Edited by Gabino Iglesias
Agora Books, 320 pages (hardcover)
Publication Date: April 7, 2020
List Price: 26.00
"In this timely
volume, readers will find rage as well as hope and, occasionally, a dash of
spirit-lifting poetry." –Publishers Weekly
"Sometimes-sad,
sometimes-infuriating, but always-illuminating...This gratifying and sometimes
wryly funny read stands on its own, but it’s also worth recommending as an
#ownvoices alternative to Jeanine Cummins’ American Dirt." –Booklist
From the publisher: La frontera is full of stories. Real stories, not the
ones you see in the news. The border is a powerful place where countries
collide. It’s a weird space of dreams, struggles, promises, lies, fear, and
redemption. It’s a multicultural and bilingual space where people know that
hustling to protect your loved ones or offer them a better life is a drive
strong enough to blur ethical codes. Sadly, the border is also a place where
drugs make people a lot of money, corruption stains everything, and violence
fills the landscape with danger and ghosts. Now, some of today's most talented
authors will visit this space from their perspective―showing the world what
they see on both sides.
In a landmark anthology,
acclaimed author Gabino Iglesias presents 15 stories from an incredibly
talented and diverse roster of authors that look at all aspects of border
crime―immigration, law, trafficking (both human and narcotics), and everyone
trying to exploit the divide for their own benefit. Thought-provoking,
shocking, violent, raw, emotional, and unforgettable, BOTH SIDES will
make you rethink everything you thought you knew about borders, both domestic
and international.
Featuring stories by:
Isaac Kirkman, Shannon Kirk, Alex Segura, Rob Hart, Nicolás Obregón, J. Todd
Scott, Christopher David Rosales, Daniel A. Olivas, Cynthia Pelayo, Johnny
Shaw, Rios de la Luz, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason,
Nick Mamatas, and David Bowles
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