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Storytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoFronteras: Nepantla Familias explores identity, hybridity of the Mexican American experience (2024)Texas Public Radio's Norma Martinez: Troncoso said despite the challenges, living between borders and cultures can create a sense of empowerment. “What I am saying to people in this anthology, and in my work, is that this hybridity gives you power,” he said. “It gives you power to question both sides. It gives you the power to create something new.”2024-11-1528 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoLatino Book Chat with Christianne Meneses Jacobs and Sergio Troncoso (2024)Christianne Meneses Jacobs interviews Sergio Troncoso about Nobody's Pilgrims, why he chose the title, the underlying themes about immigration and latinos in his novel, and the variety of his characters, evil and good.2024-07-2535 min
Latino Book Chat51. Sergio Troncoso ~ Teenage Fugitives, Deadly CargoJoin us as we delve into Sergio Troncoso's award-winning novel, "Nobody's Pilgrims." This episode explores the story of three teenagers on a desperate road trip across America. We discuss the characters' struggles, the themes of escape and belonging, and the thrilling chase that keeps them on the run. Tune in for a captivating conversation about this literary adventure that blends coming-of-age with edge-of-your-seat suspense. #LatinoBookChat
2024-07-2435 min
Pase lo que pase"Futbolistas Unidxs" expresaron su apoyo a la candidatura de MassaEl colectivo de Futbolistas Unidxs anunció que dispuso "acompañar" al candidato presidencial de Unión por la Patria (UxP), Sergio Massa, en el balotaje del domingo y afirmó que "no queremos con nuestro silencio ser cómplices de los discursos de odio", en referencia al postulante libertario Javier Milei. El exfutbolista Hugo Lamadrid expresó que "son momentos para dejar la tibieza y el temor a un costado, porque el temor que se puede sentir es ínfimo con lo que puede llegar a venir".
Los futbolistas consideraron que "no podemos ni queremos quedarnos callados" frente al balotaje porque están en juego...2023-11-1611 min
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionNobody's Pilgrims by Sergio TroncosoPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679321to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Nobody's Pilgrims
Author: Sergio Troncoso
Narrator: Johnny Rey Diaz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 30 minutes
Release date: August 22, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
No Country for Old Men meets Contagion in this story of three teens on the run, carrying a great menace, and chased by a greater evil.Three teenagers are traveling northeast in a navy blue Ford pickup. Turi fled his abusive family at the border to see the beautiful New England landscape he’s always dr...2023-08-228h 30
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & DystopianNobody's Pilgrims by Sergio TroncosoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nobody's Pilgrims Author: Sergio Troncoso Narrator: Johnny Rey Diaz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian Publisher's Summary: No Country for Old Men meets Contagion in this story of three teens on the run, carrying a great menace, and chased by a greater evil.Three teenagers are traveling northeast in a navy blue Ford pickup. Turi fled his abusive family at the border to see the beautiful New England landscape he’s al...2023-08-2205 minGrab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & DystopianNobody's Pilgrims by Sergio TroncosoPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679321to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Nobody's Pilgrims
Author: Sergio Troncoso
Narrator: Johnny Rey Diaz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 30 minutes
Release date: August 22, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian
Publisher's Summary:
No Country for Old Men meets Contagion in this story of three teens on the run, carrying a great menace, and chased by a greater evil.Three teenagers are traveling northeast in a navy blue Ford pickup. Turi fled his abusive family at the border to see the beautiful New England landscape he’s always dr...2023-08-228h 30
Book SocietySergio Troncoso and I talk about his book Nobody's Pilgrims.Sergio and I talk about his book and about the Latino experience in the US... Nepantla.https://sergiotroncoso.com2023-04-0721 min
Book SocietySergio Troncoso and I talk about Huckleberry Finn... A kind of fucked up book that is definitely not for kids.Sergio Troncoso and I talk about Mark Twain's classic, Huckleberry Finn. It was a trip to read this book as an adult.2023-03-3122 min
Pregoneros RadioReserva de Comu: la palabra de Felipe TroncosoFelipe Troncoso. Jugador de la Reserva de Comunicaciones. Categoría 2004. Volante central. El juvenil se presentó ante el público de Comunicaciones para que pueda conocer un poco más al futbolista que defiende los colores del Cartero desde hace 1 año. La Reserva de Comu disputó la serie de semifinales ante Dock Sud en busca del campeonato, que por segundo año consecutivo debió resignar su suerte en el certamen Tercera B de AFA ante el equipo que sería el ganador del torneo. En el partido de ida jugado en el Alfredo Ramos, el elenco dirigido por Sergio Leroy gan...2023-02-2502 min
Pregoneros RadioReserva de Comu: la palabra de Felipe TroncosoFelipe Troncoso. Jugador de la Reserva de Comunicaciones. Categoría 2004. Volante central. El juvenil se presentó ante el público de Comunicaciones para que pueda conocer un poco más al futbolista que defiende los colores del Cartero desde hace 1 año.
