Yxta Maya Murray
Yxta Maya Murray is an American latina novelist and law professor.
Life
She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles, cum laude, and from Stanford University with a JD, with distinction. She teaches at Loyola Law School.[1]
Her work appeared in Buzz, Glamour, and Zyzzyva.[2]
Awards
- 1999 Whiting Writers' Award
- 1996 National Magazine Award for Fiction [3]
Works
- Locas. Grove Press. 1998. ISBN 978-0-8021-3564-3.
- What It Takes to Get to Vegas. Grove Press. 2000. ISBN 978-0-8021-3737-1.
- The conquest: a novel. HarperCollins. 2003. ISBN 978-0-06-009360-0. (reprint)
- The queen jade: a novel. HarperCollins. 2005. ISBN 978-0-06-058264-7. (reprint)
- The King's Gold: An Old World Novel of Adventure. Harper. 2008. ISBN 978-0-06-089108-4.
- The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Kidnapped, Razorbill (January 7, 2010) ISBN 978-1-59514-272-6
Criticism
References
External links
- "Review: Good Girl's Guide to getting kidnapped (ARC) by Yxta Maya Murray", PeaceLove&Pat
- "Yxta Maya Murray", Zócalo Public Square
- "What Makes an L.A. Writer?", Zócalo Public Square
- "Book Club Girl Interview with Yxta Maya Murray, author of The King's Gold", Blog Talk Radio
- "Dennis Miller Show", TV.com
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