Daisy Hernández
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Daisy Hernández

The Kissing Bug

 
 
A Cup of Water Under My Bed | a Memoir

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Praise

“This vivid, multidimensional account brings an ongoing medical injustice to light.” — Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)

“Lyrical, unflinching ... Hernández expertly skates the line between memoir and science tome, showing the personal effects of a disease perpetuated by a cascade of systemic failures.” — The Washington Post

“Hernández raises damning questions about which infectious diseases get attention and whom we believe to be deserving of care.” — NPR Books

“It’s nonfiction that packs as much heart, tension, lyricism, and horror as some of the best contemporary fiction.” — The Boston Globe

“Part memoir, part investigative thriller” — San Francisco Chronicle

“In this visceral account, [Hernández] weaves storytelling, science and policy with striking results. ” — Newsweek

“Ultimately, the book is propulsive, fascinating, and tragic in equal parts.” — Mother Jones

 

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AWARDS

  • Bi Writers Association Book Award in Nonfiction

  • IPPY Award for Best Coming-of-Age Memoir

  • Finalist, Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction

  • Honorable Mention, Cuba’s Premio Literario Casa de las Américas

Praise

“Hernández seamlessly combines the familiar genres of the ‘coming out’ story and the ‘coming of age’ story into a unique memoir of self-discovery.” – LA Review of Books

“Gorgeously written from start to finish…”— Boston Globe

“She weaves poignant lessons about immigrant life, womanhood, and more into a beautiful coming of age story.” — Buzzfeed

“Jarring and beautifully written.”— Jezebel

“The former editor of ColorLines has penned a pitch-perfect coming-of-age memoir.” — The Advocate

“…an honest, sometimes harsh look at what it's like to have a foot in two worlds.”— Cosmo

“Warm and thoughtful, Hernández writes with clear-eyed compassion about
living, and redefining success, at the intersection of social, ethnic and
racial difference.” — Kirkus




Colonize this! Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism

 
 
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One of 19 Books “On Intersectionality That Taylor Swift Should Read” — BuzzFeed   

One of “13 Books Every Mujerista & Womanist Should Read” — Vibe

One of the “27 Things To Read If You Care About Women Of Color” — USA Today

“I hope Colonize This! makes it onto Women Studies 101 syllabi nationwide. Maybe it can help ensure that race is an integral element of feminist dialogue, and keep women from leaving the women’s studies classroom when discussions of race begin.” — bitch magazine

“These women express a more radical, racialized feminism that broadens the movement beyond its early incarnation.”— Booklist

“Hernández and Rehman’s clear, crisp editing of these raw and honest testimonios make Colonize This! an extremely readable, teachable libro. Well done, mijas.— Gloria Anzaldúa, Borderlands/la Frontera: The New Mestiza

Un Vaso De Agua Bajo Mi Cama

 
 

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El libro fue publicado en el 2018 en Colombia por Rey Naranjo.
 

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“...una historia que resume las miles de historias de los latinos que decidieron emigrar a Estados Unidos. La visión de Daisy, sin embargo, es la de una estadounidense con raíces latinoamericanos, lo que crea la distancia suficiente para observar con amor -- y bastante humor-- la cultura de sus ancestros.” - Fabián Buelvas para El Herald

“Hernández en ningún momento oculta sus posturas feministas y sociales. Sin embargo, no asume el ‘tonillo’ de superioridad moral del radical chic; en el libro, ella no ataca a las personas: pone en cuestión los valores.” - Revista Arcadia

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