Las Musas Podcast

In this episode we are joined by Jenny Alvarado and Jackie Morera. We chat about about old Latine traditions and new, creative and inspiring ways that we can share them with our readers. This podcast is all about what’s old, what’s new and how we can blend them together in our creative work.

Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠⁠

If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Purchase ⁠⁠⁠⁠ the picture book ⁠Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People⁠ by ⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠

Purchase ⁠Together We Remember a picture book by Jackie Morera.

Purchase⁠ the picture book Fridays Are for Churros and the graphic chapter book Pencil & Eraser: We Have a Dull-Emma! by ⁠Jenny Alvarado.

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We have a fun-filled year planned! Stay tuned for our January episode coming soon!

Meet our 2025 Podcast Team!

Aixa Pérez-Prado

Gloria Muñoz 

Vanessa L. Torres

Sara Fajardo

Steena Hernandez

Denise Rosario Adusei 

Jenny Alvarado

Ashley Granillo

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In this special episode we are joined by some incredible members of the podcast team to navigate into the holiday season. We chat about traditions and the Latinx books that go with them.

Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠

If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Purchase ⁠⁠ the picture book Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People by ⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠

Purchase Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers a picture book by Steena Hernandez

Purchase Dreams of Green a picture book by Mariel Jungkunz

Purchase middle grade novel Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo

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In this special topics episode we dive into publishing and the realm of editing with Esther Cajahuaringa.

Esther shares with us her background, knowledge, and expertise as a children's editor at Knopf Books for Young Readers. As an educator, Esther also shares with us how she integrates her educational and pedagogical background as an editor, representation, language, stereotypes, as well as the future of Latinx/e stories. We might also get a bit of chisme from the publishing world.

Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠

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In this special topics episode we dive into the magical and mysterious world. Sharing how spooky stories and Latinx traditions come together to ignite our imagination.

Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠

If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Purchase The Haunted States of America a spooky anthology featuring a story by Aixa Pérez-Prado!

Purchase the YA fantasy A Tall Dark Trouble and Pre order These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Moltalban

Leslie Adame's MG Chloe Vega and The Agents of Magic will be available winter 2025

Purchase the YA Fantasy romance Sinner's Isle by Angela Montoya

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In this special Las Musas episode, we talk with Musas Adriana Hernández Bergstrom and Gabriela Orozco Belt about some of the amazing highlights from the first Latinx Storytellers Conference held September 13-14, 2024!

The Latinx Storytellers Conference is an annual, in-person gathering of Latinx children and adult book writers and illustrators. During this two-day event, hundreds of Latinx storytellers enjoy craft masterclasses, professional development sessions and have access to hard-to-reach industry professionals such as publishers, editors and literary agents. Learn more. The conference is organized by the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival.

Host: Aiza Perez-Prado

If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Purchase ⁠⁠Adriana Hernández Bergstrom's books here.

Purchase Gabriela Orozco Belt's books here.

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Hoy, Aixa Pérez-Prado está acompañada por Musas Paola Santos, Gabriella Aldeman y Mariana Ríos Ramírez y el tema es los libros ilustrados infantiles. Únase mientras charlamos sobre cómo usamos el español en nuestros libros, los retos de escribir, los libros que nos inspiraron a escribir y ¡el chisme!

Si disfrutó de este podcast, considere comprar un libro (o algunos).

Compre el libro ilustrado debut de autora e ilustradora, ⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado⁠, ⁠City Feet.

Compre el libro ilustrado de ⁠Paola Santos⁠, Cómo Se Come Un Mango. (En inglés: How To Eat A Mango)

Compre el libro ilustrado de ⁠Gabriella Aldeman⁠⁠, ⁠Paula's Patches⁠. También puede comprar Un Graznido En Español⁠. (En inglés: A Squawk Of Spanish)

El libro ilustrado de ⁠Mariana Ríos Ramírez⁠, El Regalo De Abuelita está actualmente disponible para preordenar. (En inglés: Abuelita's Gift)

¡Mire los otros libros en la librería en línea de Las Musas!

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In this episode of Debut Diaries we chat with some of our 2024 debut authors! Get to know our Musas and find out what inspired them to create their stories.

Thank you to our wonderful host: Aixa Pérez-Prado!

If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Purchase ⁠⁠Paola Santos ⁠⁠'s debut picture book ⁠⁠How to Eat a Mango. Also availble in Spanish: Cómo Se Come Un Mango

Purchase Ana Velez's debut picture book The Three Little Guinea Pigs and the Andean Fox.

Purchase Steena Hernandez's debut picture book Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers.

Purchase Nydia Armendia-Sánchez's debut picture book Not Far From Here.

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This special episode of Las Musas is an LGBTQ+ take over! Musas, Jonny Garza Villa, Elle Gonzales Rose, and Jess C. Parra celebrate pride month and discuss all things Queer Latine Kidlit.

Host: Jonny Garza Villa

If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Purchase ⁠Jonny Garza Villa⁠'s ⁠contemporary YA Canto Contigo

Purchase ⁠Elle Gonzales Rose⁠'s YA thriller The Girl You Know (by pre-order)

Purchase ⁠Jess C. Parra⁠'s sophomore YA novel The Quince Project

Check out the other books on the⁠⁠⁠ Las Musas Bookshop page⁠⁠⁠!

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In this episode, we're celebrating our pachamamas—we're talking about our Mamás, Abuelas, and Tías, and how their strength and love influenced us as writers and illustrators. And that's a topic we can all wrap our arms around! Host: Aixa Pérez-Prado

If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!

Purchase ⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado⁠⁠'s debut picture book ⁠⁠City Feet

Purchase Mariana Ríos Ramírez's picture book Abuelita's Gift by pre-order

Purchase Gabriella Aldeman's picture book Squawk of Spanish by pre-order

Purchase ⁠Ashley Granillo⁠'s debut middle grade ⁠Cruzita And The Mariacheros⁠

Purchase ⁠Paola Santos⁠' debut picture book ⁠How To Eat A Mango

Check out the other books on the⁠⁠ Las Musas Bookshop page⁠⁠!

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