La Reserva de Comu disputó la serie de semifinales ante Dock Sud en busca del campeonato, que por segundo año consecutivo debió resignar su suerte en el certamen Tercera B de AFA ante el equipo que sería el ganador del torneo. En el partido de ida jugado en el Alfredo Ramos, el elenco dirigido...2023-02-2502 min
Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Have Their Say w/ Tony DiazFlower Song Press: Poetry, Prose, y Poder at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center's Latino Book Store!Tony Diaz, literary curator of the Latino Bookstore, and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, hold a monthly speaking engagement as part of the Texas Author Series. Flower Song Press' Edward Vidaurre presented Texas Authors Leticia Urieta & Marisol Cortez and special guests David A. Romero & Matt Cedillo for a showcase!
David A. Romero is a Mexican-American spoken word artist from Diamond Bar, CA. Romero is the author of My Name Is Romero (FlowerSong Press). Romero has received honorariums from over seventy-five colleges and universities in thirty-three different states in the USA.
Rooted in San Antonio, Marisol Cortez writes across genre about...2022-12-291h 11
Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Have Their Say w/ Tony DiazNuestra Palabra: Flower Song Press Fest: Platicas y Poesia de Califa a TejasNuestra Palabra: Flower Song Press Fest: Platicas y Poesia de Califa a Tejas! In a preview of our upcoming Latino Author Series at the Latino Bookstore at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Tony Diaz welcomes our feature guests, all part of the FlowerSong Press Familia!
David Romero
Marisol Cortez
Matt Sedillo
Leticia Urieta
David A. Romero is a Mexican-American spoken word artist from Diamond Bar, CA. Romero is the author of My Name Is Romero (FlowerSong Press). Romero has received honorariums from over seventy-five colleges and universities in thirty-three different states in the USA.
Rooted in San Antonio, Marisol Cortez...2022-12-2939 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoBig Bend Radio (KVLF) and Martin Benevich Interviews Sergio Troncoso (2022)KVLF's Martin Benevich interviews Sergio Troncoso about Nobody's Pilgrims, why choosing seventeen-year-old protagonists mattered for his novel, and how the border of West Texas always goes with him even when he is far away from Ysleta, Texas.2022-11-0820 min
Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Have Their SayFlower Song Press: Poetry, Prose, y Poder at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center's Latino Book Store!Tony Diaz, literary curator of the Latino Bookstore, and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, hold a monthly speaking engagement as part of the Texas Author Series. Flower Song Press' Edward Vidaurre presented Texas Authors Leticia Urieta & Marisol Cortez and special guests David A. Romero & Matt Cedillo for a showcase!
David A. Romero is a Mexican-American spoken word artist from Diamond Bar, CA. Romero is the author of My Name Is Romero (FlowerSong Press). Romero has received honorariums from over seventy-five colleges and universities in thirty-three different states in the USA.
Rooted in San Antonio, Marisol...2022-10-121h 11
B Live Media PodcastsWriters Corner: Nobody's Pilgrims by Sergio TroncosoSergio Troncoso graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and has two graduate degrees from Yale. He is a Fulbright scholar, president of the Texas Institute of Letters and teaches at the Yale Writers' Workshop. He is the author of Nobody’s Pilgrims, a novel about three teenagers escaping the United States-Mexico border and pursued by evil which Ben Fountain called a “superb novel.” Nobody’s Pilgrims won the 2022 Gold Medal for Best Novel - Adventure or Drama in English at the International Latino Book Awards.
Book Reviews:
Publishers Weekly called his first book, “The Las...2022-10-1136 min
The Downtown Writers JamAfter Party: Sergio TroncosoOne of Brad's favorite guests, author Sergio Troncoso, dropped by the bunker After Party to talk about his latest novel, Nobody's Pilgrims. The two talked about Sergio's evolution in thinking about "voiceless" characters, the "flow" in writing, and probably other topics we could put in quotes.Oh, and the time Sergio met George W. Bush. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-10-0547 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoThe Downtown Writers Jam Podcast with Brad King (2022)Brad King interviews Sergio Troncoso about Nobody's Pilgrims, the best advice he would give his younger self, lessons learned from Professor John Womack at Harvard, a writer's life, meeting George W. Bush at the Texas Book Festival, and a story about his childhood when he refused to work for his father because he wanted to focus on school. And the family fight that followed.2022-10-0543 min
Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Have Their SayNuestra Palabra: Flower Song Press Fest: Platicas y Poesia de Califa a TejasNuestra Palabra: Flower Song Press Fest: Platicas y Poesia de Califa a Tejas! In a preview of our upcoming Latino Author Series at the Latino Bookstore at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Tony Diaz welcomes our feature guests, all part of the FlowerSong Press Familia!
