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Loca by Alejandro Heredia: An Ode to The Bronx, Dominican Culture, and Queerness

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Alejandro Heredia, author of Loca, joined the podcast to discuss the interiority of characters, why he wrote about the Dominican Village in the Bronx, immigration, and queerness.

 

You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781668050460

 

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