THE MEXICAN MAGICAL MYSTERY BOOK TOUR

Most writers research their books before they write them, but my muses are independent thinkers. I wrote Coyota first, then, in a perverse desire to see if I’d done a competent job of writing the Mexican scenes, I concocted The Mexican Magical Mystery Book Tour,...

Coyota — An Interview with Martha Egan

Q. Your new novel is called Coyota. As in female coyote? A. In New Mexico, “coyote” or “coyota” is an affectionate term for a person of mixed ethnicity, or the youngest in a family. Because Nena Herrera-Casey has loved coyotes since she was...