Resources

"Mexican Gothic terrified and fascinated me. Silvia Moreno-Garcia proves once again that she's a genre-jumping wizard, one of the most exciting and necessary authors today."

-Charlie Jane Anders, author of The City in the Middle of the Night

Promotional Materials:

• 2022-2023 Big Read promotional fliers: 11×17 (Option 1); 11×17 (Option 2); 8.5×11
• 2022-2023 Read-alike catalog
• 2022-2023 Big Read bookmarks: Option 1; Option 2

Teaching Resources:

• Annotated Bibliography
• Sample syllabus (undergraduate)
• Point of view class activity
• Poster class activity

In the News:

• Nick Schenkel, "Book Review: Mexican Gothic," WBAA public radio (17 June 2022)

• General:
  • Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Blog
  • Mexican Gothic Book Club Kit, Random House Books
  • Silvia Moreno-Garcia, "Titan of Terror: The Dark Imagination of H.P. Lovecraft," Ted-Ed

• Interviews with Silvia Moreno-Garcia:
  • Books Connect Us podcast, “Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of MEXICAN GOTHIC,” Penguin Random House (24 Sep. 2020)
  • Constance Grady, “Why white supremacy is a cult, according to novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia,” Vox Book Club (6 Nov. 2020)
  • Leah Donnella, “Colonialism, Eugenics, and Downright Terror in ‘Mexican Gothic,’” NPR, "Code Switch" (24 Sep. 2020)
  • Dolores Quintana, “Decolonizing a Proto-Genre: Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia On MEXICAN GOTHIC,” Fangoria (15 June 2021)
  • Jared Jackson, “The Pen Ten: An Interview With Silvia Moreno-Garcia,” Pen America (9 July 2020)
  • “Latinx Horror: Interview with Silvia Moreno-Garcia,” Horror Writers Association (16 Oct. 2021)

• Reviews of Mexican Gothic
  • Jessica P. Wick, “Pitch-Perfect ‘Mexican Gothic’ Ratchets Up The Dread,” NPR (2 July 2020)
  • Maureen Corrigan, “’Jane Eyre’ Meets ‘Dracula’ In This Sharp, Inventive ‘Mexican Gothic’ Tale,” NPR, “Fresh Air” (9 July 2020)
  • Bethanne Patrick, “The twisted evil of eugenics made real in the novel ‘Mexican Gothic,’” Los Angeles Times (26 June 2020)
  • Carol Memmott, “’Mexican Gothic’ is a creepy, intoxicating mystery that’s almost impossible to put down,” The Washington Post (30 June 2020)
  • Greer Macallister, “A Twist of the Knife in ‘Mexican Gothic,’” Chicago Review of Books (10 Jul 2020)
  • Ana Grilo and Thea James, “Book Review: Mexican Gothic By Silvia Moreno-Garcia,” The Book Smugglers (13 Feb. 2021)

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