An epic in verse, the story of Castillo's chicana Everywoman—referred to alternately as "She" and "Ella"—begins life in the rough-and-tumble world of California's migrant farm community. Ella's ...

Ana Castillo reclined on the off-white gallery chair and I apologized for looking like a slob, but where I had to be next required more informal clothing, and so, I apologized — She didn’t laugh but ...

Great books spur readers to grow and discover truths for themselves. Each of Ana Castillo's books delivers just that. In fact, Ana Castillo has been instrumental in the fight for LGBTQ acceptance, ...

In Doña Cleanwell Leaves Home, a new collection of seven short stories by Ana Castillo, family secrets inspire several characters to travel to Mexico and retrace their relatives’ footsteps. Sometimes ...

Ana Castillo sank into a deep depression at the end of 2016. The following year, trapped in a blanket of sadness, she decided she wasn’t going to write anymore. The celebrated poet and novelist turned ...

For Ana Castillo, a Chicagoan known for her work as an author, educator, poet and activist, home is where her books are. Which, given the pandemic, means a home in the most southern point of New ...

The Range talked with banned-book novelist and poet Ana Castillo yesterday while she drove from New Mexico into Arizona for a weekend of readings and workshops that start tonight at the John ...