“Enough Queer Joy: a Conversation with Caro De Robertis”
An Interview with Jen St. Jude in Chicago Review of Books
August 27, 2024
“Being the Queer Ancestors of the Future”
A Podcast Episode with Los Bookis
August 27, 2024
“Yes, Cupid is Trans”
An Interview by Julián Delgado Lopera in Electric Literature
August 16, 2024
Podcast Interview with Caro De Robertis
With Megan LaBrise, on The Kirkus Podcast
August 13, 2024
“Caro De Robertis Embraces New Kind of Mythmaking in The Palace of Eros“
A profile in The San Francisco Chronicle
August 6, 2024
“2024 Pride Month Reads”
Alta Journal includes The Palace of Eros by Caro De Robertis among “outstanding” forthcoming or recent LGBTQ+ publications.
“Welcome to the New Queer Lit”
Kirkus Reviews names Cantoras, by Caro De Robertis, among top works of the new “queer canon” over the past five years.
June 17, 2024
“I See My Light Shining” Oral History Collection Now Available Online
My audio and visual collection of oral histories of queer and trans BIPOC elders of the West Coast is now available online.
May 19, 2024
“Green,” a Short Story
In Asteri(x) Journal, Spring 2024
SO MANY STARS to be Published by Algonquin Books in 2025
My book So Many Stars: an Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color will be published by Algonquin in June 2025, with Madeline Jones as editor.
January 8, 2024
“A House for Our Spirits: on the Enduring Impact of Isabel Allende’s Classic Novel”
Essay, Alta Journal, Feb. 2023.
“Emerson Collective and Columbia University Launch Jacqueline Woodson’s Oral History Project, ‘I See My Light Shining'”
“Over the next year, 10 distinguished writers and storytellers will capture oral histories and artifacts from hundreds of elders from across the country.”
Columbia University
February 24, 2022
The President and the Frog is longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award
PEN/Faulkner
February 1, 2022
The President and the Frog is a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award
PEN America
January 26, 2022
“26 Books by Latinx Authors to Read Now and Always”
Bustle
September 22, 2021
“Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With These Books by Latinx Authors”
Oprah Daily
September 17, 2021
“An Oakland Author Explains Why a Rude Frog is a Guide to Liberation in her Latest Novel”
Interview, by Sue Gilmore
August 11, 2021
Bay City Books
“Strange Realities in The President and the Frog“
Interview, by Jordan Silversmith
August 9, 2021
Chicago Review of Books
“Eros of Mind: Notes on Researching a Novel”
Essay by Carolina De Robertis
August 4, 2021
The Rumpus
Ms. Magazine Names The President and the Frog among its August Reads For the Rest of Us
August 4, 2021
Ms. Magazine
“The President and the Frog has a Galvanizing, Uplifting Message”
Review, by Kevin Canfield
August 3, 2021
The San Francisco Chronicle
“Carolina De Robertis on Familial Homophobia: Not Everyone Comes Around”
LGBTQ&A Podcast interview, with Jeffrey Masters
August 3, 2021
The Advocate
The President and the Frog Named a Chicago Review of Books Must-Read Book of August
August 2, 2021
Chicago Review of Books
The President and the Frog Named a Jacobin Magazine 2021 Summer Beach Read
July 22, 2021
Jacobin Magazine
The President and the Frog Named a Most Anticipated Book, Second-Half 2021
July 15, 2021
The Millions
“Carolina De Robertis: the Personal, the Political & the Amphibian”
Author profile, by Elena Britos
August 2021
BookPage
“Carolina De Robertis Seeks a Greater Truth in Fiction”
Author profile, by Jen Doll
June 11, 2021
Publishers Weekly
Surrender wins a Northern California Book Award in Translation
Surrender, by Ray Loriga,
translated by Carolina De Robertis
The President and the Frog named among BookRiot’s 24 Must-Read Books of Spring and Summer 2021
May 20, 2021
BookRiot
Interview on the publication of Cantoras in Spanish
(in Spanish)
December 2020
Letra Urbana
An Interview on the publication of Cantoras in Greece
(in Greek)
November 2020
Poli K
“On Rendering My Own Novel Into Spanish”
an essay
September 3, 2020
LitHub
“The Spectrum Generation”
a short story
August 30, 2020
San Francisco Chronicle
