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Joanna Pearson and Tomas Moniz Finalists for Foreword INDIES!

Joanna Pearson and Tomas Moniz Finalists for Foreword INDIES!

In these strange and often discouraging times, we are thankful for our wonderful authors and the recognition they garner for their amazing work. Joanna Pearson (Every Human Love) and Tomas Moniz (Big Familia) are Foreword INDIES finalists in the short story and LGBTQ...

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Have Yourself a Very Acre AWP!

To all of our fans at the AWP conference this week and weekend: we would love for you to make it to as many Acre-related events as possible. Here’s a schedule for your convenience. We hope to see you!     Thursday, March 5 11–11:30AM, Elizabeth Lindsey...

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Stream the PEN America Literary Awards Live on YouTube

Stream the PEN America Literary Awards Live on YouTube

Earlier this year, everyone at Acre was ecstatic to hear that Tomas Moniz’s wonderful book Big Familia was shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award for best debut novel. Wish him luck during the awards ceremony tonight, which can be livestreamed here. View the other...

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Nancy Au and Tomas Moniz in Berkeley!

Nancy Au and Tomas Moniz in Berkeley!

Nancy AuToday (February 5th, 2020) at 7:30 p.m. PST, Pegasus Books Downtown in Berkeley, CA will be hosting a reading and conversation with Acre authors Nancy Au and Tomas Moniz. Calling all local Acre fans! Link to the Facebook event here. Nancy Au is the author of...

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Starred Kirkus Review of Big Familia

Starred Kirkus Review of Big Familia

“A quiet, thoughtful story about coming-of-age at middle age.” Kirkus released a starred review of Big Familia by Tomas Moniz, coming November 2019 from Acre Books. This is a story of making family and making mistakes, of rending and of mending. As a Latinx queer...

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Tomas Moniz and Michael Downs in Baltimore!

Tomas Moniz and Michael Downs in Baltimore!

Tomas Moniz and Michael Downs at a bookstore in Baltimore.An Acre connection! Tomas Moniz (left) and Michael Downs (right) met up in Baltimore this week. Tomas Moniz is the author of Big Familia, coming from Acre November 2019. Big Familia is a story of making family...

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