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Alex Villasante has always loved telling stories—though not always with words. She has a BFA in Painting and an MA in Combined Media (that’s art school speak for making work out of *anything*). Born in New Jersey to immigrant parents, Alex has the privilegio of dreaming in both English and Spanish.

When she’s not writing, painting or chasing chickens around the yard, Alex plans conferences and fundraisers for non-profits. You can find Alex on Instagram at @magpiewrites or on her website, alexandravillasante.com

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	The Grief Keeper 3.97 avg rating — 3,004 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories 3.97 avg rating — 1,104 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Mostly Come Out At Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures by Rob Costello (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kalynn Bayron (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), David Bowles (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.92 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Signs Point to Yes by g. haron davis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adrianne White (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cam Montgomery (Editor), Tehlor Kay Mejia (Goodreads Author), Mark Oshiro (Goodreads Author), Eric Smith (Goodreads Author), Emery Lee (Goodreads Author), Byron Graves (Goodreads Author), more… 3.39 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories by Sandra Proudman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Olivia Abtahi (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), David Bowles (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everything Under the Moon: Fairy tales in a queerer light by Michael Earp (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Helena Fox, Alison Evans (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fireblooms 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spinning Toward the Sun: Essays on Writing, Resilience, & the Creative Life by Nora Shalaway Carpenter (Goodreads Author), Sean Petrie (Goodreads Author), Erin Entrada Kelly (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Once & Future (Once & Future, #1)

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Game of Stars (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, #2)

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Romeo and Juliet

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