Mexican American author, filmmaker and youth literacy activist e.E. Charlton-Trujillo has written several award-winning books for teens and children, most notably, as many parent / guardian listeners know, the Fat Angie series, an ALA Stonewall Award Winner.

They also wrote Prizefighter en Mi Casa, a Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Winner. Their first picture book, Lupe Lopez: Rock Star Rules, is co-authored with New York Times Bestseller Pat Zietlow Miller, and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Joe Cepeda. Lupe Lopez releases June 2022.

Friday 8 O’Clock Buzz host Andy Moore welcomes co-authors Pat Zietlow Miller, a Madisonian, and former Madisonian e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, from their home in Texas. 

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