Kathleen Alcala

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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    May 1992
  • Latest Book:
    March 2023
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Book List in Order: 8 titles

  • Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist

    These fourteen magical stories, set in the Southwest and Mexico, move vividly between realism and imagination. According to author Rudolfo Anaya, Ms. Alcalá “captures the essence of magical realism in her work.” Many of the stories concern the g...

  • Spirits of the Ordinary

    This “strong and finely rendered book” (Larry McMurtry) takes us to the Mexican-american border in the 1870s, conjuring up a magical tale of faith, gold, and family passions that “echoes the style of Isabel Allende and Laura Esquivel” (Washin...

  • The Flower in the Skull

    A riveting novel from acclaimed author Kathleen Alcalá, this second edition of The Flower in the Skull, from Raven Chronicles Press, begins in the Sonoran Desert in the late 19th century, where an "pata village is attacked by Mexican...

  • Treasures in Heaven

    To escape a scandal that sent her husband into exile, Estela abandons the safety of her hometown and travels with her infant son to the roaring nineteenth-century metropolis of Mexico City. Hoping to begin her life anew, Estela declares herself a wid...

  • Ink

    Her name is Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me." America has lost its way. The strongest of people can be found in the unl...

  • The Desert Remembers My Name

  • Black Cat Weekly #53

    Black Cat Weekly presents a mix of mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and adventure stories every issue. #53 includes:Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:“The Art of the Deal,” by Neil S. Plakcy [Michael Bracken Presents short story]“Mickey Mantle...

  • This Light Called Darkness A Raven Chronicles Anthology,

    This Light Called Darkness, A Raven Chronicles Anthology, Selected Work 1997-2005-edited by Kathleen Alcalá, Phoebe Bosché, Paul Hunter, and Anna Odessa Linzer-is the second anthology in the Raven Chronicles Press series featuring some of t...



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Kathleen Alcala has published 8 books.

Kathleen Alcala does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, This Light Called Darkness A Raven Chronicles Anthology,, was published in March 2023.

The first book by Kathleen Alcala, Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist, was published in May 1992.

No. Kathleen Alcala does not write books in series.
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