Interview with Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Published: Oct. 10, 2018, 7 a.m.

b"We talk with Ingrid Rojas Contreras, author of the Fruit of the Drunken Tree, which is out now from Doubleday!\\nSome links are affiliate links. Find more details here.\\n\\n\\nBooks Mentioned\\n\\nFruit of the Drunken Tree\\xa0by Ingrid Rojas Contreras\\n\\nIngrid Recommends\\n\\nVida\\xa0and Veins of the Ocean\\xa0by Patricia Engel (Check our discussion episode about Veins of the Ocean here.)\\nThe Incendiaries\\xa0by R.O. Kwon\\n\\nA River of Stars\\xa0by Vanessa Hua\\n\\nIf You Leave Me\\xa0by Crystal Hana Kim (Check our Interview with Crystal Hana Kim here.)\\nThe Golden State\\xa0by Lydia Kiesling\\n\\nAll You Can Ever Know\\xa0by Nicole Chung\\n\\n\\nAuthor Bio\\n\\nIngrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogot\\xe1, Colombia. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Electric Literature, Guernica, and Huffington Post, among others. She has received fellowships and awards from The Missouri Review, Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, VONA, Hedgebrook, The Camargo Foundation, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. She is the book columnist for KQED Arts, the Bay Area's NPR affiliate.ram.\\nBe sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don\\u2019t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies!\\nMusic \\u201cReading Women\\u201d Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"