On this episode of LOL, Rachel La Loca and segment host of "LOL, LIT!", Anabel Soto, chat with acclaimed author, Alisa Lynn Valdés, who was one of Time magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America, a Latina magazine woman of the year, and an Entertainment Weekly breakout literary star with the release of her debut novel, The Dirty Girls Social Club. With her success came the title, “The Godmother of Chica Lit” and she opened the door for countless other Latina novelists. Her additional releases have resulted in more than one million of her books in print and in eleven languages around the world.  

Now, we are delighted to share the news of Valdés’s thriller, HOLLOW BEASTS (Thomas & Mercer; publication date: April 1, 2023), the launch of a new wilderness series featuring New Mexican game warden Jodi Luna. In the novel, Luna takes on a poacher who leads her to confront a white supremacist group that is terrorizing young women of color. You’ll find Jodi Luna to be a fierce and inspiring heroine who has many more engrossing stories to come!