David Romero
Marisol Cortez
Matt Sedillo
Leticia Urieta
David A. Romero is a Mexican-American spoken word artist from Diamond Bar, CA. Romero is the author of My Name Is Romero (FlowerSong Press). Romero has received honorariums from over seventy-five colleges and universities in thirty-three different states in...2022-10-0539 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKTEP's Words on a Wire Interview- Nobody's Pilgrims (2022)Daniel Chacon interviews Sergio Troncoso about Nobody's Pilgrims, expanding the Chicano literary imagination, and his cinematic adventure novel on KTEP's Words on a Wire.2022-09-1844 min
FeniciaTemporada 2: Episodio 7La huelga general convocada para denunciar el cierre de la fábrica se descontrola ante la desidia policial que ha ordenado el comisario. Trini y Sara buscan, sin éxito, a Luna, quien permanece desaparecida. Un incendio acabará desatando una serie de acontecimientos encadenados, con la aparición de una persona, a la que ya nadie esperaba.
Este episodio cuenta con guion y dirección de Pedro Espinosa y la realización sonora de Juan Muñoz. Por orden de aparición intervienen las voces de Sandra Winter, Javi de la Fuente, Ángel Quiñones, Manolo Morera, Mariló Maye, Marina Romero, Víctor Góme...2022-08-3124 minFeniciaTemporada 2: Episodio 6Chari y Trini tratan de calmar a Carmela después de que la periodista Antonia Rueda haya revelado en su último noticiero información clave sobre su marido. El inspector Alonso y Sonia aclaran lo ocurrido con Chari. Luna asiste a una asamblea de estudiantes, donde surge un enfrentamiento que tendrá consecuencias irreversibles.
Este episodio cuenta con guion y dirección de Pedro Espinosa y la realización sonora de Juan Muñoz. Por orden de aparición intervienen las voces de Sandra Winter, Susana Rosado, Koki Sánchez, Natalia Perales, Kiko Butrón, Víctor Gómez, Rocío Sepúlveda, So...2022-08-2428 minFeniciaTemporada 2: Episodio 5La decisión de Supermercados Quintero de comprar la fábrica inicia en la ciudad de Cádiz numerosas revueltas y manifestaciones que se tornan en contra de la empresa que ahora dirige Chari. Trini y Toni deciden acatar las órdenes de los Gallardo. Antonia Rueda recibe una nueva advertencia de su empresa y una decisión del juez sobre la situación legal de Balbino Quintero desencadena una serie de imprevistos acontecimientos.
Este episodio cuenta con guion y dirección de Pedro Espinosa y la realización sonora de Juan Muñoz. Por orden de aparición intervienen las voces de J...2022-08-1721 minFeniciaTemporada 2: Episodio 4Trini debe enfrentarse a sus peores recuerdos y encuentra en Toni un inesperado aliado para afrontar las amenazas de los Gallardo. Chari y Roberto se sientan a hablar de lo ocurrido entre ellos hace un año. Mientras, Luna y sus amigos Dani y Sara conocen al arqueólogo Gerardo Iglesias, quien se muestra interesado en conocer qué saben del templo de Melkart.
Este episodio cuenta con guion y dirección de Pedro Espinosa y la realización sonora de Juan Muñoz. Por orden de aparición intervienen las voces de José Antonio Vera Luque, Ana López Segovia, Javi de l...2022-08-1019 min
Pregoneros RadioSergio Leroy: "los que estamos desde abajo, seguir acompañando este lindo momento que tiene el club"Sergio "Colorado" Leroy, director técnico de la Reserva de Comunicaciones y coordinador de las inferiores del Cartero, donde no hay joven alguno que no conozca por su nombre y apellido, por su juego y por su apodo. Fútbol y docencia con todas las letras, es uno de los históricos del Cartero que se presenta ante el público para que pueda conocer más en detalles a este increíble personaje del club.
