Daniel A. Olivas
Daniel A. Olivas is "one of the best and most original Hispanic American authors working today."  --The Midwest Book Review

"Olivas is adept at establishing character in a sentence or two; he creates an image, a moment of self-deception, in which we come to know these characters intimately and easily imagine their entire lives..."
--The Los Angeles Times

Daniel is the author of five books and editor of an anthology.  His first full-length novel is forthcoming.  His writing appears in many anthologies and publications including the Los Angeles Times, THEMA, Jewish Journal, Exquisite Corpse, Pacific Review, New Madrid, Raven Chronicles, Indiana English, Pembroke, LatinoLA, and the El Paso Times.
Daniel grew up near the Pico-Union and Koreatown neighborhoods of Los Angeles.  He now makes his home in the San Fernando Valley with his wife and son.  Daniel received his degree in English literature from Stanford University and law degree from UCLA.  He is an attorney with the California Department of Justice in the Public Rights Division.
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BOOKS:
Devil Talk: Stories (Bilingual Press)
Assumption and Other Stories (Bilingual Press)
The Courtship of Maria Rivera Pena (Silver Lake Publishing)
Benjamin and the Word (Arte Publico Press)
Latinos in Lotusland (Bilingual Press), editor
Anywhere But L.A.: Stories (Bilingual Press)
The Book of Want: A Novel (University of Arizona Press, forthcoming 2011)

ANTHOLOGIES (contributor):
Love to Mama (Lee & Low Books)
Fantasmas (Bilingual Press)
Nemeton: A Fables Anthology (Silver Lake Publishing)
Hate Crimes (Social Issues Firsthand) (Thomson/Greenhaven)
You Have Time for This (Ooligan Press)
A Poet's Haggadah (CreateSpace)
Sudden Fiction Latino (W.W. Norton, forthcoming 2010)
Hint Fiction (W. W. Norton, forthcoming 2010)
Dogs: Wet & Dry (forthcoming)
Latinos in Lotusland:
An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California Literature

Edited by Daniel A. Olivas

NOW AVAILABLE!
from Bilingual Press in both
Hardcover and Paperback

This landmark anthology brings together 60 years of Los Angeles fiction by 34 Latino/a writers.  It's available through your local bookstore (if it's not in stock, ask for it to be ordered), directly from Bilingual Press (use links above for the edition you want), or via numerous online sellers (you may search for availability online by putting in the title here).

PRAISE FOR LATINOS IN LOTUSLAND:

"Latinos in Lotusland is an engrossing anthology that shines a luminous light on Los Angeles."
-- Max Benavidez, award-winning author of Gronk

"...a wonderful anthology...will surprise and delight..."
-- Sergio Troncoso, El Paso Times (full review here)

"...a masterful collection of literature capable of seducing every reader..."  -- Natalie L. Gutierrez, Tu Ciudad

"More than simply an editor and compiler of this anthology, Daniel A. Olivas emerges as a great maestro, a conductor of a most delightful literary symphony."
-- Himilce Novas, The MultiCultural Review

"Quintessential LA...but so much more."  -- Callie Miller, LAist

"...Lotusland features...60 years of writing by some of the best Latino authors....buy this anthology."  -- Latino Perspectives Magazine (full review here)

"These are engaging stories told by writers as diverse as the city's architecture."  -- PoeticDiversity (full review here)

"Latinos in Lotusland is a movable feast that bears witness to the incredibly talented writers that reclaim Los Angeles as their own."  -- Gregg Barrios, San Antonio Express-News (full review here)
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NOW AVAILABLE FROM BILINGUAL PRESS, A NEW COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES BY DANIEL OLIVAS:
Anywhere But L.A.: Stories
ISBN: 978-1-931010-69-6
157 pp. | paper | $16.00
Available for order from Bilingual Press or other online booksellers.

These fine establishments carry Anywhere But L.A.:
Tía Chucha’s Café Cultural
Kepler's Books
Barnes & Noble (at the Grove, L.A.)
Barnes & Noble (at 3rd St. Promenade, L.A.)
Barnes & Noble (throughout N.Y.)
Metropolis Books
Vroman's
ChimMaya
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"Like the cities they describe, the stories in Anywhere But L.A. shift and slide and refuse to be pinned down.  Daniel Olivas is an exciting writer, whose prose rings with humor, insight, and power."

-- Daniel Alarcón, author of Lost City Radio and War by Candlelight

"Funny yet touching, these skillfully rendered characters remind us of our own vulnerability. Individually, the stories are punchy and sharp; collectively, the stories create a colorful mural of a thriving Latino community."

-- Kathleen de Azevedo, author of Samba Dreamers

"Daniel Olivas has mastered the knack of telling intricate tales that are natural, never labored, and a genuine pleasure to read."

-- Manuel Ramos, author of The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz

"Olivas is a writer who will take risks and surprise you. His stories delve into the topical themes of Latino and Chicano literature and beyond."

-- Sergio Troncoso, El Paso Times
Read full review here

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