prisca dorcas mojica rodriguez

I did my most exciting interview to date! The day of the interview, I was speaking at Yale University later that day and had to call in for the interview from my Marriot hotel room (yes I am a bonvoy member). I was nervous but also in the thick of

written by Brenda Gonzalez Writer and activist Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez’s sophomore book, Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us, examines the various archetypes of Latinas in our families and how these women shape who we become. Mojica Rodríguez meditates on the context and

Apple Books has picked Tías and Primas as a best of September book! Apple Books Review: Tías and PrimasWith disarming honesty, writer and activist Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez’s cultural study holds a mirror up to the way that Latine women are seen and see one another. She examines the

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez was born into a large family from Nicaragua and grew up surrounded by all kinds of women: Her matriarchal abuela, her prima perfecta, her tía called la loca by people around her and more. In her latest book Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the

When I first dreamt up this book, I imagined it having an artistic component. And so I ended up sending one of my favorite artists a DM asking her if she would illustrate the book with images of my own tías, primas, amigas, sisters. I wanted to use visual cues

For a limited time, there is a sale happening over at my publisher, Hachette. Also all preorders will have a chance to enter a giveaway to win a sticker done by one of my all-time favorite artists: Josie Del Castillo. I cannot wait till you all see this masterpiece, and