El jueves 14, la Reserva conducida por el DT Leroy venció 2 a 1 al equipo de Los Andes, en la siempre difícil cancha de Lomas de Zamor...2022-07-2515 min
Pregoneros RadioSergio Leroy: "los que estamos desde abajo, seguir acompañando este lindo momento que tiene el club"Sergio "Colorado" Leroy, director técnico de la Reserva de Comunicaciones y coordinador de las inferiores del Cartero, donde no hay joven alguno que no conozca por su nombre y apellido, por su juego y por su apodo. Fútbol y docencia con todas las letras, es uno de los históricos del Cartero que se presenta ante el público para que pueda conocer más en detalles a este increíble personaje del club. El jueves 14, la Reserva conducida por el DT Leroy venció 2 a 1 al equipo de Los Andes, en la siempre difícil cancha de Lomas de Zamor...2022-07-2515 min
Pregoneros RadioFelipe Troncoso: "es lo que sueño, mi sueño es jugar en Primera"Felipe Troncoso. Categoría 2004. Juvenil de la 5° división de Comunicaciones, convocado para jugar en la Reserva el pasado martes ante Ituzaingó, por la fecha 13 del certamen Tercera B de AFA. Para que el público de Comunicaciones pueda conocer a este juvenil que debutó en la Reserva desde el banco de suplentes, se presentó el volante central con perfil derecho que es uno de los jugadores fundamentales del equipo de la 5° división y que llegó al club en octubre del 2021 procedente de Chacarita. El martes último jugó la Reserva ante Ituzaingó, con empate 0 a 0 por la fecha 13 del certamen Terc...2022-07-2006 min
Pregoneros RadioFelipe Troncoso: "es lo que sueño, mi sueño es jugar en Primera"Felipe Troncoso. Categoría 2004. Juvenil de la 5° división de Comunicaciones, convocado para jugar en la Reserva el pasado martes ante Ituzaingó, por la fecha 13 del certamen Tercera B de AFA. Para que el público de Comunicaciones pueda conocer a este juvenil que debutó en la Reserva desde el banco de suplentes, se presentó el volante central con perfil derecho que es uno de los jugadores fundamentales del equipo de la 5° división y que llegó al club en octubre del 2021 procedente de Chacarita.
El martes último jugó la Reserva ante Ituzaingó, con empate 0 a 0 por la fecha 13 del certamen Terc...2022-07-2006 min
Your Positive ImprintDemystifying Latin American Immigrants. Sergio Troncoso – AuthorIn Part 2, Sergio Troncoso examines the basis of morality in his community through characters from his book “Nobody’s Pilgrims.” They strive to build their community despite societal marginalization. The novel tackles societal issues through various adventures, addressing the drug trade as a criminal enterprise rather than a reflection of Latin American immigrants. Troncoso, a prominent author from the border, seeks to demystify the identity of Mexican immigrants.2022-07-1836 minYour Positive ImprintImmigrant Values Brought Over Are Important To The Success Of This Country. Author Sergio Troncoso on ImmigrationSergio Troncoso, an internationally renowned author and son of Mexican immigrants, was raised with strong work ethics despite financial struggles. He was accepted into Yale and Harvard, overcoming initial challenges related to his background. His writing explores morality and emphasizes the significance of immigrant values in contributing to the nation's success.2022-07-1129 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoSergio Troncoso on Nobody's Pilgrims (2022)Sergio Troncoso discusses his latest novel, Nobody's Pilgrims, an adventure story about three teenagers searching for their American dreams and on the run from evil. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn meets No Country for Old Men.2022-06-1508 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoDiverse Voices Book Review on Nobody's Pilgrims (2022)Hopeton Hay interviews Sergio Troncoso about the themes and characters of Nobody’s Pilgrims, writing a suspense/crime novel, and a sequel.2022-06-0540 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoSkylight Books Podcast (2021)Skylight Books in Los Angeles hosts Sergio Troncoso and three writers in the anthology Nepantla Familias, David Dominguez, Alex Espinoza, and Reyna Grande.2021-07-291h 00Storytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoThe Downtown Writers Jam Podcast with Brad King (2021)Brad King interviews Sergio Troncoso about growing up poor in Ysleta, Texas, his high school newspaper days, and how Troncoso made the transition to Harvard College as an outsider without a clue to become a writer.2021-07-081h 14
The Downtown Writers JamSergio TroncosoAward winning author Sergio Troncoso stopped by the Bunker to talk about his eighth book, an edited collection titled Nepantla Familias: An Anthology of Mexican American Literature on Families in Between Worlds. Along with his writing, he's the President of Texas Institute of Letters, board member of the Author's Guild Council, and judge for the PEN/Faulkner Awards. So, obviously, he and Brad spent a ton of time talking about growing up in small towns, and Sergio's propensity to write truths other people didn't necessarily want to hear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...2021-07-071h 18
I'll Find Myself When I'm DeadTwo Essays on PerformanceIn our first episode of Season 3, we discuss Zoom dance parties, Arlo's new theme song, our forays into magazine writing, the essays and essayistic things we've been reading/watching/etc. in 2021, and two specific essays: Sergio Troncoso's "Literature & Migration," and Hanif Abdurraqib's "I Would Like to Give Merry Clayton Her Roses."
