Désirée Zamorano

Désirée Zamorano is a California-based short story writer, novelist, and playwright. She is the author of the novels Modern Cons, Human Cargo, and, most recently, The Amado Women.

Articles

The Rules of the Game: On Toni Ann Johnson’s “Light Skin Gone to Waste”
Désirée Zamorano reviews Toni Ann Johnson’s story collection “Light Skin Gone to Waste.”
Désirée ZamoranoOct 18, 2022
- Fiction
One Fell Swoop: On Joy Castro’s “Flight Risk”
Desirée Zamorano reviews Joy Castro’s “Flight Risk,” a novel about a successful high-society woman’s complicated relationship with her hidden West Virginia past.
Désirée ZamoranoFeb 21, 2022
- Noir
Searching for What’s Walled Off: On Naomi Hirahara’s “Clark and Division”
Désirée Zamorano reviews Naomi Hirahara’s “Clark and Division,” a novel set in a community of Japanese Americans recently released from an internment camp.
Désirée ZamoranoSep 15, 2021
- Noir
Payment Is Due: On Cynthia Pelayo’s “Children of Chicago”
Désirée Zamorano delves into the folk tale and horror running through Cynthia Pelayo’s “Children of Chicago.”
Désirée ZamoranoApr 21, 2021
- Noir
Now Is the Time: A Conversation with David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Désirée Zamorano interviews David Heska Wanbli Weiden about his new book, “Winter Counts.”
Désirée ZamoranoAug 25, 2020
- Noir
Avenging Angel: On Tori Eldridge’s “The Ninja Daughter”
Désirée Zamorano takes on “The Ninja Daughter” by Tori Eldridge.
Désirée ZamoranoMay 13, 2020
- Noir
Our Collective History: An Interview with Michael Nava
Désirée Zamorano asks Michael Nava about “Carved in Bone,” his latest mystery novel starring openly gay, Mexican-American defense attorney Henry Rios.
Désirée ZamoranoNov 8, 2019
- Noir
I Do Not Know Where the Children Are
Désirée Zamorano talks about her experiences visiting detention facilities and asylum hearings at the US Southern Border.
Désirée ZamoranoSep 3, 2019
Memento Mori: On Angel Luis Colón’s “Hell Chose Me”
Désirée Zamorano reviews “Hell Chose Me” by Angel Luis Colón.
Désirée ZamoranoAug 21, 2019
- Noir
Much More to Investigate
Désirée Zamorano visits “Miracle Creek” by Angie Kim.
Désirée ZamoranoMay 29, 2019
- Noir
Terribly Plausible
Désirée Zamorano reviews “Black Swan Rising” by Lisa Brackmann.
Désirée ZamoranoJan 4, 2019
- Noir
Blood Suckers
On “A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising” by Raymond A. Villareal.
Désirée ZamoranoOct 31, 2018
- Noir
- SF
A Better Future
Désirée Zamorano interviews Sara Gran about her new novel, “The Infinite Blacktop.”
Désirée ZamoranoOct 29, 2018
- Noir
The Dust on a Butterfly’s Wing: On Sarah Weinman’s Investigation of “The Real Lolita”
Désirée Zamorano reviews “The Real Lolita” by Sarah Weinman.
Désirée ZamoranoSep 12, 2018
Reverberations
Désirée Zamorano reviews “These Violent Delights” by Victoria Namkung.
Désirée ZamoranoApr 26, 2018
- Noir
Hollywood Sleuth
Désirée Zamorano reviews “Hollywood Homicide” by Kellye Garrett.
Désirée ZamoranoJan 19, 2018
- Noir