Maia Gil’Adí

XOXO, Ricardo Ortiz (1961–2025) - Public Books “To hear him speak was to feel how literature can still shape a life; how beauty, thought, and feeling can move us forward together.”

Six months ago today, scholar and teacher Ricardo Ortiz suddenly passed away.

New at PB: Maia Gil’Adí (@maiagiladi.bsky.social) remembers his life.

Thank you for the opportunity and platform to pay tribute to Ricardo!

I had the privilege of writing this tribute to Ricardo for Public Books. It’s hard to put into words the immense loss I feel as a scholar, friend, & someone whose thinking & life were shaped by his brilliance & generosity. This essay is my small offering of gratitude and love. XOXO, always. 💔

Thank you so much Allison!

All I have to add to this beautiful essay by @maiagiladi.bsky.social is that there are some astoundingly original and dazzlingly smart books on Latinx literature in the publication pipeline, as I know because I’ve edited/am editing them.

Maia Gil'Adí, Doom Patterns: Latinx Speculations and the Aesthetics of Violence Samuel Ginsburg; Maia Gil'Adí, Doom Patterns: Latinx Speculations and the Aesthetics of Violence, American Literary History, Volume 37, Issue 4, 1 December

Feeling incredibly thankful for this wonderful review of Doom Patterns by Sam Ginsburg! It means so much to have the book received with such attention and generosity. Thank you for taking the time to read and reflect on it—and for helping the conversation continue 🙏

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Happy belated 1st birthday to Doom Patterns! I’m grateful to have seen it enter ongoing debates in ways I couldn’t have anticipated. Thank you to everyone who’s read, cited, or taught from it & especially those who helped bring it into being. I’m so thankful to be part of this collective endeavor 🤍

If you are in Toronto this week for the MLA Convention, the Comics and Graphic Narratives Forum is sponsoring a social hour at the comics store The Beguiling on Friday, 1/9 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.

Seconding this post! I would also love to do this!

A Meal of Thorns 24 – THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU with Maia Gil′Adí Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Maia Gil′AdíTitle: The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael …

Michael Zapata's THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU is a fantastic generational novel about disaster, migration, and science-fictional dreams; a real treat to have @maiagiladi.bsky.social on the show to talk us through it:

A dream come true to host Justin Mann, Aimee Bahng, Yogita Goyal, Glenda Carpio, & Mary Pat Brady @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social. I’ve been deeply influenced by their work & it was magical to have them in conversation for “Race, Aesthetics, Speculation.” I’m so grateful to them and their amazing work!

Happening now! The brilliant Justin Mann speak in about securitization and speculative fiction!

This Monday 11-10: "Race, Aesthetics, Speculation" Symposium on @jhuartssciences.bsky.social campus! Program attached. Truly the dream team & I'm so excited to see these speakers in conversation!

For those who can't attend in person, we'll try to offer a Zoom option: zoom.us/j/94460577971

The Race, Aesthetics, Speculation Conference brings together leading scholars to examine how the representation of race and ethnicity intersects with theories of aesthetics, literary form, and speculative thought. 📅11/10
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DMV area friends, "Race, Aesthetics, Speculation" (a one day symposium @jhuartssciences.bsky.social) is soon! RSVP if you want to attend lunch. Speakers: Justin Mann, Yogita Goyal, Mary Pat Brady, Glenda Carpio, and Aimee Bhang. It's going to be spectacular!

The Latinx Project at NYU The Latinx Project at New York University explores & promotes U.S. Latinx Art, Culture, & Scholarship through creative & interdisciplinary programs.

Check out Tommy Conners's with Ruben Reyes at The Latinx Project! And he shouts out my book! www.latinxproject.nyu.edu

ASAP is looking for proposals for an internetional symposium! If you’re inteersred or have questions please feel free to reach out. www.artsofthepresent.org/call-for-pro...

Baltimore & DMV friends! Please mark your calendars for "Race, Aesthetics, Speculation," a one-day symposium on November 10. It's going to be an incredible day and I hope you can make it! @jhuartssciences.bsky.social

Thanks @dukepress.bsky.social for the shoutout! For Latinx Heritage Month, check out these titles in Latinx studies. So cool to be in such good company!

Day #1 of Fall 2025 in the books! My students are engaged and enthusiastic. We had an awesome discussion about the horror genre and the depiction of women’s bodies. So looking forward to the rest of the semester! @jhuartssciences.bsky.social

A Meal of Thorns 24 – THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU with Maia Gil′Adí Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Maia Gil′AdíTitle: The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael …

THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU should already be on your list! Here's our conversation with @maiagiladi.bsky.social about it:
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Extremely cool news; keep your eyes out for THE CENSUS TAKER

The first review of my book is here! Thank you Marion Rohrleitner for this generous review. It’s a dream to be read at all, but even more so in this way. Mil gracias!

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Fantastic talk, do not miss: the book as "living object", the seriousness of laughter as resistance, and some really fascinating discussion of editing and translating.

Thank you so much!!

9.6 We Better Laugh About It: Álvaro Enrigue and Maia Gil’Adí Álvaro Enrigue and critic Maia Gil’Adí begin their conversation considering translation as a living process, one that is internal to the novel form. Álvaro, author of the trippy You Dreamed of…

I had the chance to interview Alvaro Enrigue about his novel, Tu sueño imperios han sido (You Dreamed of Empires), for the Novel Dialogue podcast. It was a great conversation! Check it out!

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I'm floored. Mil gracias for your careful brilliant read! A writer can ask for nothing more than this.

To be read with such curiosity, joy and brilliance is all a writer could ever ask for. Mil gracias @maiagiladi.bsky.social and @mealofthorns.bsky.social.

Thank YOU! It’s your work that makes it possible! I love teaching, writing, and talking about this novel and can’t wait for the next one!