The Divine Boys, by Laura Restrepo
translated by Carolina De Robertis
July 2020
“Haunting…a powerhouse” — Publishers Weekly
An excerpt of The Divine Boys, by Laura Restrepo
translated by Carolina De Robertis
July 2020
CrimeReads
Cantoras is a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award
March 10, 2020
Lambda Literary
Surrender: a Novel, by Ray Loriga, translated by Carolina De Robertis
February 2020
Winner of the Alfaguara Prize
“A riveting, and original, achievement” — WIRED
Cantoras wins a Stonewall Book Award from the American Library Association
January 29, 2020
American Library Association News
“Lessons from a Sequoia Grove”
an essay
December 27, 2019
Los Angeles Review of Books
Cantoras receives the Reading Women Award in Fiction
December 2019
Reading Women
Cantoras named a New York Times Editors’ Choice
October 10, 2019
New York Times
Cantoras named a finalist for the Kirkus Prize in Fiction
October 7, 2019
Kirkus Reviews
“Carolina De Robertis on Cantoras“
an interview with Lulu García-Navarro
September 15, 2019
NPR, Weekend Edition
“The New Queer Canon: Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis”
by Jeffrey Masters
September 9, 2019
The Advocate
“Why We Need Novels to Bring History to Life”
an essay by Carolina De Robertis, on writing Cantoras
September 4, 2019
Read it Forward
“‘Cantoras’: Featured Fiction from Carolina De Robertis”
Novel excerpt
September 3, 2019
The Millions
“The Only Refuge Left”
an essay by Carolina De Robertis, on writing Cantoras
September 3, 2019
Powells.com
“Memories of Toni Morrison & What it Means to Resist:
an Interview with Carolina De Robertis”
by Omar El Akkad
September 3, 2019
BookPage
“Five Great Novels of Revolution”
an interview with Carolina De Robertis
September 3, 2019
Literary Hub
“Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen,” by Jose Antonio Vargas
Reviewed by Carolina De Robertis
September 10, 2018
San Francisco Chronicle
“Six Latin American Novels that are Pushing Boundaries”
Reviewed by Carolina De Robertis
Feb. 23, 2018
Ozy.com
“Why We Must Listen to Women”
An Essay on the #MeToo Movement
December 6, 2017
East Bay Express
“Professor De Robertis Offers ‘Radical Hope’ in New Book Responding to Election”
June 1, 2017
San Francisco State University
“Good Old-Fashioned Berkeley Activism, by the Book”
June 1, 2017
KQED Arts
“Triptych,” a poem by Raquel Lubartowski, translated by Carolina De Robertis
June 1, 2017
Words Without Borders
“Love Letters in Turbulent Political Times”
May 31, 2017
San Francisco Chronicle
“The Tango Police,” a short story by Carolina De Robertis
May 30, 2017
CNET.com (Technically Literate Series)
Radio Recording: “Radical Hope – Letters of Love and Dissent”
May 22, 2017
KPFA Women’s Magazine
“The Intimate, Political Power of the Open Letter”
May 15, 2017
The Atlantic
“This Collection of Letters Offers Help, Strength in Times of Political Unrest”
May 2, 2017
Signature Reads
“The Best Way to Find Hope in Uncertain Times”
An interview with Carolina De Robertis on editing Radical Hope
April 21, 2017
Berkeleyside
“Professor Creates Book of ‘Radical Hope’ for a Trump Presidency”
December 13, 2016
Golden Gate Express
“Publishers Rushing Books on Coping With Trump’s Election”
December 8, 2016
Publisher’s Weekly
“For Orlando,” a Poem by Carolina De Robertis
June 16, 2016
San Francisco Chronicle
“THE GODS OF TANGO recreates Buenos Aires at the Turn of the 20th Century”
August, 2015
Historical Novel Society
“THE GODS OF TANGO: Interview with Carolina De Robertis”
August 18, 2015
KALW Public Radio – Crosscurrents
“Four Questions on Farsickness: Carolina De Robertis”
August, 2015
Farsickness Journal
“An Interview with Carolina De Robertis”
August 6, 2015
Bookwaves on Cover to Cover
“Stunning Sentences in THE GODS OF TANGO”
August 5, 2015
Fiction Advocate
“Carolina De Robertis brings forth a silenced voice in THE GODS OF TANGO”
July 27, 2015
Contra Costa Times
“We Need the Real, Racist Atticus Finch”
July 19, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
An essay on the revelations of Harper Lee’s new novel, GO SET A WATCHMAN, and their potential to break open space for racial honesty and dialogue.
