About the Author

Gwendolyn Zepeda was born in Houston, Texas in 1971 and attended the University of Texas at Austin. She was the first Latina blogger and began her writing career on the Web in 1997 as one of the founding writers of entertainment site Television Without Pity. Her first book was a short-story collection called To the Last Man I Slept with and All the Jerks Just Like Him (Arte Público Press, 2004).

Her first novel, Houston, We Have a Problema won praise from Publishers Weekly and Booklist for its wit and upbeat story. Booklist calls Zepeda’s second novel, Lone Star Legend, “fresh and smart.” Publishers Weekly says it presents “a funny and smart heroine that readers will easily pull for.”

Zepeda has also written two award-winning bilingual picture books, Growing Up with Tamales and Sunflowers.

Zepeda regularly lectures at universities throughout Texas. Her upcoming books include another children’s story, Level Up (Piñata Books), and her third novel from Grand Central Publishing.