I go to a lot of books-related conferences for writers, publishers, booksellers, and librarians. In the last number of years, most of these conferences have included a panel of some sort on diversity in publishing. I’ve gone to many of these panels and[Read More]

Cinco Puntos Press co-founder Bobby Byrd is stepping away from his leadership role at the independent publishing company, headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Bobby will serve as Publisher Emeritus, developing special projects, collaborating with staff as[Read More]

      Soy fronterizo. A child of the borderlands. Home is Donna, Texas, right across the river from Río Bravo, a bustling town in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The grandparents of my abuelo Manuel Garza came to Texas from that state i[Read More]

See Cinco Puntos in L.A.!                   SEE DANIEL ACOSTA:   Sunday April 14 1:00-2:00 p.m. Signing at Cinco Puntos booth. 3:00-4:00p.m. Join Daniel Acosta, Lamar Giles, Maureen Johnson and Megan Mi[Read More]

Come say hi in Austin!                       SEE LEE BYRD:   Tuesday, April 16 10-11a.m.”All Stars of Diversity: Indie Publishers and Reading Lists” 3:15-5:15 p.m. Texas Tea, at Hilton Austin,[Read More]