Born and raised in Brooklyn of parents from Puerto Rico, Richie Narvaez is award-winning author of Roachkiller & Other Stories, Hipster Death Rattle, Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco, and Noiryorican. He teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan.
The author of Mango, Mambo, and Murder talks with Richie Narvaez about growing up in the South, the use of Spanish in English-language fiction, and helping marginalized writers.