Daniel A. Olivas

George Takei, 2025 Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week, Shares Which Book Impacted Him George Takei is the 2025 Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week, and kicked off the annual campaign, which raises awareness of book censorship, during an event at the Brooklyn Public Library on Oct. 6.

George Takei, 2025 Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week and Banned Book Author, Condemns Censorship.
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... via #PBS #BannedBooksWeek #librarians

15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall - Electric Literature These books ask what it means to belong, to stay or leave, or to exist in-between

15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall: These books ask what it means to belong, to stay or leave, or to exist in-between.

Many thanks to Wendy J. Fox for including my new book, Waiting for Godínez. Check out all the great titles!
electricliterature.com/15-small-pre... #newbooks

ACLU-WI 2025 Banned Books Week

It's #BannedBooks Week! The #ACLU of Wisconsin is hosting Virtual Book Clubs throughout the week, showcasing some favorite banned books.

My short-story collection, How to Date a Flying Mexican, is included. Register now for free! Space is limited.
action.aclu.org/event/2025-b...

Tomorrow, October 5, at 5:00 p.m., join us at Casita Bookstore in beautiful #LongBeach as we discuss my novel, Chicano Frankenstein. Signing to follow. #scifi #horror #HorrorCommunity #booksigning

Soon in San Diego! On Saturday October 11, join me, Emily Greenberg and legendary singer-songwriter (and writer) Cindy Lee Berryhill. Intro by Bibliocracy Radio (KPFK) host Andrew Tonkovich. Free admission.

7:00 PM
San Diego Writers, Ink
2730 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 204

"You See Their Feet": Grounding and Grace in Lisa Alvarez's Some Final Beauty | Citric Acid

Rebecca Schultz reviews "Some Final Beauty and Other Stories" in the new issue of Citric Acid. "The collection feels like a gift to its readers and, especially, a gift to Southern California, a place Alvarez clearly loves and that she truly sees."

www.citricacid.ink/issue-15/you...

Gustavo Arellano's Weekkly, Canto CDXX: Lisa Alvarez, Profe to the OC Revolution On Irvine Valley College Professor Lisa Alvarez

Honored to be the subject of Gustavo Arellano's canto today! Canto CDXX: Lisa Alvarez, Profe to the OC Revolution.

Sui Generis Madrid Sui Generis Madrid (SGM) es una plataforma multidisciplinar de cultura alternativa creada por Besarilia en 2008 que desarrolla contenidos y produce eventos online/offline para fomentar la lectura.

Beyond stoked to report that, thanks to the Sui Generis festival and my amazing Spanish publisher, La biblioteca de Carfax, I’ll be on tour in Spain next month! Madrid and Barcelona. Hope to see some of you in those amazing cities!
www.suigenerismadrid.com

I am so so close to earning out on this one. Like finish line in sight and not many books to sell. It could really help me at this juncture in my career.
Grab a copy 🙌🏽🙌🏽 it’s still Latinx Heritage Month and perfect for Halloween.

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Thx @gabino.bsky.social

TCR Talks to Daniel A. Olivas, author of Waiting for Godínez By Pallas Gutierrez The last time The Coachella Review checked in with Daniel A. Olivas, we published a review of his short story collection My Chicano Heart, a work that we described as both experi...

"I wanted to do something that would maximize the humanity involved in draconian immigration policies. I thought that writing a play would be the way to go."

The Coachella Review interviewed me about Waiting for Godínez: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts.
thecoachellareview.com/2025/10/02/t...

Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 | National Gallery of Art The first exhibition to consider photography’s impact on a cultural and aesthetic movement that celebrated Black history, identity, and beauty.

We ran to National Gallery of Art to see “Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985” before the museum closes due to the government shutdown. If you have time today or tomorrow, go!

www.nga.gov/exhibitions/...

TCR Talks to Daniel A. Olivas, author of Waiting for Godínez By Pallas Gutierrez The last time The Coachella Review checked in with Daniel A. Olivas, we published a review of his short story collection My Chicano Heart, a work that we described as both experi...

Happy #FridayReads, hermano! Pallas Gutierrez of The Coachella Review interviewed me about my new book, Waiting for Godínez: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts (University of New Mexico Press). Enjoy! thecoachellareview.com/2025/10/02/t... #playwriting #writinglife

It’s #FridayReads time and still Latine Heritage Month! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) Stoker/Locus/Goodreads finalist that’s perfect for spooky season: dark magic, old gods, revenge, blood, and ghosts.
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TCR Talks to Daniel A. Olivas, author of Waiting for Godínez By Pallas Gutierrez The last time The Coachella Review checked in with Daniel A. Olivas, we published a review of his short story collection My Chicano Heart, a work that we described as both experi...

TCR Talks to Daniel A. Olivas, author of Waiting for Godínez.

