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Read excerpt from our book club pick: ‘Retablos: Stories from a Life Lived...
In “Retablos,” a chapter in Octavio Solis’ memoir by the same name, the El Paso author and playwright tells of two family canaries his sister found dead many years ago. But the story is about...
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Q&A with ‘Retablos’ author Octavio Solis
Playwright and director Octavio Solis, known for stage works such as “Scene With Cranes,” “Quixote Nuevo,” “Mother Road,” and “El Paso Blue,” has parlayed his narrative skills to memoir with his book...
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Review: ‘Retablos’ by Octavio Solis skillfully renders portraits of being...
By Richard Yáñez / El Paso MattersAn artist’s desire to leave home is a pursuit for a singular voice that is as much a quest as it is an escape.Inevitably, the artistic journey maps its way back to a...
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‘Chuco Punk’ delves into rich, rebellious history of El Paso’s punk scene
By Dave Acosta / Special to El Paso Matters Author Tara López, 47, is a professor at Minnesota’s Winona State University. Her heart and inspiration, however, are firmly rooted in the warmer landscape...
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Photos: Author Octavio Solis talks inspiration, code-switching
Looking out the windows at the Valle Bajo Community Center and Library, playwright and author Octavio Solis recalled his youth.“It all started there,” he said with an upward nod as he spoke about his...
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Ron Stallworth’s ‘The Gangs of Zion’ is El Paso Matters Book Club pick
El Paso’s Ron Stallworth became one of the nation’s best-known cops through Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” an Oscar-winning adaptation of Stallworth’s book called “Black Klansman.”That movie and book...
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Read excerpt from our book club pick: ‘The Gangs of Zion: A Black Cop’s...
El Pasoan Ron Stallworth’s latest book was published Tuesday, Sept. 17. It explores his efforts as a member of the Utah Department of Public Safety to respond to growing gang problems in the...
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Q&A with ‘The Gangs of Zion’ author Ron Stallworth
Ron Stallworth is not your traditional bestselling author, if there is such a thing.He grew up in El Paso, graduating from Austin High School in 1971. He moved back in 2017 after a career in law...
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‘They Call You Back’ further explores stories of migrant workers killed in...
By Dave Acosta / Special to El Paso Matters Tim Z. Hernandez is a seeker of stories, chasing down the fragments of history and memory that connect people. Along the way, Hernandez said, he’s found that...
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Review: ‘The Gangs of Zion’ offers Ron Stallworth’s unique insights into...
Ron Stallworth’s new book takes readers back to a culturally significant time in our nation’s history. It’s the late 1980s and early ‘90s. Crack cocaine has become a drug of choice for millions. Street...
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