Daniel A. Olivas
@danielolivas.bsky.social
Writer of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays. Recent books: CHICANO FRANKENSTEIN; MY CHICANO HEART; WAITING FOR GODÍNEZ. Website: https://danielolivas.com
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Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System
Forty-one years ago, I was a 25-year-old third-year student at the UCLA School of Law when I wrote a piece for what was then called the Chicano Law Review in response to factory raids. Dubbed with …
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Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System.
Daniel A. Olivas Considers America’s Seemingly Endless Demonization of Immigrants.
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Daniel A. Olivas Considers America’s Seemingly Endless Demonization of Immigrants.
lithub.com/howling-into... #immigration #WritingCommunity #playwriting
V. Castro recommends The Best 20th-Century American Horror Books fivebooks.com/best-books/2... #horror #HorrorCommunity
The Best 20th-Century American Horror Books
Horror is entertaining, but also a great way of shining a light on painful subjects people don't want to talk about, says Mexican American horror writer V. Castro. As American horror has opened up to ...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
V. Castro recommends The Best 20th-Century American Horror Books fivebooks.com/best-books/2... #horror #HorrorCommunity
Just visited Vroman's Bookstore in beautiful Pasadena and found this #Frankenstein endcap that includes my novel, Chicano Frankenstein (Forest Avenue Press). It's in horrifyingly wonderful company. #horror #scifi
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Just visited Vroman's Bookstore in beautiful Pasadena and found this #Frankenstein endcap that includes my novel, Chicano Frankenstein (Forest Avenue Press). It's in horrifyingly wonderful company. #horror #scifi
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this one because it’s very timely, helped me land an agent, was a Stoker nominee, was published in France and Italy, and it’s 30% off!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this one because it’s very timely, helped me land an agent, was a Stoker nominee, was published in France and Italy, and it’s 30% off!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
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Recreating Frankenstein: Modern Adaptations and Retellings of the Gothic Novel.
Thank you New York Public Library for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein! Can't wait to see @RealGDT's Frankenstein. www.nypl.org/blog/2025/11... #horror #scifi #Frankenstein
Thank you New York Public Library for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein! Can't wait to see @RealGDT's Frankenstein. www.nypl.org/blog/2025/11... #horror #scifi #Frankenstein
Recreating 'Frankenstein': Modern Adaptations and Retellings of the Gothic Novel | The New York Public Library
Considered the first science fiction novel, the tale entered the public imagination in 1818 and never left.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Recreating Frankenstein: Modern Adaptations and Retellings of the Gothic Novel.
Thank you New York Public Library for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein! Can't wait to see @RealGDT's Frankenstein. www.nypl.org/blog/2025/11... #horror #scifi #Frankenstein
Thank you New York Public Library for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein! Can't wait to see @RealGDT's Frankenstein. www.nypl.org/blog/2025/11... #horror #scifi #Frankenstein
Susan Straight’s First English Professor Turned Her On to ‘Badass’ Women
Meeting traveling nurses during the pandemic led to “Sacrament,” her 10th novel. “Our memories will be indelible,” she says, “like my father’s stories of the Dust Bowl.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Meeting traveling nurses during the pandemic led to “Sacrament,” her 10th novel. “Our memories will be indelible,” she says, “like my father’s stories of the Dust Bowl.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Susan Straight’s First English Professor Turned Her On to ‘Badass’ Women
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November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Susan Straight’s First English Professor Turned Her On to ‘Badass’ Women
Meeting traveling nurses during the pandemic led to “Sacrament,” her 10th novel. “Our memories will be indelible,” she says, “like my father’s stories of the Dust Bowl.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Meeting traveling nurses during the pandemic led to “Sacrament,” her 10th novel. “Our memories will be indelible,” she says, “like my father’s stories of the Dust Bowl.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
It’s Alive (Again)! #Frankenstein Retellings. With Guillermo del Toro’s film adaptation and Maggie Gyllenhaal's debut film The Bride!, it’s clear that this man-made monster is popular again.
Thanks for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein! www.chipublib.org/blogs/post/i...
Thanks for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein! www.chipublib.org/blogs/post/i...
It’s Alive (Again)! Frankenstein Retellings
Often cited as the birth of science fiction and horror genres, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was written in 1818 during a contest with her…
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November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It’s Alive (Again)! #Frankenstein Retellings. With Guillermo del Toro’s film adaptation and Maggie Gyllenhaal's debut film The Bride!, it’s clear that this man-made monster is popular again.
