355: Mexican Vampires (with Isabel Cañas)

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Author Isabel Cañas is back to talk about her newest book, Vampires of El Norte! We chat about Mexican vampires and boogeymen, historical romance, and drawing inspiration from her family’s history.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>Content Warning:</em> This episode contains conversations about or mentions of illness, death, forced marriage, religious persecution, colonialism, and pregnancy. </span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Guest</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2"><a href= "https://www.isabelcanas.com/">Isabel Cañas</a></span> <span class= "s1">is a Mexican-American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, Turkey, and New York City, among other places, she has settled in the Pacific Northwest. She holds a doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and writes fiction inspired by her research and her heritage. She is the author of <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9781644737279"><span class="s2"><em>The Hacienda</em></span></a> and <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9780593436721"><span class= "s2"><em>Vampires of El Norte</em></span></a>.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class= "s1"><strong>Housekeeping</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">-</span> <span class= "s3">Recommendation</span><span class="s1">: This week, Julia recommends <em>Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea</em> by Rita Chang-Eppig.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">-</span> <span class= "s3">Books</span><span class="s1">: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span class= "s2">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">-</span> <span class="s3">Call to Action</span><span class="s1">: It’s the <a href= "https://multitude.productions/multicrew"><span class= "s2">MultiCrew Drive</span></a>! Help us reach our goal of 100 new and upgrading memb