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Natasha Diaz

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New York , The United States

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Natasha Díaz is an award winning author and screenwriter currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. Natasha’s scripts have been developed at FX and Disney. Her essays can be found in The Establishment and Huffington Post. She is an anthology contributor to Wild Tongues Can’t be Tamed, For the Rest of us, and instant USA Today bestselling Black Girl power. Natasha coauthored two novels told in stories, The Grimoire of Grave Fates and House Party. Her debut novel, Color Me In is available wherever books are sold and her sophomore novel, What Lies Beneath the Flowers is out summer 2026.

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Your book sounds amazing. Was it difficult to delve into your own experiences while writing this?

Natasha Diaz Thanks so much, Claire!

Multiracial identity is something I think about and engage with on a daily basis, so in that way, writing about the internal c…moreThanks so much, Claire!

Multiracial identity is something I think about and engage with on a daily basis, so in that way, writing about the internal conflicts associated wasn't too difficult. However, it took me a while to feel the comfortable taking inspiration from my own experiences and then the freedom to twist and adjust them as needed to better serve the story and book, I had to keep reminding myself that this is not a memoir. (less)

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You have a great background in non-book writing. What led you to write novels?

Natasha Diaz True story: my first word was 'Book'. I have always wanted to write novels, but poetry and screenwriting/playwriting came more naturally to me. Or per…moreTrue story: my first word was 'Book'. I have always wanted to write novels, but poetry and screenwriting/playwriting came more naturally to me. Or perhaps, I was too afraid to try to write a book, so instead, I started to write poetry and scripts. Either way, I got so into the other styles of writing, that I think I just convinced myself I would never be able to write a book, but when this idea came up, my managers and my husband convinced me to at least give it a shot :)(less)

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	Color Me In 3.82 avg rating — 3,086 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora by Saraciea J. Fennell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Acevedo (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Cristina Arreola (Contributor) 4.26 avg rating — 2,322 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Hanna Alkaf (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Margaret Owen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Preeti Chhibber (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 1,654 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Girl Power by Leah Johnson (Goodreads Author), Elise Bryant (Goodreads Author), Ibi Zoboi (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For the Rest of Us: 13 Festive Holiday Stories to Celebrate All Seasons by Dahlia Adler (Goodreads Author), Sonora Reyes (Goodreads Author), Preeti Chhibber (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Lies Beneath the Flowers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Bubby's eyes, however, glisten with more hope than anyone with two shreds of morals has felt since Trump was elected president.”
― Natasha Diaz, Color Me In

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“As small puddles begin to collect, I root my feet to the ground, solid and ready to start anew.”
― Natasha Diaz, Color Me In

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“It's hard to hear people imply that you can't be who you know you are because your reality doesn't jibe with how they've been taught to see the world. It chips away at you; it sent me into the shadows to hide for the majority of my life.”
― Natasha Diaz, Color Me In

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