Links:
The Sergio Troncoso essay we discuss: https://literalmagazine.com/a-third-culture-literature-and-migration/
Hanif Abdurraqib's new book, A Little Devil in America: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592315/a-little-devil-in-america-by-hanif-abdurraqib/
Find out more at https://i-ll-find-myself-when-i-m-dead.pinecast.co2021-05-031h 37
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsWords on a Wire Interview (2021)Daniel Chacon interviews Sergio Troncoso about Nepantla Familias: An Anthology of Mexican American Literature on Families in between Worlds (The Wittliff Literary Series and Texas A&M University Press, 2021). Troncoso talks about editing the anthology, creating the concept and encouraging great writers to submit work, and exploring the complexity of Nepantla through essays, poetry, and short stories.2021-04-1347 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKTEP Words on a Wire Interview- Nepantla Familias (2021)Daniel Chacon interviews Sergio Troncoso about Nepantla Familias: An Anthology of Mexican American Literature on Families in between Worlds on KTEP's Words on a Wire.2021-04-1247 min
Immerse Yourself In This Game-Changing Full Audiobook — Perfect Before Bedtime.A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son by Sergio TroncosoPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/485635to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son
Author: Sergio Troncoso
Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes
Release date: February 16, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 10
Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7
Genres: Drama
Publisher's Summary:
How does a Mexican-American, the son of poor immigrants, leave his border home and move to the heart of gringo America? How does he adapt to the worlds of wealth, elite universities, the rush and power of New York City? How does he make peace with a stern old-fashioned father who h...2021-02-166h 30
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaA Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son by Sergio TroncosoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/485635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son Author: Sergio Troncoso Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.43 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: How does a Mexican-American, the son of poor immigrants, leave his border home and move to the heart of gringo America? How does he adapt to the worlds of wealth, elite universities, the rush and power of New York City? How does he make peace with a stern old-fashioned father w...2021-02-1630 min
B Live Media PodcastsSergio Troncoso: A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s SonSergio Troncoso is the author of eight books. He was inducted into the Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s Alumni Hall of Fame and he is the president of the Texas Institute of Letters, which is a non-profit founded in 1936 to celebrate Texas literature and to recognize distinctive literary achievement. He also received the Literary Legacy Award from the El Paso Community College. He is a member of PEN America, a writers’ organization protecting free expression and celebrating literature, and the Authors Guild, the nation’s oldest and largest professional organization of writers.
Sergio graduated magna cum laude from Harvard an...2020-12-2033 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoNew Books Network Interviews Sergio Troncoso (2020)G. P. Gottlieb interviews Sergio Troncoso on New Books Network. Troncoso discusses A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son (Cinco Puntos Press), the landscape of west Texas versus northwest Connecticut, family as a source of inspiration, Nietzsche's perspectivism in storytelling, and his abuelita as his muse.2020-10-0634 min
New Books in Latino StudiesSergio Troncoso, "A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s Son" (Cinco Puntos Press, 2020)A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s Son (Cinco Puntos Press, 2020) is a collection of linked short stories, which Luis Alberto Urrea called “a world-class collection.” The book won the Kay Cattarulla Award for Best Short Story and the International Latino book Award for Best Collection of Short Stories. Troncoso fills these 13 linked stories with the struggles and triumphs of Mexican/American immigrants or their children who’ve settled in the United States. In a nod to philosophical perspectivism, the view that perception changes according o the viewer’s interpretation, Troncoso presents characters who return again and again, in different situations...2020-10-0634 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoMarshall Miles Interviews Sergio Troncoso (2020)Marshall Miles interviews Sergio Troncoso on Robin Hood Radio in Sharon, Connecticut. Troncoso talks about growing up in Ysleta on the United-States-Mexico border, his connections to Kent, Connecticut, and his recent book, A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son.2020-08-1411 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoSergio Troncoso: Unprecedented Journey (2020)Sergio Troncoso answers questions from Christina Chiu about his personal journey as a writer, his writing process, what support and guidance he has received, inspiration, craft sustainability, and what three words of advice he has for other writers.2020-06-0252 min
Life Lines The Books PodcastCrossing Borders with Sergio TrancosoSergio Troncoso is the author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays, The Nature of Truth and From This Wicked Patch of Dust. He co-edited Our Lost Border: Essays on Life Amid the Narco-Violence. Among the numerous awards he has won are the Premio Aztlan Literary Prize, Southwest Book Award, Bronze Award for Essays from ForeWord Reviews, International Latino Book Award, and Bronze Award for Multicultural Fiction from ForeWord Reviews. For many years, he has taught at the Yale Writers’ Workshop in New Haven, Connecticut and the Hudson Valley Writers’ Center in Sleepy Hollow, New York...2019-11-2142 min
All the Books!E230: New Releases and More for October 15, 2019This week, Liberty and María Cristina discuss Your House Will Pay, The Never Tilting World, Wild Game, and more great books.
