About
Angie Cruz is a Dominican-American novelist born and raised in New York City to a family with roots in the Dominican Republic. Her writing explores immigration, identity, gender, family relationships, and the complexities of working-class life. She studied fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology before earning a bachelor’s degree in English from Binghamton University and an MFA in creative writing from New York University. Cruz is the author of Soledad (2001), Let It Rain Coffee (2005), Dominicana (2019), and How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water (2022). Dominicana was shortlisted for the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction and selected for the Good Morning America book club. Cruz is the founder and editor-in-chief of Aster(ix), a literary and arts journal, and has taught creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. Her work often explores how women navigate the tension between family obligations and personal freedom.
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