Elizabeth Gonzalez James: Subverting the Western, Magical Realism and Colonial Inheritance

Elizabeth's novel The Bullet Swallower has sparked a huge buzz from Shondaland, Esquire, the LA Times, NPR and The Telegraph. It covers the beloved tropes of Westerns and goes far beyond with magical realism, dual timelines and a literally damning exploration of colonial heritage. It's one of Good Reads' most anticipated books of 2024- rightly so. More info on Elizabeth from her website: Elizabeth Gonzalez James is the author of the novels Mona at Sea (SFWP, 2021) and The Bullet Swallower (forthcoming Simon & Schuster, 2024), as well as the chapbook, Five Conversations About Peter Sellers (Texas Review Press, 2023). Her stories and essays have appeared in The Idaho Review, Southern Humanities Review, The Rumpus, StorySouth, PANK, and elsewhere, and have received numerous Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominations. She was Interviews Editor at The Rumpus, and a former contributor to Ploughshares Blog. Originally from South Texas, Elizabeth now lives with her family in Massachusetts. Find the book here. Or at your local seller.  For more literature, head to the sanclemente.co.uk, catch up on previous episodes or get ready for more this week.