Gerardo Sámano Córdova is a writer and artist from Mexico City. In his debut novel, Monstrilio, Gerardo draws from both horror and literary fiction traditions to tell a story about grief, family, and self-acceptance. In our conversation, Gerardo and I talked about genre expectations, genre fiction as a site of art, and what it means to be monstrous. For the second segment, we talked about the tension between fulfilling your own artistic vision and creating work that will sell.

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Show Notes:

• Gerardo Sámano Córdova
• Purchase Monstrilio: Books Are Magic (Brooklyn, NY) | Mysterious Galaxy (San Diego, CA) | Bookshop.org
• Paul Semel - "Exclusive Interview: 'Monstrilio' Author Gerardo Sámano Córdova"
• At Home with Literati: Gerardo Sámano Córdova & Kelly Link
• CrimeReads - "Horror Does a Body Good, or, the Story of My Teeth"
• Chuck Tingle
• Petite Maman
• Petite Maman - Official Trailer

Transcript Episode Credits

• Editing/Mixing: Mike Sakasegawa
• Music: Podington Bear
• Transcription: Shea Aguinaldo