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The Las Musas Podcast pulls back the veil and shares all the details about our publishing journeys, what debut year is really like, and how we're working towards creating a sustainable writing career in an industry still struggling with diversity, equity, and transparency.
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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 Midnight Moon
Purchase Sara Fajardo's debut picture book Paka Paka Con La Papa: Alberto Salas Plays Potato Hide-and-Seek
Purchase Steena Hernandez's debut picture book Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers
Purchase Mariel Jungkunz's debut picture book Dreams of Green
Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!
Connect with Las Musas on social media:
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Visit our website!
In this episode of the Las Musas Podcast, debut Musa Terry Catasús Jennings joins fellow Musas Karina Gonzalez, Mariana Ríos, and Eliza Kinkz. They discuss different approaches to query agents -from the methodical and data-driven to the serendipitous ways in which destiny decides for you- as well as submissions and editing.
If you enjoyed this episode or plan on using the resources provided, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!
Pre-order Terry Catasús Jennings's Picture Book The Little House of Hope
Pre-order Karina Gonzales's Picture Book The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding
Pre-order Mariana Ríos's Picture Book Santiago's Dinosaurios
Pre-order Goldie's Guide to Grandchilding illustrated by Eliza Kinkz and written by Clint McElroy
Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!
Connect with Las Musas on social media:
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Visit our website!
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 Pérez-Prado!Purchase Delia Ruiz picture book Ways Papi Says I Love You also available in Spanish Las maneras en que papi dice te quieroPurchase M. Garcia Pena picture book When We Find HerPurchase Glenda Galvan-Garcia picture book La Enchilada Completa (En Inglés Y Español) / The Whole Enchilada (in English and Spanish) - Bilingual BookCheck out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!Connect with Las Musas on social media:TwitterInstagramFacebook
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 Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People a picture book by Aixa Pérez-Prado!Purchase Maritere R. Bellas' book for parents Raising Bilingual Children / Como criar ninos bilingues and picture book Tío Ricky Doesn't Speak English / Tío Ricky no habla inglés Pre-order Delia Ruiz's picture book Ways Papi Says I Love You / Las maneras en que papi dice te quiero Purchase J de laVega's picture book WEPA and preorder her early reader graphic novel Annalise: The Special Dish and picture book No More Coquis Purchase Ana Velez's debut picture book The Three Little Guinea Pigs and the Andean FoxCheck out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!Connect with Las Musas on social media:TwitterInstagramFacebook
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!Purchase Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People a picture book by Aixa Pérez-Prado!Pre-order Sandra Proudman's debut novel Salvación, out on May 20, 2025 Purchase Alyssa Reynoso-Morris picture book Gloriana, PresentePurchase Eliza Kinkz picture book MistacoPurchase Ana Siqueira book Vera La Valiente Is Scared and pre order Sticky Hermana out on October 28,2025Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!Connect with Las Musas on social media:TwitterInstagramFacebook
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 Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People a picture book by Aixa Pérez-Prado!Purchase Lulu Delacre's chapter books here. Purchase Hilda Burgos's chapter books here. Purchase Lourdes Heuer's chapter books here. Purchase Terry Jennings's chapter books here. Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!Connect with Las Musas on social media:TwitterInstagramFacebook
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 Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People a picture book by Aixa Pérez-Prado!Pre-order Fireblooms a Queer YA romance by Alex Villasante Purchase My Abuela is a Bruja a picturebook by Mayra CuevasCheck out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!Connect with Las Musas on social media:TwitterInstagramFacebook
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-Prado!Purchase Bold, Brilliant, and Latiné by Alyssa Reynoso Morris.Purchase This is the Year by Gloria Muñoz. Purchase Love is Still Winning by J de laVega.Purchase How to Eat a Mango by Paola Santos. Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!Connect with Las Musas on social media:TwitterInstagramFacebook
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 the People by Aixa Pérez-Prado!Purchase Abuelo, the Sea, and Me a picture book by Tatiana Gardel.Purchase Tíos and Primos a picture book by Jacqueline Alcántara. Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!Connect with Las Musas on social media:TwitterInstagramFacebook
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: Voice of the People by Aixa Pérez-Prado!Purchase Cesaria Feels the Beat a picture book by Denise Rosario Adusei illustrated by Priscila SoaresPurchase the picture books Gloriana, Presente, Plátanos Are Love, and The Bronx Is My Home by Alyssa Reynoso-MorrisCheck out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!Connect with Las Musas on social media:TwitterInstagramFacebook
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 a book (or a few) to say thanks!
