Go Indie Now Goes Boricua

For years, I’ve had the pleasure of contributing to Go Indie Now with indie music reviews and on several panels. The work Joe Compton puts into supporting indie artists of all kind is beyond admirable and I’m also proud to call him friend. 

A while back, I got the crazy idea of doing an all-Puerto Rican show because I know quite a few indie authors from the Island and with a recent boom in authors emerging, I thought it a great time to show the talent our Island has. So I suggested it and Joe was like, let’s do this!

So for September 5^th’s Season Premiere of This Week in Indies, we’re going Boricua to talk about the Culture of Writing. Here’s the lineup for the panel:

Maricel Jiménez

Author of the middle-grade fantasy series The Adventures of Pixie Piper, which includes A Fairy’s Breath (Book 1), the Trove of the Water Dragon (Book 2), and A Dark Wish (Book 3). This series has been a lot of fun to read and definitely has some great messages to share. In addition, she has a short story collection titled La gran muralla de la Ciudad Corazón and her blog Unsuccessful Attempts at Brain Silence.

 

Ángel Isián 

Co-owner of Libros Eikon, Ángel is the author of El cuco te va a comer and along with his partner, fellow author and illustrator Melvin Rodríguez, they run Libros Eikon which has delivered not one, but two awesome Puerto Rican horror collections under the No Cierres los Ojos banner (Book 1 - Book 2). He’s also released a poetry collection titled La Casa de Los Espejos and is definitely at the forefront of horror fiction coming from the Island. 

David Hernández 

Author of the Outlanders series, the first title which is Malefactor, a fascinating hybrid work where rather than being a full on graphic novel, it is at times a comic, at times a novel, and at all times challenging and compelling. Originally inspired by comics within the same universe, Outlanders definitely swings for the fences to bring you something completely new. Think of Nietzsche meets the Silver Surfer.

 

Holding it all down is the Godfatha of Go Indie Now, Joe Compton, who is also the author of the suspense crime thrillers Amongst the Killing and We the Moral Majority. I’m a big fan of the man, the network, and the work done by both. Tireless, relentless, and producing more content than you can shake s forest’s worth of sticks at, Joe continues to push for and support all manner of indie creators through the Go Indie Now Network and is ready to take this new season of content to a whole other level.

As for me, I’m your very own personal 00 Bananas and if you’re reading this post, odds are you know me and my work. 18 books out with more on the way in a variety of genres. Also, although I mainly write in English, I love my home and I’m proud to support local businesses and authors to show the world how much talent there can come from one small Island with a big heart. 

 

So click here and save the date, Sunday September 5^th at Noon EST, 9:00 AM PST. Also, if you have questions, feel free to leave in the comments or send to Joe, myself, or any of these awesome authors. And also, who knows? We might have a couple of surprises in store for you.

 

Til next time though…

 

Peace, love, and maki rolls