Melissa Mogollón

Sep 5, 2024 | valleybreeze.com | Alan Rosenberg |Alison Espach |Melissa Mogollón

Threebb new novels set in Rhode Island or written by Rhode Islanders, plus the latest from the estimable Rainbow Rowell, are worth your time in good audio versions. “The Wedding People: A Novel”By Alison Espach, read by Helen Laser. Macmillan Audio, 11½ hours, $26.99. I don’t know when I’ve been more pleasantly surprised by an audiobook. “The Wedding People” is set in Newport, and from the title you might guess that it would be a silly romance. But you would be so wrong.

Aug 18, 2024 | audiofilemagazine.com | Melissa Mogollón

Elena Rey rises to the challenge of narrating this emotionally charged and hilarious story of love and trauma shared among three generations of women. Luciana, the youngest daughter in a Colombian American family, becomes exasperated when her eccentric grandmother, Abue, refuses to evacuate from Miami during a hurricane. A mass found on Abue's gallbladder throws everything into further disarray.

May 13, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Melissa Mogollón

Reading Lists Melissa Mogollon, author of "Oye," recommends stories exploring identity, race, and cultural heritage in the U.S. One summer, my brother found a half-dead opossum on the side of the road in our neighborhood and he called me to handle it. “Well, is it dead?” I asked. “I don’t know. That’s why I called you.” And as much as I didn’t want to be the girl who dropped everything to go and save roadkill, I was. I was obsessed with animals. Which my family found to be an odd and...

Jan 15, 2024 | hiplatina.com | Sofia Aguilar |Xochitl Gonzalez |Melissa Mogollón

Latinx authors had a great year in 2023 and we’re thrilled to see that 2024 will be no different. We have a long way to go in terms to increasing Latinx representation in publishing, especially showcasing more Afro-Latinx and Indigenous Latinx authors. But strides are undoubtedly being made and we’re excited that even more Latinx authors will be on the shelves this year. We put together this list to showcase just how many Latinx books will be coming out over the following months.