282: Mexican Gothic (with Isabel Cañas)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re joined by author Isabel Cañas to talk about her debut novel,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Hacienda</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and all things postcolonial gothic! And along the way we chat about Latinx Mirkwood elves, the haunted house book boom, and holding the door open for others. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of murder, storms, rejection, isolation, colorism, racism, and colonization. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.isabelcanas.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Isabel Cañas</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is a Mexican-American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, and Turkey, among other places, she has settled (for now) in New York City, where she works on her PhD dissertation in medieval Islamic literature and writes fiction inspired by her research and her heritage. You can order her book,</span> <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676676/the-hacienda-by-isabel-canas/9780593436691"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hacienda</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, now!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Julia recommends</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9781250789068"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Light from Uncommon Stars</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Ryka Aoki. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Books</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.