ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DANIEL A. OLIVAS is the author of ten books, including How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories (University of Nevada Press), and Crossing the Border: Collected Poems (Pact Press). He has written for many publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, Alta Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Los Angeles Review of Books. Olivas was born in Los Angeles and is the grandson of Mexican immigrants.