“I wanted to see more of my world reflected in the books I read.” Ruby Lang responded to personal questions about life, the writing process, and current literary inspirations.
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“Favorite memory is listening to Prince for the first time in my cousin's house on Webster Avenue. I was about 6 years old.” Sarah Gonzalez responded to personal questions about life, the writing process, and current literary inspirations.
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“These days, I'm living by the idea that getting it done is more important than getting it perfect.” Melissa Rivero responded to personal questions about life, the writing process, and current literary inspirations.
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“Books have also offered me balms for my heart and lessons on how to be human, and I hope to do the same with my writing.” Ivelisse Rodriguez responded to personal questions about life, the writing process, and current literary inspirations.
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“Books helped me so much when I was younger, still trying to understand myself and the world around me, especially looking for an escape from it.” Janella Angeles responded to personal questions about life, the writing process, and current literary inspirations.
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“I love storytelling and I want more & more stories to exist about brown girls.” Renée Watson responded to personal questions about life, the writing process, and current literary inspirations.
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“Honestly, I never thought I'd become an author. For the longest time, I worked towards becoming a classical composer.” Elizabeth Lim responded to personal questions about life, the writing process, and current literary inspirations.
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“It felt like we were in this oasis surrounded by scaffoldings and metal and roads while we swam and kept secrets from the world above us.” Pablo Cartaya responded to personal questions about life, the writing process, and current literary inspirations.
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“I knew I had a story to tell — which was something I wanted to prove that anyone could do, no matter how old you were.” Coco Ma responded to personal questions about life, the writing process, and current literary inspirations.
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“The images that were out there were of Puerto Ricans were stereotypes of a hyper-sexualized and violent people which bore no resemblance to the people in my world. I wanted to make sure there was a realistic representation of Afro-Puerto Ricans in literature.” Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa responded to personal questions about life, the writing process, and current literary inspirations.
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