"(Which subjects do you wish more authors would write about?) Money. White authors often write about money (or don’t) …"

"I grew up thinking I didn't matter, that no one cared what I had to say. The world didn't see me, a daughter of worki…"

"I consider Toni Morrison the patron saint of my writing. To write with her level of honesty and clarity is my North S…"

"Women of color are regularly praised for our resilience, but what's too often overlooked is that our resilience is a …"

"We all see different versions of the same thing. I have written the truest book I was capable of creating. It's the w…"

"I talk about a lot of the things that I talked about in the book in class: I’m always discussing mental health. I’m d…"

"A lot of people asked: Why did you start with your vagina? Because I don’t think it’s nasty."

"Poetry is kind of a constant in my life and so that’s something that just won’t ever change because poetry is what al…"

"(“Mexican Daughter” has been banned in a few places. Do you feel if your book has been banned, you’ve actually done s…"

"I feel that books choose me when they’re ready. I can’t force them into being."