Alex Espinoza was born in Tijuana, Mexico. He came to the United States with his family at the age of two and grew up in suburban Los Angeles. Author of the novel Still Water Saints, he received an MFA from the University of California, Irvine. A recipient of the Margaret Bridgman Fellowship in Fiction at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Espinoza is currently an associate professor of English at California State University, Fresno. His latest book is The Five Acts of Diego Léon.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Write the Book You Want: A Conversation with Angie Cruz
Dominican American novelist Angie Cruz on the differences between history and fiction and the white bias of mainstream publishing....
The Dark History of Eastern California: A Conversation with Kendra Atleework
Kendra Atleework discusses her new memoir, “Miracle Country,” and the beauty of Eastern California....
The Fallibility of Memory: An Interview with Frances de Pontes Peebles
A Brazilian-American novelist on the pleasures of historical research, the beauty of the samba, and honoring Carmen Miranda....
Whose Survival Is Wrapped Up in Mine: An Interview with Benjamin Bateman
Alex Espinoza talks with Benjamin Bateman about his new book, “The Modernist Art of Queer Survival.”...
Taking Down the House: An Interview with Randa Jarrar
Randa Jarrar on white supremacy, glittery bras, and why she still can’t stand white belly dancers....
The Unseen: On Drew Nellins Smith’s “Arcade”
Drew Nellin Smith’s novel “Arcade” and those who see without being seen....
What Makes a Memory
Angela Morales shows Alex Espinoza the light....
A Source of Spectacle
Mario Bellatin reveals all and (almost) nothing at all....
Beautiful Lies
Alex Espinoza interviews Joy Castro....
Radio Hour: David Bowie’s Legacy, Bilingual MFA Programs, and Is Sean Penn a Good Writer?
The legacy of David Bowie, the journalism of Sean Penn, and an interview with author Alex Espinoza on launching a bilingual MFA program at Cal State LA....
Faith and Fat Chances: An Interview with Carla Trujillo
Carla Trujillo interviewed by Alex Espinoza...
(Un)fictional Geographies
Jennine Capó Crucet, author of "Make Your Home Among Strangers," talks to fellow novelist Alex Espinoza....
A World in Details: An Interview with Josh Weil
The best novels, I think, make you feel as if you’ve lived in another skin, or in another place, or another time — another world — by the time you’re done....