Many thanks to Pallas Gutierrez of The Coachella Review for this thoughtful interview about my #immigration play just published by the University of New Mexico Press. thecoachellareview.com/2025/10/02/t... #playwriting

Their Play Was Cancelled By the University—These College Students Are Putting It On Anyway An Oklahoma state law that prohibits equity, diversity, and inclusion has forced the University of Central Oklahoma to start cancelling its productions.

Their Play Was Cancelled By the University—These College Students Are Putting It On Anyway.

An Oklahoma state law that prohibits DEI has forced the University of Central Oklahoma to start cancelling its productions. playbill.com/article/thei... #theatre #education

Many book bans could be judging titles mainly by their covers A study of more than 1,600 books suggests that book ban advocates may not look past the cover art.

Many book bans could be judging titles mainly by their covers.
theconversation.com/many-book-ba... #bookbanning #bookbans #FirstAmendment @acluofwi.bsky.social

Books to Read With Your Book Club for Latine History Month and Beyond There's a genre-bending tale set in Havana and Cambridge, a darkly funny memoir-in-essays, and even a fun rom-com.

Books to Read With Your Book Club for Latine History Month and Beyond.

There's a genre-bending tale set in Havana and Cambridge, a darkly funny memoir-in-essays, and even a fun rom-com. bookriot.com/books-to-rea... #books

"You See Their Feet": Grounding and Grace in Lisa Alvarez's Some Final Beauty | Citric Acid

Book Review

"You See Their Feet": Grounding and Grace in Lisa Alvarez's Some Final Beauty. By Rebecca Schultz. www.citricacid.ink/issue-15/you... #shortstories #newbooks #bookreviews

Readings Might Be Turning Into America’s New Favorite Pastime - Electric Literature Many people arrive looking to meet someone and enjoy a shared cultural experience

Readings Might Be Turning Into America’s New Favorite Pastime.

Many people arrive looking to meet someone and enjoy a shared cultural experience. electricliterature.com/readings-mig... #literature #readings #culture

Imagining Indigenous Futures | MoMA How do we relate to the world around us? How do we dream new worlds to life? How do we resist in times of upheaval? In his new book Speculative Relations: Indigenous Worlding and Repair, Joseph M. Pie...

Friends and colleagues,

I will be speaking at MoMA next Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 6:30pm, alongside Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Candice Hopkins, on a panel called Imagining Indigenous Futures.The event description and registration can be found below

Hope you see you soon! www.moma.org/calendar/eve...

Join us at Casita Bookstore in beautiful #LongBeach this Sunday, October 5, at 5:00 p.m., as we discuss my novel, Chicano Frankenstein (Forest Avenue Press). Signing to follow. #Horror #scifi #Frankenstein #HorrorCommunity

New Horror Books You Should Read This Fall, BIPOC Edition There are ghost stories from South Korea, female rage in Nigeria, cursed historical fiction, and more.

New Horror Books You Should Read This Fall, BIPOC Edition.

There are ghost stories from South Korea, female rage in Nigeria, cursed historical fiction, and more.
bookriot.com/new-horror-b... #horror #HorrorCommunity

I am delighted and honored to be a guest author at Banned Books Week! Join the discussion on October 7 as we discuss my short-story collection, How to Date a Flying Mexican.

Photo of George Takei, an Asian American man in a suit standing with folded arms and looking boldly at the camera. Credit: Christopher Appoldt

We are so excited to announce the #BannedBooksWeek honorary chair for 2025: legendary actor/author/activist GEORGE TAKEI! "Please stand with me in opposing censorship, so that we all can find ourselves — and each other — in books.”

bannedbooksweek.org/legendary-ac...

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Waiting for Godínez - Daniel A. Olivas | Latino Book Review Daniel A. Olivas has long been a sharp chronicler of Chicano life, his fiction attentive to both the absurdities and indignities of American culture. In Waiting for Godínez (University of New Mexico P...

"In Waiting for Godínez, Olivas suggests that we may indeed all be condemned to live in a Beckett play. The tragedy is that for too many—those who wait in detention centers, or in legal limbo—the absurd is not metaphor but reality."
www.latinobookreview.com/waiting-for-... #immigration #theatre

Settlement of AI lawsuit gets tentative approval; some writers will get paid, but mostly only if they make claims | NWU On September 25, 2025, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California gave preliminary (tentative) approval to a proposed $1.5 billion settlement of some of the...

This is the most complete information I've seen about the Anthropic copyright settlement — dates of when things are likely to happen, what to do now, and what it all means for different types of writers. nwu.org/anthropic/

A Heroine to Root For in an Unforgettable Novel of Haiti

A Heroine to Root For in an Unforgettable Novel of Haiti www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/b...

Vroman's Bookstore in beautiful Pasadena carries my newest book, Waiting for Godínez: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts (University of New Mexico Press). Pick up your copy now!
Details: vromansbookstore.com/book/9780826... #playwriting #theatre #immigration #Pasadena