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Your House Will Pay: A Novel by Steph Cha
The Neve...2019-10-1548 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsColorado Public Radio's KGNU (2019)Maeve Conran interviews Sergio Troncoso about A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son on Colorado Public Radio. He discusses how reading expands your empathy when you read stories outside your community. Troncoso also emphasizes why this matters after so much anti-immigrant rhetoric is dividing our country and its many communities.2019-10-1535 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsWords on a Wire Interview (2019)Daniel Chacon interviews Sergio Troncoso about A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son, a collection of linked short stories on immigration and Mexican-American diaspora. Troncoso also talks about the role of a writer, especially during moments like the Wal-Mart massacre in El Paso.2019-10-1432 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKGNU Colorado Public Radio Interview (2019)Maeve Conran interviews Sergio Troncoso about A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son on Colorado Public Radio's KGNU.2019-10-1035 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKTEP Words on a Wire Interview (2019)Daniel Chacon interviews Sergio Troncoso about A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son on KTEP's Words on a Wire.2019-10-0732 minSergio Troncoso's PodcastsWords on a Wire Interview (2018)Daniel Chacon interviews Sergio Troncoso, and they talk about the influence of Sergio's abuelita, the naming of the public library in Ysleta, and creating the Troncoso Reading Prizes for local students. Finally Sergio discusses "Passing Ambition," his new essay about 'trying to become a Harvard student' in Washington, D.C. in We Wear the Mask: Fifteen True Stories of Passing in America, Beacon Press.2018-02-1928 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKTEP Words on a Wire Interview (2018)Daniel Chacon interviews Sergio Troncoso about the influence of Sergio's abuelita and his new essay "Passing Ambition".2018-02-1128 min
Factoría A MadroaFactoría A Madroa | Programa #21 (jueves, 1 de febrero)Esta semana nos centramos en las llegadas de Álex Serrano y Pol Roigé al Celta B, analizamos las renovaciones de Sergio Álvarez e Iván Villar con el primer equipo y repasamos el papel de Vigo sub-12 en el Campeonato Comarcal. También repasamos cómo fue la jornada de Liga para el filial ante la Atleti B y analizamos quién ha sido el 'MVP' de la jornada. Por último, os contamos cómo fue la victoria del Juvenil A ante la SD Llano 2000 con Quique Dafonte y José Troncoso, de la Peña Brenga Celeste, y repasamos el resto de re...2018-01-3139 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsWords on a Wire Interview (2014)Daniel Chacon and Benjamin Saenz sit down in the studio for a chat with author Sergio Troncoso, an El Paso native who has republished his novel The Nature of Truth, which follows a half-Mexican, half-German Yale research student who tracks down the Nazi past of one of his professors. Sergio explains what drove him to republish the work, and he reads an excerpt. Sergio also explains to us why Ysleta is his favorite part of El Paso...and in this online-exclusive extended conversation, Sergio, Ben and Daniel argue over which El Paso restaurants are the best.
(2014...2014-12-1033 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKTEP Words on a Wire Interview (2014)Benjamin Saenz and Daniel Chacon interview Sergio Troncoso on KTEP's Words on a Wire, for the republication of his novel, The Nature of Truth.2014-09-2133 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsNPR On Point Interview, with Tom Ashbrook: Texas LiteratureWBUR's Tom Ashbrook of On Point talks with Clay Smith, Sarah Bird, Sergio Troncoso, and Philipp Meyer about "That Texas Tone in Literature." These writers discuss the mythology of Texas versus the reality of the Texas miracle, the oil boom, Latinos and immigration, cattle country, urban Texas, and the borderlands.
(2014; mp3 audio format; 46 minutes)2014-07-0746 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsKansas City's KCUR Interview, with Steve KraskeKCUR's Steve Kraske interviews writer Sergio Troncoso about visiting Independence, Missouri to teach at the George Caleb Bingham Academy for the Arts during the summer, with student Ashton Harris. They talk about the importance of teachers and mentors, teaching writing to high school students, immigrant values, and creating a writing community. Kraske also asks Troncoso about Our Lost Border: Essays on Life amid the Narco-Violence, Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas.