Thanks for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein! www.chipublib.org/blogs/post/i...
Thanks for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein! www.chipublib.org/blogs/post/i...
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“I could only make good art if I made bad art, too, and so I began making bad art an integral part of my creative practice.” In praise of making bad art.
Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art
Last spring, I was waiting to hear from my agent and editors about the fate of my second novel. I knew full well this was not, really, a big deal in the least; it wasn’t as if my health were at sta…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“I could only make good art if I made bad art, too, and so I began making bad art an integral part of my creative practice.” In praise of making bad art.
California Attorney Captures the Absurdity of U.S. Immigration Policies in Play Turned Book.
#ICYMI Ania Hull of the Santa Fe New Mexican discusses the publication of my play, Waiting for Godínez (University of New Mexico Press).
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#ICYMI Ania Hull of the Santa Fe New Mexican discusses the publication of my play, Waiting for Godínez (University of New Mexico Press).
www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/c... #playwriting #immigration
California Attorney Captures the Absurdity of U.S. Immigration Policies in Play Turned Book
"Pasatiempo" speaks to Daniel Olivas, the author of "Waiting for Godínez," a play about immigration the attorney and writer based on "Waiting for Godot."
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November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
California Attorney Captures the Absurdity of U.S. Immigration Policies in Play Turned Book.
#ICYMI Ania Hull of the Santa Fe New Mexican discusses the publication of my play, Waiting for Godínez (University of New Mexico Press).
www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/c... #playwriting #immigration
#ICYMI Ania Hull of the Santa Fe New Mexican discusses the publication of my play, Waiting for Godínez (University of New Mexico Press).
www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/c... #playwriting #immigration
"[T]he play is now available to readers and arrives at a deeply relevant time, as Americans consider our borders and how to protect the immigrants who live here."
—Alta Journal, on the publication of my play, Waiting for Godínez
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—Alta Journal, on the publication of my play, Waiting for Godínez
www.altaonline.com/books/g65866... #playwriting #immigration
14 New Books for September
Here are works by authors on and of the West—including Wrecking Ball, What a Time to Be Alive, and The Wilderness—that we’re excited to see published this month.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"[T]he play is now available to readers and arrives at a deeply relevant time, as Americans consider our borders and how to protect the immigrants who live here."
—Alta Journal, on the publication of my play, Waiting for Godínez
www.altaonline.com/books/g65866... #playwriting #immigration
—Alta Journal, on the publication of my play, Waiting for Godínez
www.altaonline.com/books/g65866... #playwriting #immigration
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Marvel's Daredevil: The Illustrated History is now available in bookstores!
Over 60 years of Daredevil, all in an illustrated book that I wrote. I'm beyond proud of how it turned out. For all Matt Murdock fans out there, I think you're gonna really enjoy it!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Marvel...
Over 60 years of Daredevil, all in an illustrated book that I wrote. I'm beyond proud of how it turned out. For all Matt Murdock fans out there, I think you're gonna really enjoy it!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Marvel...
November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Marvel's Daredevil: The Illustrated History is now available in bookstores!
Over 60 years of Daredevil, all in an illustrated book that I wrote. I'm beyond proud of how it turned out. For all Matt Murdock fans out there, I think you're gonna really enjoy it!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Marvel...
Over 60 years of Daredevil, all in an illustrated book that I wrote. I'm beyond proud of how it turned out. For all Matt Murdock fans out there, I think you're gonna really enjoy it!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Marvel...
‘Godot’ Is a Puzzle, However You Pronounce It.
The latest starry revival of Samuel Beckett’s play is on Broadway, and one thing is certain: Whatever you call its elusive character, he doesn’t come.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/t... #SamuelBeckett #WaitingForGodot
The latest starry revival of Samuel Beckett’s play is on Broadway, and one thing is certain: Whatever you call its elusive character, he doesn’t come.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/t... #SamuelBeckett #WaitingForGodot
‘Godot’ Is a Puzzle, However You Pronounce It
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November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
‘Godot’ Is a Puzzle, However You Pronounce It.
The latest starry revival of Samuel Beckett’s play is on Broadway, and one thing is certain: Whatever you call its elusive character, he doesn’t come.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/t... #SamuelBeckett #WaitingForGodot
The latest starry revival of Samuel Beckett’s play is on Broadway, and one thing is certain: Whatever you call its elusive character, he doesn’t come.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/t... #SamuelBeckett #WaitingForGodot
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How did the Virgen de Guadalupe evolve from a colonial icon to a modern emblem of defiance?
