
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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