Daniel A. Olivas
Writer of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays. Recent books: CHICANO FRANKENSTEIN; MY CHICANO HEART; WAITING FOR GODÍNEZ. Website: https://danielolivas.com
- 16 Books By Black Authors We’re Excited About This Month. From a raw relationship guide from one of your favorite 1990s rappers to a captivating novel rooted in the beauty of friendship, these are the picks you won’t want to put down in February. www.essence.com/commerce/boo...
- Another wonderful episode of Utopian and Dystopian Fictions...right up my alley as a land use and environmental attorney by day (creative writer by night). Listen to this interview with environmental scientist and freelance journalist Paul Hardisty regarding his new climate-collapse novel, The Hope.
- Episode 19 on ecodystopia is available now, featuring an interview with climate scientist and dystopian novelist Paul E. Hardisty. The discussion is surprisingly hopeful! open.spotify.com/episode/7JGW...
- "After hitting stages in Los Angeles, New York, and Sacramento, [Waiting for Godínez] is now available to readers and arrives at a deeply relevant time, as Americans consider our borders and how to protect the immigrants who live here." —Alta Journal www.altaonline.com/books/g65866...
- Dolls and Their Houses: Call for Papers www.horrorhomeroom.com/cfp-dolls-an... #horror #HorrorCommunity @horrorhomeroom.bsky.social
- V.E. Schwab, R.F. Kuang Among Finalists for 2026 Libby Book Awards — See the Full List! The annual literary prize, chosen by librarians, honors the best books published in the previous calendar year. people.com/2026-libby-b... #LibbyBookAwards #bookawards #librarians
- Re-Thinking Life, Re-Writing Narrative: ‘Stirrings of Dissent’ in Virginia Woolf and May Sinclair. modernistreviewcouk.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/r... #VirginiaWoolf #MarySinclair #modernists
- Many thanks to @candikat.bsky.social and this lovely (and very funny) review of my novel, Chicano Frankenstein. I like your recipe idea... candikathorror.com/reads/chican... #horror #HorrorCommunity #bookreviews #Frankenstein
- Listen to the Horror Homeroom podcast with Dawn Keetley, Elizabeth Erwin, and Gwen Hofmann. It's frighteningly entertaining and enlightening. open.spotify.com/show/6rOJtFl... #horror #HorrorCommunity @horrorhomeroom.bsky.social
- @brucehandy.bsky.social Bruce! I see that you're going to be a guest author at the Tucson Festival of Books. So am I! I will look for you in the green room and try to make your panel if it doesn't conflict with my events. It's been 45 years (give or take) since we last saw each other at Stanford?