We are so beyond honoured and excited to have hosted the Relit Anthology launch event here on Of the Publishing Persuasion! Our chats with these absolutely incredible authors were everything!!! We're sharing the launch interview as an episode so you can hear our chat with some of the contributing authors including:
David Bowles:IG @davidobowles Website: https://davidbowles.us/
Saraciea J. Fennell: IG: @sj_fennell Website: https://bio.site/saracieafennell
Torrey Maldonado @torreymaldonado Website: https://torreymaldonado.com/
Amparo Ortiz @amparo_ortiz Website: https://www.amparoortiz.com/
NoNieqa Ramos @nonieqa.ramos Website: https://www.nonieqaramos.com/
Monica Sanz @authormonicasanz Website: http://monicasanzbooks.com/
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks Website: https://www.ericsmithrocks.com/
Alexandra Villasante @magpiewrites Website: https://alexandravillasante.com/
And of course the amazing Relit Editor herself: THE Sandra Proudman 🤩✨️ @sandraproudman Website: https://www.sandraproudman.com/
About RELIT:
Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories
These sixteen stories by award-winning and bestselling YA authors center a Latinx point of view in an empowering anthology that reimagines classics through fantasy, science fiction, and with a dash of magic, for fans of A PHOENIX FIRST MUST BURN and RECLAIM THE STARS In classic stories remixed, Latinx characters take center stage Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica. A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid’s heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them. Whether characters fall in love, battle foes, or grow through grief, each story will empower readers to see themselves as the heroes of the stories that make our world.
Featuring original stories from:
Olivia Abtahi
David Bowles
Zoraida Córdova
Saraciea J. Fennell
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Torrey Maldonado
Jasminne Mendez
Anna Meriano
Amparo Ortiz
Laura Pohl
Sandra Proudman
NoNieqa Ramos
Monica Sanz
Eric Smith
Ari Tison
Alexandra Villasant
(from www.harpercollins.com)
Get your copy of Relit here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/relit-sandra-proudman?variant=41056493502498
Add Relit to Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/150444510
HAPPY DEBUT RELIT!!! 🥳🥳🥳
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