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15 Small Press Titles You Should Be Reading This Fall
Autumn is best enjoyed with a warm drink
and a hot new indie title
by Wendy J. Fox
In They Hold Grudges, Diana Rojas picks at the threads that weave a close-knit family together, exploring how families negotiate and test loyalties, growing either closer together or farther apart in the process. Complicated and compelling.
Hola Escritores Charla with Author Diana Rojas
On Thursday, October 15, author Diana Rojas joined us for our October Hola Escritores charla. Watch the recording of the live reading and Q&A.
Takeaways from our charla with D.C.’s Diana Rojas, author of “They Hold Grudges”
Story by Marvin Juarez; Copy edited by Valerie Izquierdo
Hola Escritores column editor Michelle Benitez interviewed Diana Rojas during the October charla. Diana read from and discussed her novel “They Hold Grudges,” a psychological drama centered on family. She explained how the original idea for the novel’s main themes — gossip and grudge holding — was sparked by the scoldings that her mother gave her as a girl.
“They Hold Grudges” expands on the impact of scandals and keeping the peace
Written by Michelle Benitez; Copy edited by Valerie Izquierdo
Through endless layers of chisme, meaning gossip, Diana Rojas’ “They Hold Grudges” explores the fragile line between familial loyalty and inaction and the damage one’s silence can cause.
Good People Have Dark Thoughts Daily: An Interview with Novelist Diana Rojas
By Abby Higgs
Vol. 1 Brooklyn sat down with Diana Rojas to discuss how her latest novel – which is part thriller, part drama, part lesson in self-preservation – came to fruition, and why she chose to write from the perspective of “the falsely accused.”
Exploring family, darkness, and betrayal
An interview with Diana Rojas
By Tamar Shapiro
Diana Rojas’ They Hold Grudges (Arte Publico Press, 2026) is a taut and compelling story of family, loyalty, and betrayal. Rojas introduces us to the joys of a large, tight-knit family—gatherings, gossip, and a deep sense of belonging—only to tear this image apart piece by piece. Childhood memories shape-shift, gossip is never harmless, and the bonds of family are not what we expect. We watch with growing fascination and horror as one questionable decision leads to another until our very understanding of what it means to be a family is shaken. Rojas is unafraid to tackle difficult topics and expose the darkness that people hold deep inside.
Machismo and Marianismo: Feminism and Identity in Diana Rojas’ Litany of Saints: A Triptych (an interview)
Diana Rojas: Well, I wanted to write a memoir of immigration. I'm American born, but my family came from Costa Rica in the 1960s. When they immigrated, they bought a house—an old Victorian house—that they chopped up into three different apartments... Read More
Merron Douglas: I always feel like the conception of the novel is a good place to start. It truly varies from writer to writer when that first inspiration hits, so I’m curious as to how Litany of Saints came to you.
Amplified Houston Monday
KPFT 90.1 FM Amplified Houston - Mon., Nov. 18, 2024, 9 am will be hosted by Michael J. McDonough. He will speak with Diana Rojas, author of A Litany of Saints, a collection of novellas published by Arte Publico Press. Arte Publico Press is the oldest and most accomplished publisher of contemporary and recovered literature by US Hispanic authors, and its imprint, Piñata Books, has become the country’s leading showcase for Hispanic literary creativity, arts and culture. The second guest is Ericka English of Volunteers of America. Volunteers of America is one of the nation’s largest, established comprehensive human services organizations with 15,000 mission-driven professionals, dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential.
World-building Real-Life Cultures
with Diana Rojas
Real-world cultures come up all the time in any genre of writing, but it can be difficult to world-build with something so nuanced. Host Abi Newhouse speaks with The Inner Loop's July Author's Corner spotlight, Diana Rojas, about creating stories from our own cultures.
Stitch and Chat with Author Diana Rojas
In this episode I invite author Diana Rojas, my childhood friend to chat about her new knitting addiction and share about her upcoming book release ‘Litany of Saints.’ We rhapsodize on the many themes of her book, including the immigrant experience in 1980’s America. It was a fascinating episode that I hope you will enjoy."
An engrossing debut that sees both the good and bad sides of Costa Rica.
Three stories offer an intriguing look into the lives of Costa Rican characters—Ticos—as they deal with their roles in their families and society.... Read More
My Sicilian story is one of many immigrant stories told in books and movies, yet every generation, people make them new. Diana Rojas, a Costa Rican American writer now based in Washington, DC, has made hers utterly fresh and absorbing. Her debut work of fiction, Litany of Saints: A Triptych, features three novellas... Read More
Diana Rojas’ first book explores the “migrant existential identity crisis”
When Diana Rojas is asked where she is from, she jokes that she is from Connecticut, New Jersey AND Costa Rica. Relocation across her childhood is only one aspect of the struggles she describes with identity in her debut book.... Read More
Lupita's Most Anticipated Books of 2024 includes Litany of Saints!
This list is for the readers that want to be picking up the epic reads of 2024. For those that want to be #teampreorder!