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No new episode this week, but stay tuned for much more from the Las Musas Podcast starting next week! And, until then, take a moment to re-listen to your favorite episodes and let us know which ones you're tuning into in the comments! Thanks for your support, and we'll see you next week.

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In this episode of the Las Musas Podcast, Mariana Llanos interviews debut picture book author, Cynthia Harmony about her beautiful new book, Mi Ciudad Sings/Mi Ciudad Canta, coming out today, June 14th! They talk about the 2017 earthquake that inspired her book, the power of music to bring together a community (you might want a box of tissues ready for the story about Cielito Lindo), and how to balance writing about an actual event while bringing to life fictional characters.

If you enjoyed this episode or plan on using the resources provided, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Cynthia Harmony's Picture Book in English and in Spanish, Mi Ciudad Sings and Mi Ciudad Canta

Mariana Llanos' Picture Book, Run little Chaski! An Inka Trail Adventure and ¡Corre, Pequeño Chaski! Una aventura en el camino Inka

On this episode of the Las Musas Podcast, Adriana Hernández Bergstrom talks with Terry Catasús Jennings, Mariana Ríos Ramírez, and Karina Nicole González about how publishers decide the amount of publicity they offer authors and how to boost those efforts and get support from your community. They offer great tips for reaching out to librarians, joining marketing groups, getting more reviews, creating swag and book trailers, sending out ARCs, and sending out book mail. 

If you enjoyed this episode or plan on using the resources provided, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Pre-order Adriana Hernández Bergstrom's Picture Book Abuelita and I Make Flan

Pre-order Terry Catasús Jennings' Picture Book The Little House of Hope

Pre-order Karina Nicole Gonzáles' Picture Book The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding 

Pre-order Mariana Ríos Ramírez's Picture Book Santiago's Dinosaurios

In this episode of the Las Musas Podcast, Jonny Garza Villa joins Racquel Marie, Crystal Maldonado, and e.E Charlton-Trujillo for a beautifully bookish celebration of Pride Month. In this love letter to QTBIPOC authors and readers, they talk about the books that changed their lives, the books they would have loved to have read as kids, the books they're reading now, the books they hope to see in the future, and how their love for their readers and the younger versions of themselves shape the books they write today.

If you enjoyed this episode or plan on using the resources provided, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! 

Purchase Jonny Garza Villa's YA book Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun and pre-order Ander and Santi Were Here

Purchase Racquel Marie's YA book Ophelia After All

Purcahse Crystal Maldonado's YA books Fat Change Charlie Vega and No Filter and Other Lies

Purchase e.E. Charlton-Trujillo's YA books from the Fat Angie series

Book Recommendations:

History is All you Left Me by Adam Silvera

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

More Happy than Not by Adam Silvera

Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo

Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

This is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves

High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez

Witchlings by Caribel Ortega

The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante

Bless Me, Ultima by Rodolfo Anaya

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

Cafe con Lychee by Emery Lee

Living Beyond Borders by Margarita Longoria

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In this episode of the Las Musas Podcast: Debut Spotlight, debut Musa Eliza Kinkz joins fellow Musa Zara González Hoang to discuss her picture book, Goldie's Guide to Grandchilding and have a fun, fascinating discussion on inspirations in comedy and humor, art style and meaningful aspects of illustration, the author-illustrator-publisher relationships, origin stories, and finding community.

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!
Buy Eliza Kinkz's debut picture book, Goldie's Guide to Grandchilding
Buy Zara González Hoang's picture book, A New Kind of Wild
Check out other books at the Las Musas Bookshop Page.

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This episode of the Las Musas Podcast's Debut Diaries, the Middle Grade and Young Adult Edition, Angela Velez is joined by Andrea Beatriz Arango, Racquel Marie, Sallie Anne Rodriguez, and Vanessa L. Torres for a discussion on the importance of breaks in the writing process and their favorite ways to break, to share debut year and pub day words wisdom, hopes, and reflections, and talk about the role of your publishing team and how to be proactive as the debut jitters get more real.

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!
Pre-order Andrea Beatriz Arango's debut middle grade novel-in-verse, Iveliz Explains It All
Buy Racquel Marie's debut young adult novel, Ophelia After All
Pre-order Sallie Anne Rodriguez's debut middle grade novel, Treasure Tracks
Pre-order Vanessa L. Torres' debut young adult novel, The Turning Pointe
Buy Angela Velez's debut young adult novel, Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity

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