Literally Literary
Books & Literature
From Papagayo and the Humanities Collaborative at EPCC-UTEP, this podcast dissects culturally-relevant literature: novels, memoirs, poetry, and short stories. We love reading and analyzing books, comparing their adaptations, and connecting their allusions. We interview authors too! #Ad-Free #ElPaso Español: este podcast disecciona literatura culturalmente relevante: novelas, memorias, poesía, y cuentos cortos. Nos encanta leer y analizar libros, comparando sus adaptaciones, y conectando sus alusiones. Entrevistamos a los autores tambien!
Location:
United States
Genres:
Books & Literature
Description:
From Papagayo and the Humanities Collaborative at EPCC-UTEP, this podcast dissects culturally-relevant literature: novels, memoirs, poetry, and short stories. We love reading and analyzing books, comparing their adaptations, and connecting their allusions. We interview authors too! #Ad-Free #ElPaso Español: este podcast disecciona literatura culturalmente relevante: novelas, memorias, poesía, y cuentos cortos. Nos encanta leer y analizar libros, comparando sus adaptaciones, y conectando sus alusiones. Entrevistamos a los autores tambien!
Language:
English
Episodes
Cowboy Park: Part 3
9/22/2025
This episode, Eduardo Martinez-Leyva, author of Cowboy Park, joins us for an interview on his debut poetry collection.
Duration:00:41:15
Cowboy Park: Part 2
6/30/2025
This episode, we wrap up our platica on the winner of the 2024 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, Cowboy Park, covering parts 2 and 3 of the poetry collection by Eduardo Martinez-Leyva.
What did you think of the book? Stay tuned for our interview with Eduardo!
Duration:00:53:39
Cowboy Park : Part 1
6/23/2025
Join us as we begin Part 1 of Cowboy Park, the debut poetry collection from Eduardo Martinez-Leyva. Have you picked up a copy? Drop a comment and let us know what you think about it!
Duration:00:58:16
Borderlands and the Mexican American Story: Part 3 (Author Interview)
4/28/2025
For Part 3 of our platica on Borderlands and the Mexican American Story, we are joined by the author himself, David Dorado Romo for an interview. We hope you enjoy, pick a copy of his book, and follow him online to keep track of his work in the community!
Duration:00:35:30
Borderlands and the Mexican American Story: Part 2
3/27/2025
Join us as we wrap up our platica on the second half of Borderlands and the Mexican American Story by historian David Dorado Romo. What were your thoughts on the book? Anything you didn't know about history you wish you had known?
Duration:00:53:52
Borderlands and the Mexican American Story: Part 1
3/24/2025
Join us as we begin to uncover the many untold stories in the first half of Borderlands and the Mexican American Story (2024), the book by historian David Dorado Romo that is part of the Race to the Truth Series from Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Duration:01:01:35
The Witches of El Paso: Part 2
2/15/2025
Join us for a conversation on the second half of The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo!
Duration:00:58:12
The Witches of El Paso: Part 1
2/4/2025
Join us as we begin the first half of The Witches of El Paso, the debut novel by Luis Jaramillo!
Duration:00:55:22
Street of Too Many Stories: Part 2
11/25/2024
This episode we cover the second half of the novel Street of Too Many Stories by Denise Chávez. What were your thoughts on the work? Did you make the UTEP event with her? Leave us a comment and we'll share it!
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Duration:00:45:54
Street of Too Many Stories: Part 1
11/17/2024
Join us this episode as we open our discussion of Street of Too Many Stories by Denise Chávez, Chicana writer from our sister city of Las Cruces. Here, we focus on the first half of the novel.
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Duration:00:41:34
I'll Give You a Reason: Part 3 (Author Interview)
8/25/2024
This episode, Annell López joins us for a conversation on her debut short story collection, I'll Give You a Reason, winner of the 2023 Louise Meriwether First Book Prize. Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/annellthebookbabe and pick up a copy of her book at https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/ill-give-you-a-reason
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Duration:00:27:36
I'll Give you a Reason: Part 2
8/19/2024
This episode, we wrap up our conversation on I'll Give You a Reason by Annell López (Feminist Press 2024), covering the second half of the short story collection. Pick up a copy at https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/ill-give-you-a-reason
Have a question for our upcoming interview with Annell? Drop it in the comments below!
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Duration:01:03:51
I'll Give You a Reason: Part 1
8/13/2024
This episode, we begin our discussion on the first half of I'll Give You a Reason, the debut short story collection by Annell López from Feminist Press (2024), and winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize (given to a debut work by a woman or nonbinary author of color), which is meant to "uplift much-needed stories and inspire a new generation of writers."
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Duration:01:13:14
The Five Stages of Stuttering: Part 3 (Author Interview)
8/7/2024
For episode #100 (!), Cassie Holguin-Pettinato joins us in the studio to talk about her collection, The Five Stages of Stuttering out of FlowerSong Press (2024). Pick up a copy from her website, https://www.cassiehp.com/ and we hope you enjoy our conversation!
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Duration:00:50:10
The Five Stages of Stuttering: Part 2
6/28/2024
Join us this episode as we conclude our discussion on the last three sections of The Fives Stages of Stuttering, the debut full-length poetry collection by Cassie Holguin-Pettinato. Stay tuned for our interview with Cassie herself!
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Duration:00:55:33
The Five Stages of Stuttering: Part 1
6/19/2024
Join us this episode as we begin our breakdown of the first two sections of The Five Stages of Stuttering, the first full-length poetry collection (FlowerSong Press 2024) by Cassie Holguin-Pettinato. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
Duration:01:03:28
Bad Mexican, Bad American: Part 3 (Author Interview)
6/15/2024
As part of his author visit to El Paso Community College, Jose Hernandez Diaz joined us in person at our studio at Power at the Pass for an interview on his latest poetry book, Bad Mexican, Bad American. We hope you enjoy our in-depth conversation on his collection, the publishing world, and his advice for up-and-coming writers! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
Duration:00:37:09
Bad Mexican, Bad American: Part 2
6/11/2024
This episode, we wrap up our discussion of Bad Mexican, Bad American by Jose Hernandez Diaz, with a look at the second half of the poetry collection. Stay tuned for an interview with Jose!
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Duration:00:29:33
Bad Mexican, Bad American: Part 1
6/6/2024
Join us this episode as we begin covering the first half of Bad Mexican, Bad American, the first full-length poetry collection by Jose Hernandez Diaz published by Acre Books (2024). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
Duration:00:52:09
The Border Simulator: Part 3 (Author Interview)
6/2/2024
Gabriel Dozal joins us this episode for an interview on his debut poetry collection, The Border Simulator! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support
Duration:00:51:07