Daniel A. Olivas
@danielolivas
Writer of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays. Recent books: CHICANO FRANKENSTEIN; MY CHICANO HEART; WAITING FOR GODÍNEZ. Website:
Happy #FridayReads, hermano! Don't miss Dan Froot & Company's latest SALA on Saturday, this time in Koreatown where excerpts from my immigration play, Waiting for Godínez, will be performed. Details in the link. www.instagram.com/p/DbFRYWLjpIM/
What a wonderful time celebrating the launch of Désirée Zamorano's new short-story collection published by the University of Nevada Press! Fellow U of A authors, Tisha Reichle-Aguilera and I, helped out at the Book Jewel today.
Happy #FridayReads, hermano! This Sunday, June 28, I will help launch Désirée Zamorano's new short-story collection published by the University of Nevada Press! Joining us is fellow author Tisha Reichle-Aguilera at the Book Jewel in Los Angeles. Details: thebookjewel.com/event/2026-0...
Well, this is lovely...Chicano Frankenstein is a top pick of Underdog Bookstore readers! Located in Monrovia, Underdog Bookstore "shall serve the primary purpose of fostering community engagement with literacy and learning through diverse books and inclusive events."
"Olivas takes his most audacious step yet: an absurdist tragicomedy that transplants Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot into the terrain of U.S. immigration policy." The Latino Book Review reviews Waiting for Godínez (University of New Mexico Press).
The New Oeste Series Editors: Lisa Alvarez and Daniel A. Olivas. The series celebrates the outpouring of creative expression by Latinx writers in the American West of the 21st century. Check out our titles (submissions always open): unpress.nevada.edu/search-grid/...
“[A] Siddhartha or an On the Road for our modern times... Wry and sharply drawn, Nice Places will make you laugh. What a joyful read!” —Daniel A. Olivas I loved Vincent Chu's debut novel, Nice Places. Delighted to blurb it. Buy this novel!
Happy #FridayReads, hermano! On June 28, I will help launch Désirée Zamorano's new short-story collection published by the University of Nevada Press! Joining in the literary fun is Tisha Reichle-Aguilera at the Book Jewel in Los Angeles. Join us!
An academic article on Chicano Frankenstein introduced me to two terms that describe how the reanimated characters are treated in my novel: memoricide (the wiping of a person's memory) and monstrification. Read it here: literarinessjournal.org/wp-content/u... #Frankenstein #dystopias
Happy #FridayReads, hermano! I had a lovely time last week at Café Con Libros with fellow #horror writers David Romero and Natalie Sierra. We had a full house and wonderful interactions with readers.
What a wonderful time today at Café Con Libros for our reading, Mexicans in Horror, with Natalie Sierra, David A. Romero and me, in beautiful #Pomona, California! What a great discussion and turnout. #Horror #HorrorCommunity
Texas Book Festival announced David Bowles as the recipient of the 2026 Texas Writer Award. Each year, the award is given to an author whose work has profoundly contributed to the state’s literary canon. Read the interview: texasbookfestival.org/announcing-t... #texasbookfestival
What a wonderful panel today at the Bay Area Book Festival where we discussed immigrant detention and how we fight back through literature and social action. Many thanks to Piper Kerman who was perfect as moderator. #BABF2026 #BABF #immigration #Berkeley
The Bay Area Book Festival starts today! Join our timely panel, Shadows of Liberty: Immigrant Detention, Incarceration, and the Demand for Dignity in the United States. Saturday, May 30, 12:15 p.m. Details in link: www.baybookfest.org/session/shad... #BABF2026 #BABF #immigration
Happy #FridayReads, hermano! I will be at the Bay Area Book Festival on the panel, Shadows of Liberty: Immigrant Detention, Incarceration, and the Demand for Dignity in the United States. Our moderator is Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black. www.baybookfest.org/session/shad...
LitFest in the Dena Returns to Pasadena With Immigration Panel, Latine Literary Programming. Delighted that our panel, “Speaking Truth to Power: Humanizing Immigrant Communities in the Time of ICE,” is featured in this Pasadena Now preview of #LitFest! pasadenanow.com/main/litfest...
Chicano Frankenstein keeps on being picked by local book clubs across the country! Some of my readers are into cosplay, which is cool (I am not on Instagram so I can't learn more about the photo below). Exciting news is developing about Chicano Frankenstein...fingers crossed!
Two years ago this month, Forest Avenue Press published my novel, Chicano Frankenstein. Written as a response to our country's cruel anti-immigrant policies, it has become even more relevant. News about my little book is developing but I can't yet share. Fingers crossed!
Corazón, or Book Covers From the Heart. They say don't judge a book by its cover ... but sometimes, that's where books wear their heart. Enjoy one of these books by a Latinx author with a heart on the cover. pima.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... #love #heart #books #libraries
The full schedule for the Bay Area Book Festival will be released on March 28. I will be on a wonderful panel for my #immigration play, Waiting for Godínez (University of New Mexico Press). The festival will be in Berkeley on May 30-31. Details in link. www.baybookfest.org/bay-area-boo...
It's the second day of the wonderful Tucson Festival of Books! Come by the University of New Mexico Press (Booth 240) today at 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. for a signed copy of my #immigration play, Waiting for Godínez. Looking forward to meeting you! #TFOB
Looking forward to this weekend's Tucson Festival of Books on the beautiful University of Arizona campus! My panel is today at 1:00. Join us as we share our books on #immigration. Mine is an immigration play, Waiting for Godínez (University of New Mexico Press). #playwriting #TFOB
To my followers on Bluesky: If you love books of all types published in any century, and if you enjoy thoughtful, funny, and fascinating discussions about those books, you will love The History of Literature Podcast. Follow @holpod.bsky.social and listen to an episode today!
Join us at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 14, for our panel, "Carrying Home: Migration Memories." I will discuss my latest book, Waiting for Godínez, an immigration play published by the University of New Mexico Press. #immigration #playwriting
My son is all grown up, but my office is having a gift exchange soon for the holidays, so I bought this wonderful new book by Pedro Iniguez and illustrated by Nathan Kwan. #kidsbooks