Read more @clmporg.bsky.social :
www.clmp.org/press-center...

21.05.2025 13:21 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Prieta Is Dreaming: A cuentos-novela
Gloria E. AnzaldΓΊa
Edited by Kelli D. Zaytoun, AnaLouise Keating, and Suzanne Bost

Prieta Is Dreaming: A cuentos-novela Gloria E. AnzaldΓΊa Edited by Kelli D. Zaytoun, AnaLouise Keating, and Suzanne Bost

It's up! It's up!

PRIETA IS DREAMING: A CUENTOS-NOVELA

A new collection of stories from the late, legendary Gloria E. AnzaldΓΊa, coming in Nov from @sunypress.bsky.social. Ft. cover art from the archive by a dear friend of Gloria's.

Available for preorder NOW. sunypress.edu/Books/P/Prie...

06.05.2025 13:05 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Today in the ARB: Mahika Dhar reviews β€œThe World with its Mouth Open”, short stories by Zahid Rafiq @tinhouse.bsky.social India Hamish Hamilton asianreviewofbooks.com/the-world-wi...

25.03.2025 07:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm thrilled to share that this Thursday, the 27th, AARP will be hosting a virtual screening of "Julia Alvarez: A Life (Re)Imagined" at 8pm ET.

I've been so touched by the love for this film and hope you will join the screening. The link to register can be found here: local.aarp.org/vcc-event/mo...

26.03.2025 01:18 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AOC: Fox News and the right-wing would have you believe that these American values are something out of The Communist Manifesto. But let me tell you Fox News, I don’t believe in healthcare, labor, and human rights because I’m a Marxist.. I believe it because I was a waitress.

20.03.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 50211 πŸ” 10967 πŸ’¬ 686 πŸ“Œ 712

We worked for him.
He doesn't work for us.

15.03.2025 11:07 πŸ‘ 366 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 7
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Here they are. Embarrassing. Despicable. Indefensible. Stay tuned for more.

06.03.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 1143 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 120 πŸ“Œ 115
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Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid

06.03.2025 00:46 πŸ‘ 30353 πŸ” 5405 πŸ’¬ 2772 πŸ“Œ 625
Publishers Marketplace Deal Report

Category: Fiction: Literary

PRIETA IS DREAMING By Gloria AnzaldΓΊa

Imprint: SUNY Press

February 21, 2025

Cultural/feminist theorist and author of BORDERLANDS/LA FRONTERA the late Gloria Anzaldua's PRIETA IS DREAMING: A CUENTOS-NOVELA, a collection of 19 linked stories, 14 of which have never before been published, blending reality with story and autobiography with fiction, to Rebecca Colesworthy at SUNY Press, for publication in November 2025, by Stuart Bernstein at Stuart Bernstein Representation on behalf of The Anzaldua Literary Trust and editors Kelli Zaytoun, AnaLouise Keating, and Suzanne Bost (world English).

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report Category: Fiction: Literary PRIETA IS DREAMING By Gloria AnzaldΓΊa Imprint: SUNY Press February 21, 2025 Cultural/feminist theorist and author of BORDERLANDS/LA FRONTERA the late Gloria Anzaldua's PRIETA IS DREAMING: A CUENTOS-NOVELA, a collection of 19 linked stories, 14 of which have never before been published, blending reality with story and autobiography with fiction, to Rebecca Colesworthy at SUNY Press, for publication in November 2025, by Stuart Bernstein at Stuart Bernstein Representation on behalf of The Anzaldua Literary Trust and editors Kelli Zaytoun, AnaLouise Keating, and Suzanne Bost (world English).

New Gloria AnzaldΓΊa with 14 never-before-published stories! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

Edited by
@rcolesworthy.bsky.social at @sunypress.bsky.social

#booksky #chicana #chicane #latine #latinx #latina #feminist #feminism #nepantla #mestiza πŸ“šπŸ’™

24.02.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
Publishers Marketplace announcing SUNY Press publication of Gloria AnzaldΓΊa's Prieta is Dreaming for November 2025.

