Loyalty is so delighted to welcome Saraciea Fennell, Meg Medina, and Julian Randall to celebrate the release of Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora! This event is free to attend and will be held digitally via Crowdcast. Click here to register for the event. You can also order a copy of Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed from our website to be automatically added to the registration list, and there will be an option to snag the book during the event.

A Most Anticipated Book (Refinery29, HipLatina, Publishers Weekly, Latino Book Review, Elle, Al Día, and more)!

Edited by The Bronx Is Reading founder Saraciea J. Fennell and featuring an all-star cast of Latinx contributors, Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed is a ground-breaking anthology that will spark dialogue and inspire hope.

In Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed, bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. These fifteen original pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth. Full of both sorrow and joy, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community.

The bestselling and award-winning contributors include Elizabeth Acevedo, Cristina Arreola, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Naima Coster, Natasha Diaz, Saraciea J. Fennell, Kahlil Haywood, Zakiya Jamal, Janel Martinez, Jasminne Mendez, Meg Medina, Mark Oshiro, Julian Randall, Lilliam Rivera, and Ibi Zoboi.

Saraciea J. Fennell is a Black Honduran writer and the founder of The Bronx is Reading. She is also a book publicist who has worked with many award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors. Fennell sits on the board for Latinx in Publishing as well as on the Advisory Board of People of Color in Publishing. She lives in the Bronx with her family and dog, Oreo.

Meg Medina is an award-winning and New York Times best-selling author who writes picture books, as well as middle-grade and young adult fiction. Her titles include Merci Suárez Changes Gears, a Newbery Medal winner; Burn Baby Burn, longlisted for the National Book Award, shortlisted for the Kirkus Prize, and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; and Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, winner of the 2014 Pura Belpré Author Award. When she’s not writing, Meg works on community projects that support girls, Latino youth, and/or literacy. She serves on the National Board of Advisors for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and is a faculty member of Hamline University’s Masters of Fine Arts in Children’s Literature. She lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia.

Julian Randall is a Living Queer Black poet from Chicago. Their poetry and essays are published in New York Times Magazine, POETRY, and Vibe. They are the recipient of a Pushcart Prize. They hold an MFA in Poetry from Ole Miss. Their first book, Refuse, won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. Julian has previously worked as a youth mentor, teaching writing workshops to children on house arrest. Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa is their debut children’s novel.

Please note Loyalty has a zero tolerance policy for harassment or intimidation of any kind during this virtual event.

Saraciea Fennell, Meg Medina, and Julian Randall for WILD TONGUES CAN'T BE TAMED