tristan cotter
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Jonny Garza Villa:
Are there characters in your novels that are based off of true people or are their stories based on true stories that you know of? I've read Ander and Santi Were Here and am getting ready to read Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun and have always felt so attached to the raw nature of the novels but am curious about your inspiration.
Jonny Garza Villa
I think a really cool part about writing contemporary stories is that we get to perceive these truths, right? That's what I love so much about the stories I write in particular, is that there are these incredibly touching, moving, and even heartbreaking truths—whether it's immigration with Ander & Santi Were Here or coming out with Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun—that have meaning to me and that I get to create a story around and include things like friendship and falling in love alongside them.
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Michael Salifou
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Jonny Garza Villa:
I love love love your books, Jonny! I don't even know how you write like that-- making characters so intricate and real. I saw this especially in Canto Contigo, like I connected with Rey so well because I'm also trans and black and gay and it really felt like an awakening, like, wow, i finally found myself in a book!!! how do you come up with these ideas?? will there be more happy books like that in the future?
Alexa
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Jonny Garza Villa:
When I first read your novel, I was just released from hospital after an intense battle with COVID. Your story made me laugh, cry and relate to Jules, especially by living a standard of what others expect from you, and I am thankful for that. My question is, will there ever be a novella with Mat and Jules after they finished college? If so, will it be in Mat's perspective?
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