Publishers Marketplace announcing SUNY Press publication of Gloria AnzaldΓΊa's Prieta is Dreaming for November 2025.

As the proud publisher of AnzaldΓΊa and Moraga's enduring classic This Bridge Called My Back, we couldn't be more humbly thrilled to share this exciting news.

24.02.2025 15:22 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Cemetery of Untold Stories - out in paperback on April 1st, 2025. Thank you for your continued amor and support for stories. More than ever now we need them to inspire us and connect us to each other.

14.02.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Episode 949 of the Otherppl with Brad Listi podcast. A conversation with author Zahid Rafiq.

Episode 949 of the Otherppl with Brad Listi podcast. A conversation with author Zahid Rafiq.

▢️ NOW PLAYING: Episode 949, my conversation w Zahid Rafiq, author of the debut story collection THE WORLD WITH ITS MOUTH OPEN (Tin House).

πŸ“š Official December pick of the Otherppl Book Club.

🎧 Available wherever you get podcasts.

14.01.2025 16:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ™οΈβœ¨ On the latest episode of Between the Cover podcast with @davidnaimon.bsky.social, Tin House author Zahid Rafiq discusses his debut short story collection The World With Its Mouth Open, eleven remarkable stories set in modern-day Kashmir.

Listen: bit.ly/ZahidRafiqBTC

02.01.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Author Sandra Cisneros.

Author Sandra Cisneros.

From β€˜Sandra Cisneros May Put You in a Poem.’ By Yxta Maya Murray. New Yorker.

From β€˜Sandra Cisneros May Put You in a Poem.’ By Yxta Maya Murray. New Yorker.

From β€˜Sandra Cisneros May Put You in a Poem.’ By Yxta Maya Murray. New Yorker.

From β€˜Sandra Cisneros May Put You in a Poem.’ By Yxta Maya Murray. New Yorker.

From β€˜Sandra Cisneros May Put You in a Poem.’ By Yxta Maya Murray. New Yorker.

From β€˜Sandra Cisneros May Put You in a Poem.’ By Yxta Maya Murray. New Yorker.

β€œI think a heroine is any woman who refuses to be silent in the face of injustice.”

Happy 70th birthday to author Sandra Cisneros. Born December 20, 1954.

20.12.2024 21:21 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love seeing Zahid Rafiq's story collection The World With Its Mouth Open as @npr.org 's Book of the Day!

www.npr.org/2024/12/12/1...

12.12.2024 17:59 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A review of THE WORLD WITH ITS MOUTH OPEN, the debut story collection by Zahid Rafiq, in the New Yorker.

A review of THE WORLD WITH ITS MOUTH OPEN, the debut story collection by Zahid Rafiq, in the New Yorker.

the book got a nice mention in the new yorker recently:

11.12.2024 18:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Author Zahid Rafiq.

Author Zahid Rafiq.

The cover of the story collection THE WORLD WITH ITS MOUTH OPEN, by Zahid Rafiq.

The cover of the story collection THE WORLD WITH ITS MOUTH OPEN, by Zahid Rafiq.

This month, the book club is reading THE WORLD WITH ITS MOUTH OPEN, the debut story collection by Zahid Rafiq, available from @tinhouse.bsky.social.

Stay tuned for my conversation w Zahid in an upcoming episode...

11.12.2024 18:46 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, indeed. And also one of the best looking!

09.12.2024 16:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŒ”Tuesday!

Join Zahid Rafiq author of debut story collection πŸŒ”The World With Its Mouth Open at The Writers Center in conversation with Emily Fridlund!

5pm PT / 8pm ET -- free to attend!

πŸŒ”Register here: writer.org/event/zahid-...

02.12.2024 20:29 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"In understated but lyrical prose, these stories reveal moments of beauty amid overpowering loss. Recommend to fans of Arundhati Roy and Salman Rushdie."

Booklist's Review of the Day is The World With Its Mouth Open by Zahid Rafiq (12.3.24)🀍

www.booklistonline.com/The-World-wi...

21.11.2024 15:21 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0