News/Thoughts

A Migrant’s Story Video

All of my in-person readings were canceled due to Covid, so I created this video of me reading one of...

Call for Submissions!

We are currently accepting submissions for the anthology Somewhere We Are Human: An Anthology on Migration, Survival and New Beginnings....

Reyna on Oprah’s Book Club

  Click here to watch Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther J. Cepeda speak up and advocate for the Latino/a...

‘American Dirt’ has us talking

That’s a good thing. By Reyna Grande Feb 1, 2020 NEW YORK TIMES   In the fall, I was sent...

The Moth Radio Hour

What an honor to have my story aired on The Moth Radio Hour!  This story is about my immigrant experience...

Immigration & Transformation:

My Literary Metamorphosis by Reyna Grande for World Literature Today Illustration: A Little Prayer for Those Who Migrate, by Jake Prendez  ...

On Impostor Syndrome

I’m an award-winning Latina author. At a fancy literary gala, I was mistaken for a waiter. ‘Excuse me, where are...

Hispanics continue to bear the brunt of U.S. drug policies

OPINION COMMENTARY A border wall will not end the war on drugs. The mother of Alfredo Gonzalez Munoz, a Mexican soldier...

I Lost My Mother Tongue–and Almost My Mom

Published by CNN Mexican actor Diego Luna and Chef Jose Andres (L) during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby...

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