Amplified Houston Monday
KPFT 90.1 FM Amplified Houston - Mon., Nov. 18, 2024, 9 am will be hosted by Michael J. McDonough. He will speak with Diana Rojas, author of A Litany of Saints, a collection of novellas published by Arte Publico Press.
World-building Real-Life Cultures with Diana Rojas
Real-world cultures come up all the time in any genre of writing, but it can be difficult to world-build with something so nuanced. Host Abi Newhouse speaks with The Inner Loop's July Author's Corner spotlight, Diana Rojas, about creating stories from our own cultures.
Stitch & Chat
In this episode I invite author Diana Rojas, my childhood friend to chat about her new knitting addiction and share about her upcoming book release ‘Litany of Saints.’ We rhapsodize on the many themes of her book, including the immigrant experience in 1980’s America. It was a fascinating episode that I hope you will enjoy."
Machismo and Marianismo: Feminism and Identity in Diana Rojas’ Litany of Saints: A Triptych (an interview)
Merron Douglas: I always feel like the conception of the novel is a good place to start. It truly varies from writer to writer when that first inspiration hits, so I’m curious as to how Litany of Saints came to you.
Diana Rojas: Well, I wanted to write a memoir of immigration... Read More
An engrossing debut that sees both the good and bad sides
of Costa Rica.
Three stories offer an intriguing look into the lives of Costa Rican characters—Ticos—as they deal with their roles in their families and society.... Read More
My Sicilian story is one of many immigrant stories told in books and movies, yet every generation, people make them new. Diana Rojas, a Costa Rican American writer now based in Washington, DC, has made hers utterly fresh and absorbing. Her debut work of fiction, Litany of Saints: A Triptych, features three novellas... Read More
Diana Rojas’ first book explores the “migrant existential identity crisis”
When Diana Rojas is asked where she is from, she jokes that she is from Connecticut, New Jersey AND Costa Rica. Relocation across her childhood is only one aspect of the struggles she describes with identity in her debut book.... Read More
Lupita's Most Anticipated Books
of 2024 includes Litany of Saints!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Diana Rojas is the author of Litany of Saints: A Triptych (Arte Público Press, 2024), and the forthcoming children’s book, Clara’s Big Green Coat (Piñata Books, 2027). A one-time journalist, she grew up in Connecticut and New Jersey and graduated from NYU. Besides writing, she’s dabbled in fundraising, real estate and child rearing. Having resided in five different countries over the course of her life, she currently lives, taxed and unrepresented, in Washington, DC.
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