Summer 2024 July 4, 2024 – Posted in: Blog, Books, Poetry, recent
Summer 2024
Continue readinghttps://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2024/03/best-books-american-fiction/677479/
Continue readingISABEL 2121 is the title of my forthcoming hybrid novel scheduled with HypterVia publications.
Continue readingKirkus! “A Grand Dame of Chicana literature!” ¡Sí, señor!
Continue readingThis year I am happy to announce to all and anyone interested that one by one all of my novels are going into audio books.
Continue readingBelated new year to my readers: The year starts with two nice heads up: Ms. & the interview with Allium in my hometown, Chicago featuring my very early work and start as a feminist-described poet, writer, thinker & translator.
Continue readingThe galleys for the forthcoming new work are ready and going out as this is written. DOñA CLEANWELL LEAVES HOME: Stories written post-COVID. Yes, I’m back to writing & so grateful for this new team in New York (wo)manning the launch. My lit agent, editor & publisher & in-house publicist–fabulous & fierce! I’m in good hands.
Continue readingI received an early Xmas gift this year.
It’s this song composed for a class project. I’m thankful to the professor who assigned my book. Motherhood, mothering, being a mother…what can I add that hasn’t been said?
Continue readingFor the first time in a while, I woke feeling some relief that voters in this country may have signaled they’re not ready…
Continue readingI’m very much blessed the art is moving out there but even more so that coming in 2023, I’ll have gallery representation. Representation for an artist and/or writer frees us up to continue our work. I end this year starting a new novel for HarperVia, Isabel 2121.
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