Rudy Ruiz

Lorenzo Z. Ruiz

Rudy Ruiz is the author of "The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez" and "Valley of Shadows". He is a winner of the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction, the Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction, and multiple International Latino Book Awards. A bilingual native of the US–Mexico border, he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Harvard University. Rudy lives and writes in Texas and New England with his wife and children. His new novel is "The Border Between Us."

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Awards: Texas Institute of Letters Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction, Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction, multiple International Latino Book Awards, Longlisted for the 2025 Joyce Carol Oates Prize

Communities: Hispanic or Latinx

El Sueño Americano

Examine the complexities of immigration, the U.S.-Mexico border, and the pursuit of the American Dream through the eyes of storytellers who weave together politics, history, sociology, and personal experience into compelling, unforgettable narratives.

Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150)  
Sun, Mar 16, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Nuestras Raices
Signing area: Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)  

Panelists: Jason De León, Alejandra Oliva, Paola Ramos, Rudy Ruiz
Moderator: Dr. Carlos Parra

The Ties That Bind

Family trauma can take many shapes and forms. Studies have shown that trauma survivors, including genocide, can pass down their trauma through five generations. Join our authors as they detail through works of fiction and nonfiction how grief and loss impact mental, spiritual, and physical health.

Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 16, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Maddie Norris, Rudy Ruiz, Joel Waldman
Moderator: Lori Shepherd

Books:

The Border Between Us

Nuestras Raices
Blackstone Publishing
August 2024
ISBN 9798212545266
256 pages

Valley of Shadows

A Novel
Nuestras Raices
Blackstone Publishing
September 2023
ISBN 9798212175067
358 pages