(2014; mp3 audio format; 32 minutes)2014-07-0732 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoNPR On Point InterviewTom Ashbrook interviews Sergio Troncoso, Sarah Bird, Clay Smith, and Philipp Meyer about Texas literature, Texas myths, the oil boom, immigrants, and the borderlands on WBUR's On Point.2014-07-0246 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKansas City's KCUR InterviewSteve Kraske interviews Sergio Troncoso about teaching at the George Caleb Bingham Academy for the Arts in Independence, Missouri, with student Ashton Harris.2014-06-2432 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsLatino USA InterviewHost Maria Hinojosa of National Public Radio's Latino USA talks with Sergio Troncoso about his novel, The Nature of Truth and how Chicano writers should expand their work beyond 'barrio' and 'familia' stories, to create characters instead of caricatures and to challenge stereotypes of Latino writers.
Arte Publico Press published a revised and updated paperback edition in 2014.
Rigoberto Gonzalez for the El Paso Times: "Engaging the complex issues of race and identity into the battle of ideologies regarding crime and punishement, Sergio Troncoso's The Nature of Truth single-handedly redefines the Chicano novel and...2014-04-2204 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsNPR Morning Edition Interview, with Steve InskeepFor his series on the U.S.-Mexico border, NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Sergio Troncoso and his parents Rodolfo and Bertha Troncoso at their home in Ysleta. The family talks about growing up with kerosene lamps and stoves and an outhouse in the backyard, but his father’s humorous and honest responses to being a proud Mexicano steal the show.
Sergio Troncoso is the author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays, and the novels The Nature of Truth and From This Wicked Patch of Dust. He co-edited Our Lost Border...2014-03-3007 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoNPR Morning Edition InterviewSteve Inskeep interviews Sergio Troncoso and his parents at their home in Ysleta, Texas for an NPR series on the U.S.-Mexico border.2014-03-2407 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsKTEP Inteview on Perspectives (2013)Louie Saenz from public radio station KTEP in El Paso, Texas interviews the author Sergio Troncoso about immigrant values, education, fatherhood, and the value of working together. Troncoso reads from his novel From This Wicked Patch of Dust and his essay in Our Lost Border: Essays on Life amid the Narco-Violence.
(2013; mp3 audio format; 29 minutes)
From This Wicked Patch of Dust:
"Troncoso's novel is an engaging literary achievement." ---Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Our Lost Border: Essays on Life amid the Narco-Violence:
"A bold collection of essays." ---The El...2013-11-1629 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKTEP Interview on Perspectives (2013)Louie Saenz interviews author Sergio Troncoso on El Paso's KTEP.2013-11-0829 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoNew Letters on the Air InterviewAngela Elam interviews Sergio Troncoso on New Letters on the Air, the longest continuously-running broadcast of a national literary radio series.2013-10-0729 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsInterview on New Letters on the Air with Angela ElamAngela Elam interviews author Sergio Troncoso on New Letters on the Air (2013), the longest continuously-running broadcast of a national literary radio series. Troncoso talks about growing up in Ysleta on the United States-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas and making the leap to Harvard College. He also discusses his philosophical collection of essays and using moral examples in writing to effect change and new perspectives; and why he wrote his series of essays about his wife's battle against breast cancer. Troncoso describes the joys of HTML and creating his own website. The author reads from Crossing Borders: Personal...2013-10-0729 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsWords on a Wire Radio Interview (2013)Benjamin Alire Saenz and Daniel Chacon talk with Sergio Troncoso, author of From This Wicked Patch of Dust and Crossing Borders: Personal Essays. Troncoso co-edited Our Lost Border: Essays on Life amid the Narco-Violence. The collection features essays from writers on both sides of the United States-Mexico border who share personal essays about how life, culture, and families have been affected by the escalating violence spawned by the 2008 drug war. Troncoso also talks about his return home to El Paso to receive the Literary Legacy Award on November 9, 2013. See www.SergioTroncoso.com.
(2013; mp3 audio format; 29 minutes)2013-10-0628 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKTEP Words on a Wire Interview (2013)Benjamin Alire Saenz and Daniel Chacon interview Sergio Troncoso on KTEP's Words on a Wire, for his book, Our Lost Border: Essays on Life amid the Narco-Violence.2013-10-0629 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsConversation with C.M. Mayo and Sergio TroncosoC.M. Mayo talks with Sergio Troncoso, author of the novel From This Wicked Patch of Dust and Crossing Borders: Personal Essays. They discuss the fragmentation of our country and culture, connecting to recreate new groups and families, and the Librotraficante movement against the banning of books in Arizona.
