Book Release: Malcriada & Other Stories

A recent reviewer commented that "Malcriada & Other Stories is jammed packed with compelling stories that touched my heart and mind. I felt the stories were realistic and some of them immediately transported me to the Dominican Republic. I swallowed the stories in one sitting but feel I need to go back and re-read the entire book at a slower pace. I also enjoyed and appreciated the drawings throughout the book"

Malcriada is a collection of sixteen stories: In the middle of the Caribbean Sea, aboard an illegal voyage from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, a twelve year old learns her name; a former cacao farmer finds a constellation on his lover’s thighs; best friends become strangers and find the essence of themselves in the face of deception; an old man exchanges his homeland for a New York City bodega storefront; preteen boys grapple with authority; female cousins come…