Join me at The Lit Bar in the Bronx on Saturday, October 21 at 10:30 AM located at 131 Alexander Avenue The Bronx, NY 10454.

The Lit Bar is proud to host the official launch of The Bronx Is My Home with a super special interactive storytime and pre-order campaign. All preorders placed via this page will be signed by me.

Kirkus Review for The Bronx Is My Home

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Welcome to The Bronx, New York! A picture book celebration of hometown pride including the history, landscape, cuisines, cultures, and activities unique to this vibrant community.

There's only one place where you can see bodegas and businesses bustling on every street, taste the most delicious empanadas in the world, smell the salty sea air of Pelham Bay, and pet horses at the Bronx Equestrian Center. From sunrise to sunset, Santiago and Mami have many treasures to enjoy in their neighborhood on a beautiful Saturday, including colorful birds on the Siwanoy Trail and fresh cannolis on Arthur Avenue.

This energetic and joyful family story offers both a journey through and a love letter to this special borough. The Bronx Is My Home is a triumphant celebration of hometown pride, as well as a heartfelt invitation to all, for readers of My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero, illustrated by Zeke Pena, and Saturday by Oge Mora.

I stand with independent bookstores and independent booksellers because small businesses create jobs. I also support independent bookstores because they are the ones that make room for our stories on their shelves when big box stores do not. Below is a list of Independent Bookstores you can order SIGNED copies of Plátanos Are Love at.

Mi gente!!! My people!!! I first want to say THANK YOU so much for showing up and celebrating PLATANOS ARE LOVE with me this past month. April was amazing. We had fun and it continues. I have more events coming up in May and June. Register for the May events.

Dear Independent Bookstores and Booksellers. I stand with you and support you. Please contact me if you carry my book and I would be honored to do whatever it takes to help you sell my book. I could sign copies, send signed bookplates, tape a video to promote the book and your store, and/or do events with you.

Today officially marks TWO weeks until my Plátanos Are Love Book Birthday!!! I cannot believe it.

After five years of sweat and tears, we are here. To celebrate I am going on a Book Tour!!! I have 8 events confirmed and more in the pipeline. Two of the events are virtual and the rest are in-person in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York. Please see the event details and RSVP links below. It would mean so much to me if you could attend and/or share the events.

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I am so excited to talk about the value of mentorship programs in this post because they were such an important aspect of my writing and publishing journey. 

I was fortunate enough to win three mentorship programs: The Las Musas Mentorship, The Word’s Editor-Author Mentorship, and PB Chat’s mentorship. More information about those opportunities and more below.