Reyna Grande is the author of the bestselling memoir, The Distance Between Us, and the much-anticipated sequel, A Dream Called Home. Her other works include the novels, Across a Hundred Mountains, Dancing with Butterflies, and The Distance Between Us young readers edition. Her books have been adopted as the common read selection by schools, colleges, and cities across the country. She has two forthcoming books in 2022: A Ballad of Love and Glory, a novel set during the Mexican-American War, and an anthology by and about undocumented Americans called Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival and New Beginnings. Reyna has received an American Book Award, the El Premio Aztlán Literary Award, and the Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature. Writing about immigration, family separation, language trauma, the price of the American Dream, and her writing journey, Reyna’s work has appeared in The New York Times, the Dallas Morning News, CNN, The Lily at The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, among others. In March 2020, she was a guest in Oprah’s Book Club. She has taught at the Macondo Writers Workshop, Bread Loaf, and VONA.

A Reading and Conversation with Reyna Grande