Reviews, Columns, Readings . . .

Selected by the American Booksellers' Association for the Summer/Fall "Indies Introduce" list of ten best author-debut books:

"A rare achievement in which a reader comes out the other end wanting to start again. A bold and clever tale with a unique voice. -- Rebecca George, Volumes Bookcafé, Chicago.

"Exciting debut translation of a celebrated Ecuadorian author, and one that should lead to more translations of her work."
-- Ely Watson, A Room of One's Own, Madison WI.
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"One part Thomas Pynchon, one part Gabriel García Márques, and one part Raymond Chandler, Alemán's novel is a concoction of political thriller and absurdist literary mystery that never fails to entertain." -- Kirkus Reviews

Readings, with Gabriela Alemán:
September 4, City Lights Books, San Francisco
September 5, Moe's Books, Berkeley

October 4, McNally-Jackson Books, New York City
October 5, Brookline Booksmith, Brookline MA
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Winner of 2018 Northern California Book Award for fiction translation:
"A delightful and one could say overdue project, with and informative and entertaining introduction -- a must read -- about the history, presence, language, and culture of baseball in Latin America.
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Spitball magazine: "Fresh, exciting material, these 18 short stories from accomplished Latin American writers not only reflect a love of baseball equal to our own, they demonstrate fine literary talent previously inaccessible to us. Highly recommended."


L.A. Review of Books,  article on Cuba, D.R., baseball, fiction, translation. . . baseb

Island Books, Seattle, column on my Cuba books

Review, Larry Rohter, Revista

Review, Paul Hagen, mlb.com

Review, Bill Littlefield, Only a Game


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