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Puerto del Sol's general archive

Access our collection of Editor's Picks, author interviews, book reviews, and general Puerto del Sol announcements published between 2015 and now.

Read through the years, exploring a myriad of perspectives & writing processes. You might even find your next favorite book or author.

Puerto del Sol

Sep 2016 min

Editor’s Pick: Matt Bucher | Prose

from Piecemeal/Daymeal Day 1 – Austin, TX “Today is your last day.” It was Jimmy Chen who called me with the news. “Belan wanted...

Puerto del Sol

Sep 207 min

Editor’s Pick: Michelle Alexander | Poetry

Video Vixen Speaks of Earthly Heavens Our grief drops my jaw in its gust, and Glitter blurs, ghosting a galaxy across my...

Puerto del Sol

May 18, 202118 min

Relenting: Sebastian Matthews Interviews Kevin McIlvoy

Sebastian Matthews Interviews Kevin McIlvoy about his just published novel, One Kind Favor (May 2021).

Susan Yim

Apr 19, 20214 min

REVIEW | On Lee Isaac Chung's MINARI: A True American Film

Minari strikes a connection with forgotten Americans, ones who struggle every day to live.

Taylor Fedorchak

Dec 17, 20203 min

REVIEW | Magnolia Canopy Otherworld by Erin Carlyle

Magnolia Canopy Otherworld by Erin Carlyle (Driftwood Press 2020)

Pardeep Toor

Dec 3, 20204 min

REVIEW | Jenny Bhatt's Each of Us Killers

Existence is predicated on work. An exchange of goods and services for a nominal fee that hopefully delivers a survivable profit. In...

Puerto del Sol

Sep 29, 20201 min

ANNOUNCEMENT | Best of the Net 2020 Nominations

Best of the Net 2020 Nominations

Pardeep Toor

Aug 27, 20205 min

REVIEW | The Gimmicks by Chris McCormick

The Gimmicks by Chris McCormick (Harper Press 2020)

Alejandro Ruiz del Sol

Aug 6, 20202 min

REVIEW | Ways We Vanish by Todd Dillard

Ways We Vanish by Todd Dillard (Okay Donkey Press 2020)

Karla Cabrera

Jun 3, 20209 min

ARCHIVES | Puerto del Pasado — Artifacts from the Archives: John Brandi's "Amada's Place, Carmelo"

"Amada's Place, Carmelo" by John Brandi (Puerto del Sol 1976)