In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón speaks with acclaimed author Reyna Grande about her latest book, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget.

In part two of this conversation, host Daniel Chacón continues his discussion with Gabriela Baeza Ventura, director of Arte Público Press, exploring the challenges and future of Latino publishing in a rapidly changing cultural landscape.

In this first episode of a two-part conversation, host Daniel Chacón sits down with Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura, director and publisher of Arte Público Press—widely recognized as the nation’s leading publisher of U.S. Latinx literature.

In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose sits down with Jazmine Ulloa, national political and immigration reporter for The New York Times, to discuss her powerful new book, El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory.

In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose sits down with graphic designer Josh Korwin to explore the often unseen craft behind book and literary magazine design.

In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose sits down with author Lauren D. Woods to discuss her debut short story collection, The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe—a book that moves fluidly between realism and the surreal, blending sharp emotional insight with inventive, often unexpected forms.

In part two of this special live recording of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón continues his conversation with historian David Dorado Romo, marking the 20th anniversary of Ringside Seat to a Revolution. This episode moves deeper into Romo’s philosophy of history, storytelling, and what it truly means to understand revolution from the ground up.

This special episode of Words on a Wire brings together host Daniel Chacón and historian David Dorado Romo to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Romo’s groundbreaking book Ringside Seat to a Revolution.

In this episode of Words on a Wire, Will Rose sits down with writer and editor Daniel Chacón and poet Gabriel Dozal for a conversation centered on a major moment for the literary community in the U.S.–Mexico border region: the relocation of Huizache Magazine to El Paso, Texas.

In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose speaks with Caleb Lara, whose work on social media and through community projects has brought renewed attention to the rich and often overlooked history of the borderland.