Stephen D. Gutierrez

What a great time we had!

Thank you Books on B and owner Renee Rettig for hosting a great launch party/birthday party! Thank you all for coming! Pictures to come.

 

Thank you, Daniel, for interviewing me on composing Captain Chicano!

 

Daniel A. Olivas "We All Need To Be Superheroes in Our Time: An Interview with Stephen D. Gutierrez Regarding His Novella, Captain Chicano Draws a Line in the American Sand," Latino Book Review (July 17, 2024)

Cover to Cover: Jovelyn Richards interviewed me about Captain Chicano Draws a Line in the American Sand, on Cover to Cover, April 16, 2024, on KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley

 

Check out the interview HERE at 31:30

 

Dear World,

 

I have a new book coming out on August 15, 2024, one day before my 65th birthday and 47 years and one day before Elvis died, which was on August 16, 1977 to do the math for you. It always stuck in my head, coming home from somewhere, seeing my mom hanging laundry in the backyard. "Hey, Steve, Elvis died." "Oh." Bummer. Just one of those things that is part of me. But to my book! Here is the link where you can pre-order it from the University of Tampa Press: Captain Chicano Draws a Line in the American Sand. I'm grateful for any support. I think it's pretty wild, the book, and fun.

 

Thank you anybody out there checking this blog out.

 

Peace in these most horrible times,

Steve

I did the Lit Crawl thing last night and had fun. I read at a cool place called Faye's Video & Expresso Bar with four fantastic writers and one great musician in the Mission. The crowd was enthusiastic. I had a treat when a friend showed up unexpectedly, Rob Davidson, a fine writer who teaches  Read More 

Hello, Friends,

This is one of the strangest ones I stand by, meaning it's by me and I'll claim it. I won't deny it. It's long, the print is tiny, but it might be weird enough to amuse you. I thank Permafrost for sponsoring the New Alchemy Contest, where this was a finalist. So  Read More