Purchase the picture book Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People by Aixa Pérez-Prado!
Purchase Together We Remember a picture book by Jackie Morera.
Purchase the picture book Fridays Are for Churros and the graphic chapter book Pencil & Eraser: We Have a Dull-Emma! by Jenny Alvarado.
Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!
Connect with Las Musas on social media:
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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:
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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 Pérez-Prado!
Purchase Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers a picture book by Steena Hernandez
Purchase Dreams of Green a picture book by Mariel Jungkunz
Purchase middle grade novel Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo
Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!
Connect with Las Musas on social media:
Twitter
Instagram
Facebook
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 future of Latinx/e stories. We might also get a bit of chisme from the publishing world.
Thank you to our wonderful host: Aixa Pérez-Prado!
Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!
Connect with Las Musas on social media:
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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!
Purchase the YA fantasy A Tall Dark Trouble and Pre order These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Moltalban
Leslie Adame's MG Chloe Vega and The Agents of Magic will be available winter 2025
Purchase the YA Fantasy romance Sinner's Isle by Angela Montoya
Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!
Connect with Las Musas on social media:
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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 storytellers enjoy craft masterclasses, professional development sessions and have access to hard-to-reach industry professionals such as publishers, editors and literary agents. Learn more. The conference is organized by the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival.
Host: Aiza Perez-Prado
If you enjoy our podcasts, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!
Purchase Adriana Hernández Bergstrom's books here.
Purchase Gabriela Orozco Belt's books here.
Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!
Connect with Las Musas on social media:
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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 debut de autora e ilustradora, Aixa Pérez-Prado, City Feet.
Compre el libro ilustrado de Paola Santos, Cómo Se Come Un Mango. (En inglés: How To Eat A Mango)
Compre el libro ilustrado de Gabriella Aldeman, Paula's Patches. También puede comprar Un Graznido En Español. (En inglés: A Squawk Of Spanish)
El libro ilustrado de Mariana Ríos Ramírez, El Regalo De Abuelita está actualmente disponible para preordenar. (En inglés: Abuelita's Gift)
¡Mire los otros libros en la librería en línea de Las Musas!
Síganos en las redes sociales:
Twitter
Instagram
Facebook
¡Visite nuestro sitio web!
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 Come Un Mango
Purchase Ana Velez's debut picture book The Three Little Guinea Pigs and the Andean Fox.
Purchase Steena Hernandez's debut picture book Lupita's Brown Ballet Slippers.
Purchase Nydia Armendia-Sánchez's debut picture book Not Far From Here.
Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!
Connect with Las Musas on social media:
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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's YA thriller The Girl You Know (by pre-order)
Purchase Jess C. Parra's sophomore YA novel The Quince Project
Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!
Connect with Las Musas on social media:
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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 City Feet
Purchase Mariana Ríos Ramírez's picture book Abuelita's Gift by pre-order
Purchase Gabriella Aldeman's picture book Squawk of Spanish by pre-order
Purchase Ashley Granillo's debut middle grade Cruzita And The Mariacheros
Purchase Paola Santos' debut picture book How To Eat A Mango
Check out the other books on the Las Musas Bookshop page!
Connect with Las Musas on social media:
Twitter
Instagram
Facebook
Visit our website!