Listen a new season of Getty's podcast ReCurrent, an exploration of impact of cultural heritage in our every day. Episode one: gty.art/4hGcE3P
Listen a new season of Getty's podcast ReCurrent, an exploration of impact of cultural heritage in our every day. Episode one: gty.art/4hGcE3P
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
How did the Virgen de Guadalupe evolve from a colonial icon to a modern emblem of defiance?
Listen a new season of Getty's podcast ReCurrent, an exploration of impact of cultural heritage in our every day. Episode one: gty.art/4hGcE3P
Listen a new season of Getty's podcast ReCurrent, an exploration of impact of cultural heritage in our every day. Episode one: gty.art/4hGcE3P
Law School Runs Mock Trial Before Jury Of AI Chatbots As Dystopian Nightmare Accelerates. abovethelaw.com/2025/10/law-... @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social #dystopia #legal #legalprofession #AI #chatbots
Law School Runs Mock Trial Before Jury Of AI Chatbots As Dystopian Nightmare Accelerates - Above the Law
'Open the jailhouse doors, HAL.'
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November 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Law School Runs Mock Trial Before Jury Of AI Chatbots As Dystopian Nightmare Accelerates. abovethelaw.com/2025/10/law-... @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social #dystopia #legal #legalprofession #AI #chatbots
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Princeton professor Susan Wolfson on the cultural legacy of 'Frankenstein' : NPR's Book of the Day
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Princeton professor Susan Wolfson on why we love 'Frankenstein' two centuries later : NPR's Book of the Day
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, written in 1818, permeated our cultural imagination in a way few stories have. With a new film adaptation directed by Guillermo del Toro out now, we’re revisiting a 2012 c...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Princeton professor Susan Wolfson on the cultural legacy of 'Frankenstein' : NPR's Book of the Day
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
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So cool that Daniel A. Olivas's awesome Chicano Frankenstein is on this list of 15 Frankenstein Retellings in Town and Country Magazine! And selfishly I'm excited that my cover is one of the four they used in their graphic to crown the article.
The 15 Best Frankenstein Retellings. To celebrate Guillermo del Toro’s new film, check out these other takes on Mary Shelley’s classic tale.
Many thanks for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein. www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts... #Frankenstein
Many thanks for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein. www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts... #Frankenstein
15 'Frankenstein' Retellings to Read This Spooky Season
To celebrate Guillermo del Toro’s new film, check out these other takes on Mary Shelley’s classic tale.
www.townandcountrymag.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
So cool that Daniel A. Olivas's awesome Chicano Frankenstein is on this list of 15 Frankenstein Retellings in Town and Country Magazine! And selfishly I'm excited that my cover is one of the four they used in their graphic to crown the article.
Reposted by Daniel A. Olivas
Here it is! Episode 17. Our Halloween Special. Liam and I discuss the relationship between dystopia and horror. We're taking a short break in preparation for season 3, with exciting things to come. If you enjoyed season 2 let us know in a comment. Rate, Subscribe, blah!
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Episode 17: Halloween Special (Season 2 Finale) - Dystopia and Horror
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October 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Here it is! Episode 17. Our Halloween Special. Liam and I discuss the relationship between dystopia and horror. We're taking a short break in preparation for season 3, with exciting things to come. If you enjoyed season 2 let us know in a comment. Rate, Subscribe, blah!
spotify.link/s1McUJfzUXb
spotify.link/s1McUJfzUXb
Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System.
Daniel A. Olivas Considers America’s Seemingly Endless Demonization of Immigrants.
lithub.com/howling-into... #immigration #WritingCommunity #playwriting
Daniel A. Olivas Considers America’s Seemingly Endless Demonization of Immigrants.
lithub.com/howling-into... #immigration #WritingCommunity #playwriting
Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System
Forty-one years ago, I was a 25-year-old third-year student at the UCLA School of Law when I wrote a piece for what was then called the Chicano Law Review in response to factory raids. Dubbed with …
lithub.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System.
Daniel A. Olivas Considers America’s Seemingly Endless Demonization of Immigrants.
lithub.com/howling-into... #immigration #WritingCommunity #playwriting
Daniel A. Olivas Considers America’s Seemingly Endless Demonization of Immigrants.
lithub.com/howling-into... #immigration #WritingCommunity #playwriting
"Olivas deftly probes themes of belonging, bigotry and humanity in this taut satire."