“Carolina De Robertis Talks About Dancing Through History”
July 17, 2015
Los Angeles Times
A Playlist for THE GODS OF TANGO
July 13, 2015
Largehearted Boy Book Blog
A playlist of tango music and contemporary rock songs that reflect the journey of my novel’s main character.
NPR, Weekend Edition: an interview with Carolina De Robertis
July 4, 2015
Discussing THE GODS OF TANGO with Eric Westervelt.
“Too-Too Tango: the Dance That’s More Than a Dance”
July 6, 2015
Omnivoracious (The Amazon Book Blog)
An essay on my lifelong love affair with the tango, and the secret treasures I discovered in its history.
Immigrant Voices: 21st Century Stories
An anthology featuring Edwidge Danticat,
Junot Díaz, Daniel Alarcón, Carolina
De Robertis, and many others.
Edited by Achy Obejas and Megan Bayles
The Neruda Case, by Roberto Ampuero
Translated by Carolina De Robertis
“Sings with poetic metaphor”
–Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A superb translation…a pulsing, panting work”
–The Daily Beast
Translating a Pablo Neruda Mystery
Publishers Weekly, June 8, 2012
An essay on why I love translation, how we need to break the linguistic glass ceiling, and what was a blast about working on The Neruda Case.
Q & A with Carolina De Robertis
Juliet Simon, Everyday eBook
On why there’s a ghost in Perla, the complicated bonds between parents and children, and writing our way home.
Interview with Carolina De Robertis
Audra, Unabridged Chick
On the very first fiction I ever wrote, what surprised me about writing Perla, and the books crowding my nightstand.
Interview with Carolina De Robertis
Serena, Savvy Verse & Wit
On the inspiration for Perla, the wounds that still haunt Argentina, and the social significance of fiction.
Q & A with Carolina De Robertis
Zohar, Man of la Book
On the perpetrators of Argentina’s Dirty War, life as a writer in the social media age, and why magical realism transcends borders.
NEA Writer’s Corner
National Endowment for the Arts
My author’s statement about what receiving a fellowship means to me, and an excerpt from The Invisible Mountain.
Carolina De Robertis Recommends…
Poets & Writers Online
A short piece on my strategies for pursuing inspiration.
Carolina De Robertis’s Family Secret Flan
Vintage Books Reading Group Center
A recipe for reading groups, with an intro by the author.
Translation of The Neruda Case (Novel Excerpt), by Roberto Ampuero
Two Lines, October 2011
Print only – order here
Review of “Say Her Name,” by Francisco Goldman
San Francisco Chronicle, April 3, 2011
Translation of “I Never Went to Blanes,” by Diego Trelles Paz
n + 1, August 16, 2010
Review of “No Place for Heroes,” by Laura Restrepo
San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, 2010
Review of “Island Beneath the Sea,” by Isabel Allende
San Francisco Chronicle, April 25, 2010
Review of “Sudden Fiction Latino” (ed. Shapard et al)
San Francisco Chronicle, April 11, 2010
Review of “Monsieur Pain,” by Roberto Bolaño
San Francisco Chronicle, February 14, 2010
Review of “Architecture of the Novel,” by Jane Vandenburgh
San Francisco Chronicle, August 22, 2010
On the Brink of Words, a short story
580 Split, Spring 2009
The Askers, a short story
Virginia Quarterly Review, Winter 2009
Bonsai, by Alejandro Zambra
Translated by Carolina De Robertis
Named one of the Ten Best Translated Books of the Year
by Three Percent
Now a film by Cristián Jiménez
Trans: A Love Story,by Gabriela Wiener (translation)
Virginia Quarterly Review, Fall 2007
42 Poorly Kept Secrets About Montevideo, essay
The Indiana Review, Summer 2006
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