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Articles posted by Oscar Villalon
Oscar Villalon
Oscar Villalon is the managing editor at
ZYZZYVA
. His writing has appeared most recently in
Freeman's, Zocalo,
and
The Believer
, and he's a contributing editor to Lit Hub. He lives with his wife and son in San Francisco's Mission District.
Letter from San Francisco: When the Shadow is Looming
Oscar Villalon on Desperation and Abandonment
July 28, 2020 By
Oscar Villalon
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Oscar Villalon on the Many Ghosts We Call Family
“You might as well be a ghost. But yet, the dead have come to you.”
October 17, 2019 By
Oscar Villalon
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The Evolving Monologue in My Head Desde Saturday, August 3rd
Oscar Villalon on the Shooting in El Paso
August 7, 2019 By
Oscar Villalon
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The Ongoing Exile of the Undocumented
Oscar Villalon on
The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez
May 17, 2019 By
Oscar Villalon
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Paul Beatty on Los Angeles Lit,
The Sellout
, and Life After the Man Booker
In Conversation with Oscar Villalon
June 4, 2018 By
Oscar Villalon
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Who Can Resist Ecstasy?: Mourning Prince in San Francisco
Among a Dancing Crowd, Oscar Villalon Remembers Sneaking Into
Purple Rain
April 22, 2016 By
Oscar Villalon
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Diversity in Publishing: What Happens Now?
Oscar Villalon Reflects on the State of Race in the Book Business
March 11, 2016 By
Oscar Villalon
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The Runaway Success of Portland’s Wordstock
Oscar Villalon Provides a Booth's Eye View of Last Saturday's Book Festival
November 13, 2015 By
Oscar Villalon
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Jack Livings Wrote the Best First Book of the Year
This Year's PEN/Robert W. Bingham Winner Talks to Oscar Villalon
June 11, 2015 By
Oscar Villalon
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At the LA Times Festival of Books
From the green room to the hoy stage
April 24, 2015 By
Oscar Villalon
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