Troncoso is also the author of the novel The Nature of Truth, and the short story collection The Last Tortilla, which won the Premio Aztlan. In 2012, he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters. His website is www.SergioTroncoso.com.
C.M. Mayo is...2012-10-2059 min
C.M. Mayo's Podcast (Marfa Mondays & More)Sergio Troncoso: A Conversation with the Author of From This Wicked Patch of DustAs part of the series of occasional conversations with other writers, C.M. Mayo talks with Sergio Troncoso, author of the novel From This Wicked Patch of Dust. He is also the author of the novel The Nature of Truth; the short story collection The Last Tortilla, which won the Premio Aztlan; and the collection Crossing Borders: Personal Essays. Recorded on Skype, summer 2012. His website is www.sergiotroncoso.comC.M. Mayo is the author of the novel,The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, which was named a Library Journal Best Book 2009...2012-09-2459 minSergio Troncoso's PodcastsTexas Library Association InterviewSergio Troncoso talks with Ted Wanner in a preview of Troncoso's appearance at the Texas Library Association's annual conference in Houston, Texas in April 17-20, 2012. Troncoso discusses his panel, "Latino Literature: Then and Now," as well as his two recent books, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays and the novel From This Wicked Patch of Dust. His website is www.SergioTroncoso.com.
From This Wicked Patch of Dust:
"Nuanced and authentic....The real beauty of this book is that it mines the rich diversity of tradition and culture among Latinos, as well as the commonalities...2012-07-1107 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsWords On A Wire Radio Interview (2011)Writer Daniel Chacon of Words on a Wire, a radio program of El Paso's KTEP, talks with Sergio Troncoso about being a writer in New York City with roots in El Paso, his wife’s battle against breast cancer, and his relationship to Judaism.
(2011; mp3 audio format; 11 minutes)
Sergio Troncoso is the author of From This Wicked Patch of Dust, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays, The Nature of Truth, and The Last Tortilla and Other Stories. His website is www.SergioTroncoso.com.
From This Wicked Patch of Dust:
"Troncoso is...2012-06-2611 min
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsKUHA Houston Public Radio InterviewEric Ladau, host of Houston Public Radio's 91.7 FM, talks with Sergio Troncoso about his novel, From This Wicked Patch of Dust, and book of essays, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays, the importance of teachers, his experiences at Harvard, his relationship to Judaism, and the politics of Latino literature in Texas and New York. In 2012, Troncoso was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters. Troncoso's website is www.SergioTroncoso.com.
(2011; mp3 audio format; 82 minutes)
From This Wicked Patch of Dust:
"What's fascinating about From This Wicked Patch of Dust is that we have not...2012-06-261h 22
Sergio Troncoso's PodcastsKTEP Interview on Perspectives (2000)Louie Saenz, host of KTEP's Perspectives, interviews Sergio Troncoso about his family and Ysleta, the struggle to become a writer, and the influence of his maternal grandmother, Dolores Rivero, and his paternal grandfather, Santiago Troncoso. The Last Tortilla and Other Stories won the Premio Aztlan and the Southwest Book Award. Troncoso's website is www.SergioTroncoso.com.
(2000; mp3 audio format; 32 minutes)
The Last Tortilla and Other Stories:
"These stories are richly satisfying." ---Publishers Weekly
"Enthusiastically recommended." ---Booklist
"Troncoso really shines when he writes about El Paso and the life...2012-06-2631 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKTEP Words on a Wire Interview (2011)Daniel Chacon interviews Sergio Troncoso on KTEP's radio program, Words on a Wire.2011-10-3111 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKUHA Houston Radio InterviewEric Ladau of Houston's KUHA interviews Sergio Troncoso on his books From This Wicked Patch of Dust and Crossing Borders: Personal Essays and the importance of teachers.2011-09-121h 22Storytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoThe Last Tortilla and Other Stories: ReadingReading of excerpts of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories by author Sergio Troncoso.2008-04-2238 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoThe Nature of Truth: ReadingReading of excerpts of the novel The Nature of Truth by author Sergio Troncoso.2007-12-0330 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoLatino USA InterviewMaria Hinojosa of NPR's Latino USA interviews Sergio Troncoso for his novel The Nature of Truth.2003-11-0304 minStorytelling and the Writing Craft with Sergio TroncosoKTEP Interview on Perspectives (2000)Louie Saenz interviews author Sergio Troncoso on El Paso's KTEP.2000-05-1731 min