Las Musas Podcast

On this episode of the Las Musas Podcast, we’ll be exploring how families shape our stories as latinx writers and illustrators. Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a picture book by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aixa...

On this episode of the Las Musas podcast, we’ll be celebrating and talking about Latinx heritage in our books, illustrations and work as creatives. We're joined by Maritere Bellas, Delia Ruiz, J de laVega, and Ana Velez. Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this episode of the Las Musas podcast, we’ll be talking school books, what to read with the kiddos and what books to look forward to in the upcoming school year. We're joined by Sandra Proudman, Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, Eliza Kinkz, Ana Siqueira. Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks...

On this episode of the Las Musas podcast, we’ll be talking with our accomplished book series authors: Lulu Delacre, Hilda Burgos, Lourdes Heuer, and Terry Jennings. For more info, check out the ⁠Latinx Storytellers Conference⁠ site. Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this special episode we are talking about the upcoming Latinx Storytellers Conference; how it started, what we can expect, where it's going, and all the chisme! For more info, check out the Latinx Storytellers Conference site. Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We’re so excited to share this special Earth Day Edition episode, where we chat with our guest Musas about science and the environment in our Latiné stories! Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the picture book ⁠⁠⁠Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People⁠⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prad...

In this episode we are joined by Tatiana Gardel and Jacqueline Alcántara . We chat about about Latine art and artists. This podcast is all about illustration and the magical world of picture books. Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the picture book ⁠⁠Mercedes Sosa: Voice of t...

On today's special episode we're celebrating , honoring and learning about the Afro diaspora in children's literature. We are joined by Denise Rosario Adusei⁠ , Priscila Soares, and Alyssa Reynoso-Morris . Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the picture book ⁠⁠Mercedes Sosa: Vo...

In this episode we are joined by Jenny Alvarado and Jackie Morera. We chat about about old Latine traditions and new, creative and inspiring ways that we can share them with our readers. This podcast is all about what’s old, what’s new and how we can blend them together in our creative work. Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying...

We have a fun-filled year planned! Stay tuned for our January episode coming soon! Meet our 2025 Podcast Team! Aixa Pérez-Prado Gloria Muñoz  Vanessa L. Torres Sara Fajardo Steena Hernandez Denise Rosario Adusei  Jenny Alvarado Ashley Granillo Check out our books on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Las Musas Bookshop page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Connect with Las Musas on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

In this special episode we are joined by some incredible members of the podcast team to navigate into the holiday season. We chat about traditions and the Latinx books that go with them. Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠ the picture book Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People by ⁠Aixa Pé...

In this special topics episode we dive into publishing and the realm of editing with Esther Cajahuaringa. Esther shares with us her background, knowledge, and expertise as a children's editor at Knopf Books for Young Readers. As an educator, Esther also shares with us how she integrates her educational and pedagogical background as an editor, representation, language, stereotypes, as well as the f...

In this special topics episode we dive into the magical and mysterious world. Sharing how spooky stories and Latinx traditions come together to ignite our imagination. Thank you to our wonderful host: ⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado!⁠ If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase The Haunted States of America a spooky anthology featuring a story by Aixa Pérez-Prado!...

In this special Las Musas episode, we talk with Musas Adriana Hernández Bergstrom and Gabriela Orozco Belt about some of the amazing highlights from the first Latinx Storytellers Conference held September 13-14, 2024! The Latinx Storytellers Conference is an annual, in-person gathering of Latinx children and adult book writers and illustrators. During this two-day event, hundreds of Latinx storyte...

Hoy, Aixa Pérez-Prado está acompañada por Musas Paola Santos, Gabriella Aldeman y Mariana Ríos Ramírez y el tema es los libros ilustrados infantiles. Únase mientras charlamos sobre cómo usamos el español en nuestros libros, los retos de escribir, los libros que nos inspiraron a escribir y ¡el chisme! Si disfrutó de este podcast, considere comprar un libro (o algunos). Compre el libro ilustrado deb...

In this episode of Debut Diaries we chat with some of our 2024 debut authors! Get to know our Musas and find out what inspired them to create their stories. Thank you to our wonderful host: Aixa Pérez-Prado! If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠ Paola Santos ⁠⁠'s debut picture book ⁠⁠ How to Eat a Mango. Also availble in Spanish: Cómo Se...

This special episode of Las Musas is an LGBTQ+ take over! Musas, Jonny Garza Villa, Elle Gonzales Rose, and Jess C. Parra celebrate pride month and discuss all things Queer Latine Kidlit. Host: Jonny Garza Villa If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠ Jonny Garza Villa ⁠ 's ⁠ contemporary YA Canto Contigo Purchase ⁠ Elle Gonzales Rose ⁠ &#3...

In this episode, we're celebrating our pachamamas—we're talking about our Mamás, Abuelas, and Tías, and how their strength and love influenced us as writers and illustrators. And that's a topic we can all wrap our arms around! Host: Aixa Pérez-Prado If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠Aixa Pérez-Prado⁠⁠ 's debut picture book...

In this episode, we'll be honoring our planet and Earth Day and hearing from our environmentally conscious Musas. Hear their eco-friendly advice and how their books highlight this important topic. Host: Aixa Pérez-Prado If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or two) to say thanks! Purchase Sara E. Echenique's picture book Our Roof is Blue Purchase Adriana Hernández Bergs...

In this episode, we’ll be talking about the amazing power of music, voice, and expression. And that’s a topic the Musas can definitely all chime in on! Hear powerful messages about what music does for our lives, our joy, and a sense of belonging—and how our books reflect that. Host: Aixa Pérez-Prado If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase ⁠⁠Aixa...

In this episode we're talking about love—friendship make-ups, break-ups, family love, and new romances! This month, Musas Jonny Garza Villa and Elle Gonzalez Rose discuss inspiration and tropes, how to write relatable young characters, and a ~twist~: "Which of your characters would be your prom date of choice?" Tune in for all the feels! Host: Aixa Pérez-Prado If you enjoy our podcas...

Welcome to the 2024 Las Musas Podcast season. Meet the 2024 podcast team, including the host, audio gurus, and apprentices! Learn about their fabulous books. If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) by the 2024 team to say thanks! Purchase Aixa Pérez-Prado 's debut picture book City Feet Purchase Maria Jose Fitzgerald 's debut middle-grade novel Turtles of the Mi...

On this very special episode of the Las Musas Podcast, recorded at the close of Latine Heritage Month, Musas Jonny Garza Villa, Elle Gonzales Rose, and Jess C. Parra talk about Latine Lit, our visibility in publishing, the value of our books and stories, and reading Latine Lit all year round. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase Jonny Garza...

¡Estamos muy emocionados de presentar nuestro primer podcast en español! Hoy, María Dolores Águila está acompañada por Musas Paola Santos y Aixa Pereze Prado y el tema es ¡celebración! Únase mientras charlamos sobre el aprendizaje del idioma, cómo usamos el español en nuestros cuentos, los libros que crecimos leyendo, los libros que nos han hecho sentir vistas, y los libros que nos inspiraron a es...

This week, our middle grade and young adult Musas—Lauren Yero, Maria José Fitzgerald, and Tamika Burgess—discuss their debut year experience, the lessons learned so far, and managing expectations from reality. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks! Purchase  Tamika Burgess 's debut middle grade novel,  Sincerely Sicily Purchase Maria José Fitzgeral...