—Amy Wang reviews my novel, Chicano Frankenstein (Forest Avenue Press), on Bookworm
amywang.substack.com/p/bookworm-o... #horror #HorrorCommunity #scifi #satire #Frankenstein
—Amy Wang reviews my novel, Chicano Frankenstein (Forest Avenue Press), on Bookworm
amywang.substack.com/p/bookworm-o... #horror #HorrorCommunity #scifi #satire #Frankenstein
Bookworm: October 2025
'Chicano Frankenstein,' 'To the Moon and Back,' 'The Paris Express,' 'Coded Justice,' 'It Had to be Him'
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November 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"Olivas deftly probes themes of belonging, bigotry and humanity in this taut satire."
—Amy Wang reviews my novel, Chicano Frankenstein (Forest Avenue Press), on Bookworm
amywang.substack.com/p/bookworm-o... #horror #HorrorCommunity #scifi #satire #Frankenstein
—Amy Wang reviews my novel, Chicano Frankenstein (Forest Avenue Press), on Bookworm
amywang.substack.com/p/bookworm-o... #horror #HorrorCommunity #scifi #satire #Frankenstein
Excellent season finale of @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social especially for lovers of Shirley Jackson and Ray Bradbury. Have a lovely hiatus. spotify.link/H455l0j3WXb #horror #scifi #dystopia #utopia
Episode 17: Halloween Special (Season 2 Finale) - Dystopia and Horror
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November 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Excellent season finale of @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social especially for lovers of Shirley Jackson and Ray Bradbury. Have a lovely hiatus. spotify.link/H455l0j3WXb #horror #scifi #dystopia #utopia
Bodies are stacking up in Trump’s deportation deluge. It’s going to get worse. One shudders to think what Border Patrol sector chief Gregory Bovino thinks is excessive for la migra. www.latimes.com/california/s... #immigration
Commentary: Bodies are stacking up in Trump's deportation deluge. It's going to get worse
One shudders to think what Border Patrol sector chief Gregory Bovino thinks is excessive for la migra. With his powers now radically expanded, we're about to find out.
www.latimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Bodies are stacking up in Trump’s deportation deluge. It’s going to get worse. One shudders to think what Border Patrol sector chief Gregory Bovino thinks is excessive for la migra. www.latimes.com/california/s... #immigration
Where Does Deportation Come From? Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, MacArthur Foundation, Times of San Diego, and Bread & Salt. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/where-does-d... #immigration #deportation
Where Does Deportation Come From? | Upcoming Experiences | Zócalo Public Square
Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, MacArthur Foundation, Times of San Diego, and Bread & Salt Deportation has impacted communities across
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November 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Where Does Deportation Come From? Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, MacArthur Foundation, Times of San Diego, and Bread & Salt. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/where-does-d... #immigration #deportation
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It’s #FridayReads time and Halloween! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you magic, vengeance, ghosts, friendship, a hurricane, and creatures from beyond the reef…and it’s all 45% off because Halloween!🎃
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October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It’s #FridayReads time and Halloween! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you magic, vengeance, ghosts, friendship, a hurricane, and creatures from beyond the reef…and it’s all 45% off because Halloween!🎃
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
The 15 Best Frankenstein Retellings. To celebrate Guillermo del Toro’s new film, check out these other takes on Mary Shelley’s classic tale.
Many thanks for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein. www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts... #Frankenstein
Many thanks for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein. www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts... #Frankenstein
15 'Frankenstein' Retellings to Read This Spooky Season
To celebrate Guillermo del Toro’s new film, check out these other takes on Mary Shelley’s classic tale.
www.townandcountrymag.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The 15 Best Frankenstein Retellings. To celebrate Guillermo del Toro’s new film, check out these other takes on Mary Shelley’s classic tale.
Many thanks for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein. www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts... #Frankenstein
Many thanks for including my novel, Chicano Frankenstein. www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts... #Frankenstein
Spooky Reads! Love spooky campfire tales or anything that gives you the creeps? Then these chilling reads are just for you! cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... #Halloween #horror #spookybooks
Spooky Reads! — a staff-created list from Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Love spooky campfire tales or anything that gives you the creeps? Then these chilling reads are just for you!
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October 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Spooky Reads! Love spooky campfire tales or anything that gives you the creeps? Then these chilling reads are just for you! cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... #Halloween #horror #spookybooks