Kathleen Alcala

• May-1992
• / General Fiction

These fourteen magical stories, set in the Southwest and Mexico, move vividly between realism and imagination. According to author Rudolfo Anaya, Ms. Alcalá “captures the essence of magical realism in her work.” Many of the stories concern the g...

• May-1998
• / General Fiction

This “strong and finely rendered book” (Larry McMurtry) takes us to the Mexican-american border in the 1870s, conjuring up a magical tale of faith, gold, and family passions that “echoes the style of Isabel Allende and Laura Esquivel” (Washin...

• Jun-1999
• / General Fiction

A riveting novel from acclaimed author Kathleen Alcalá, this second edition of The Flower in the Skull, from Raven Chronicles Press, begins in the Sonoran Desert in the late 19th century, where an �"pata village is attacked by Mexican...

• Mar-2003
• / Historical

To escape a scandal that sent her husband into exile, Estela abandons the safety of her hometown and travels with her infant son to the roaring nineteenth-century metropolis of Mexico City. Hoping to begin her life anew, Estela declares herself a wid...

• Sep-2018
• / Dark Fantasy

Her name is Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me." America has lost its way. The strongest of people can be found in the unl...

• Mar-2022
• / General Fiction

• Sep-2022
• / Mystery

Black Cat Weekly presents a mix of mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and adventure stories every issue. #53 includes:Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:“The Art of the Deal,” by Neil S. Plakcy [Michael Bracken Presents short story]“Mickey Mantle...

• Mar-2023
• / General Fiction

This Light Called Darkness, A Raven Chronicles Anthology, Selected Work 1997-2005-edited by Kathleen Alcalá, Phoebe Bosché, Paul Hunter, and Anna Odessa Linzer-is the second anthology in the Raven Chronicles Press series featuring some of t...

• Dec-2025
• / Women's Fiction

Sirena Diamond is the child of Mexican immigrants who has grown up on the cusp of two cultures. When she isn't consoling her traumatized war veteran brother or entertaining her eccentric abuela with her pet duck, she is caught between a boyfriend try...