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
Happy #FridayReads, hermano! Many thanks to WKNO for replaying my 2024 NPR Code Switch interview about my novel, Chicano Frankenstein, which gets more relevant with each ICE atrocity. www-wknofm-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wkno...
In 'Chicano Frankenstein,' the Undead are the New Underpaid Labor Force | Code Switch
Daniel Olivas's novel puts a new spin on the age-old Frankenstein story. In this retelling, 12 million "reanimated" people provide a cheap workforce for the United States...and face a very familiar ty...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Happy #FridayReads, hermano! Many thanks to WKNO for replaying my 2024 NPR Code Switch interview about my novel, Chicano Frankenstein, which gets more relevant with each ICE atrocity. www-wknofm-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wkno...
What a wonderful and surprising conversation! I loved Amy Brookes's bringing together of architectural theory and science fiction.
January 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
What a wonderful and surprising conversation! I loved Amy Brookes's bringing together of architectural theory and science fiction.
A belated happy #FridayReads, hermano. I've been writing about our country's anti-immigrant policies for over 40 years, starting with an article while I was at UCLA School of Law and now with fiction, plays, and poetry. The fight continues. lithub.com/howling-into... #immigration
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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January 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
A belated happy #FridayReads, hermano. I've been writing about our country's anti-immigrant policies for over 40 years, starting with an article while I was at UCLA School of Law and now with fiction, plays, and poetry. The fight continues. lithub.com/howling-into... #immigration
Thank you for choosing my novel, Chicano Frankenstein! That means a lot to me. It's been optioned by a major television studio, so fingers crossed. You might enjoy this NPR interview I did about my novel: www.npr.org/2024/05/08/1...
In 'Chicano Frankenstein,' the undead are the new underpaid labor force : Code Switch
Daniel Olivas's novel puts a new spin on the age-old Frankenstein story. In this retelling, 12 million "reanimated" people provide a cheap workforce for the United States...and face a very familiar ty...
www.npr.org
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Thank you for choosing my novel, Chicano Frankenstein! That means a lot to me. It's been optioned by a major television studio, so fingers crossed. You might enjoy this NPR interview I did about my novel: www.npr.org/2024/05/08/1...