Vanessa Montalban

Oct 18, 2023 | tor.com | Vanessa Montalban

Sometimes we inherit our mother’s laughter or our father’s long toes. Other times one of our ancestors angered the wrong witch and ended up on the wrong side of a generational curse. Hey, it happens. It’s surprising the amount of times I’ve heard stories about an old family curse that’s trickled down the bloodline. Any bad occurrence is to be blamed on that one bruja who used to be a neighbor or a cast away salesperson. Sometimes our curses are self-inflicted or a result of generational trauma.

Oct 10, 2023 | crimereads.com | Vanessa Montalban

As most Cuban Americans would tell you, Viva-po-Ru (Vicks VapoRub) can cure anything from a cough to a fever, but when it comes to matters of the soul, you’re better off visiting your local curandera tossing shells or cards out of her shed. Then, be prepared to make a trek to your local botanica with a very specific set of instructions. I can’t tell you the number of times I heard a magical remedy prescribed growing up.

Aug 3, 2023 | blogarama.com | Vanessa Montalban

Welcome to my stop on the A Tall Dark Trouble blog tour, organized by Turn The Page Tours.

Jul 27, 2023 | bookshop.org | Kalynn Bayron |Rebecca Wells |Kosoko Jackson |Vanessa Montalban

"Queer, racially diverse teens face the uncanny and macabre in this anthology...A spooky and inclusive Halloween grab bag." - Kirkus"Night of the Living Queers is a highly entertaining and suspense-filled YA anthology about queer teens braving myriad fears on Halloween night." - Shelf Awareness "Bringing new twists to old spine-tingling tropes, Shelly Page and Alex Brown have pulled together an All-Star cast of both established and up and coming authors.