Queen of America

Now in Paperback!

Tour dates below

The Hummingbird's Daughter has been cast out of Mexico. Now she must make a new life in America.

 

 

Books are great gifts

Click above to order from my local store and I'll personalize before they ship. A perfect gift!

Into the Beautiful North

Am honored that Into the Beautiful North is one of just 34 books selected for the NEA's Big Read project. Ride along with Nayeli & Tacho! Grant money is available for communities interested in exploring common ground through literature. Details here.

Moyers & Company

My interview with Bill Moyers on Moyers & Company is available online. Lots of extras, including some poetry. You can see it here.

The Devil's Highway

Honored that The Devil's Highway is the 2012 All-Freshman Read at the Honors College at Louisiana State University and the All-Freshman Read at the University of Texas-San Antonio. 

This Week I Love:

Books:  The Voice is All by Joyce Johnson (Kerouac bio)
Movies: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Music: The new Cafe Tacuba CD! All the Wars by Pineapple Thief 
 

Esquire fiction

I'm really proud of a short story I wrote for Esquire magazine's new e-book series. For $1.99, you get a new story by me, Jess Walter & Aaron Gwyn. For e-readers and Kindle.

The Wastelander

My regular column for Orion magazine: Let me tell you how I floated down the Mississipi with Tom Sawyer as a San Diego barrio boy.
Life on the Mississippi

Book plates

I'd be happy to send you a signed book plate. Just ask!

National City Reparation Society

Continuing my experiment with noir and mystery, my short story from San Diego Noir was featured at The Criminal Element
The Criminal Element

Luis reads The Devil's Highway

Listen to an excerpt of Luis reading the audio version of The Devil's Highway
The Devil's Highway audio book excerpt

Urrea speaks!

Would you like me to speak at your school/town/library/event? Click the logo for more information.

 

 

Poetry

Thanks to Fifth Wednesday for featuring my poetry in the latest issue. Click below to order.

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Writers Railroad

10/4/2012

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Wanderers in a World of Wonders

9/28/2012

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No sleep 'til Brooklyn

9/21/2012

Caught an early morning flight from Amarillo, aiming to meet up with Cindy and Chayo at Laguardia and we'll make our way t

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How ya like me now?

8/30/2012

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about luis

Welcome!  I’m Luis and officially, I’m an “award-winning” and “best-selling” author. I’ve written a bunch of books, stories & poems and I’ll write a bunch more. I hope you like them. Read my official bio, download a press kit & see some family pictures.

Oh, and you pronounce it: oo-RAY-uh.

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upcoming events

Good Thunder Reading Series
Good Thunder Reading Series Nov 14th 7:30 p.m. Mankato, Minnesota

At Minnesota State University-Mankato. Reading and booksigning, visit with high school & college classes. More info to come.

Mankato, Minnesota
Nov 14th
2013
7:30 p.m.
Aquinas College
Aquinas College Apr 15th Grand Rapids, MI

Reading, discussion

Grand Rapids, MI
Apr 15th
2014
Pen Pals Author Lecture Series
Pen Pals Author Lecture Series Feb 6th to Feb 7th Hopkins, MN

With Friends of the Hennepin County Public Library. Two lectures and booksignings. Details to come.

Hopkins, MN
Feb 6th to Feb 7th
2015