Rosquete Press

31/10/2024

The Paperback version is now available on Amazon.

International Latino Book Award author, Rocky Barilla, presents another mesmerizing magical realism novel. This is a thrilling journey filled with love, mystery, prejudice, and greed.
A tall slender woman with silky black hair and almond eyes appears at Professor Francisco Reynoso’s office at the University of Guadalajara. Her long, pink, silk dress is slit up to her thigh. Lili Song and her s… See more

My latest manuscript, "Turquoise," is now available on Amazon as a Kindle download.
International Latino Book Award author, Rocky Barilla, presents another mesmerizing magical realism novel. This is a thrilling journey filled with love, mystery, prejudice, and greed.
A tall slender woman with silky black hair and almond eyes appears at Professor Francisco Reynoso’s office at the University of Guadalajara. Her long, pink, silk dress is slit up to her thigh. Lili Song and her squatty male colleague want to fund a project to conduct research about the Chinese migration to Mexico in the late 19th century.
Despite academic integrity reservations, two universities undertake the project which focuses on Chan Toy, a Chinese indentured servant from Guangzhou, China to migrate to Mexico and his wife, Ana Azuleta, a Mexican-Yaqui. Chan Toy and Ana have many adventures and misfortunes as they travel throughout Mexico and back to Guangzhou, China.
However, the real objective of the Chinese sponsors is the procurement of Ana’s special turquoise colibrí (hummingbird) amulet that is believed to have magical properties.
The Mexican Ministry of Justice becomes involved in the project when it is discovered that historical documents have been stolen from the Museum of Anthropology and that there are plans to steal and illegally transport artifacts out of Mexico.

26/10/2024

My latest manuscript, "Turquoise," is now available on Amazon as a Kindle download.
International Latino Book Award author, Rocky Barilla, presents another mesmerizing magical realism novel. This is a thrilling journey filled with love, mystery, prejudice, and greed.
A tall slender woman with silky black hair and almond eyes appears at Professor Francisco Reynoso’s office at the University of Guadalajara. Her long, pink, silk dress is slit up to her thigh. Lili Song and her squatty male colleague want to fund a project to conduct research about the Chinese migration to Mexico in the late 19th century.
Despite academic integrity reservations, two universities undertake the project which focuses on Chan Toy, a Chinese indentured servant from Guangzhou, China to migrate to Mexico and his wife, Ana Azuleta, a Mexican-Yaqui. Chan Toy and Ana have many adventures and misfortunes as they travel throughout Mexico and back to Guangzhou, China.
However, the real objective of the Chinese sponsors is the procurement of Ana’s special turquoise colibrí (hummingbird) amulet that is believed to have magical properties.
The Mexican Ministry of Justice becomes involved in the project when it is discovered that historical documents have been stolen from the Museum of Anthropology and that there are plans to steal and illegally transport artifacts out of Mexico.

21/10/2024

I am deeply honored to have received the 2024 Rudolfo Anaya
Best Latino Focused Fiction Book Award for my “A Taste of Chocolate” this last weekend.

Rudolfo Anaya was considered the godfather Chicano Literature. He is known for his 1972 novel, “Bless Me, Ultima.”

Anaya had received two Governor’s Public Service Awards from New Mexico, the American Book Award, a Kellogg Foundation fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) literature fellowships, and the NEA National Medal of Arts Lifetime Honor in 2001.

Additionally, I was proud to be in the esteemed company of my good friend and colleague, Roberto Haro, winner of the Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Fiction Book, “The Secret Emissary;” my mentor Denise Chavez, authoress of “The Street of Too Many Stories” (also an Anaya winner and protégée); and mi hermano David Edmonds, winner of Florida Authors and Publishers Association Book Award for his “Blue Magic on Mushroom Island.”

But the real credit goes to three (super) women. My wife Dolores spends endless hours transforming my pan tostado drafts into pastel de chocolate manuscripts. “A Taste of Chocolate” was loosely based on the lives of my bisabuela who could read and write in 1910 and was the escribona of the village, and my nana Herculana who was the matriarch of our family (I could write volumes about her, but they probably would be censored).

29/09/2024

Had a great time at the Indie Author Fest 2024 sponsored by the San Mateo County Libraries. David Vargas is the cool Belmont librarian. Also, met the beautiful (Mexican-Peruvian) family of Luis Camacho

30/08/2024

It is again a privilege to be designated a finalist for the International Latino Book Awards of 2024.
FICTION AWARDS – International Latino Book Awards 2024

FICTION AWARDS – International Latino Book Awards 2024
The Rudolfo Anaya Best Latino Focused Fiction Book Award – English

A Taste of Chocolate, Rocky Barilla, Rosquete Press;; The author lives in: San Francisco

My Name Is Iris , Brando Skyhorse, Avid Reader Press; author(s) lives in: Bloomington

Street of Too Many Stories, Denise Chávez, Conocimientos Press;

The Great Divide, Cristina Henríquez, Ecco (HarperCollins); Chicago, IL

15/08/2024

I have been invited to participate. See you there.

Indie Author Fest!
Saturday, September 28, 2024 Add to Calendar
11:30AM – 4:30PM
Foster City
Description
San Mateo County Libraries is thrilled to be holding our second annual Indie Author Fest on Saturday, September 28, from 11:30 AM-4:30 PM. Doors open at 11:15 AM!

Join us for a book fair, expert advice about writing and publishing, and literary readings from the fantastic writers of San Mateo County and the broader Bay Area. This is an event for everyone who loves books, whether you're a voracious reader hungry for your next surprising find, an aspiring author wondering how to get started or a long-time author seeking a creative community.

This is a free event, made possible by the generous partnership of the Foster City Community Center. Come when you can and explore until close. We look forward to celebrating local, independent authors with you!

Suitable for:Adults (19+ years old)
Teens (12-18 years old)
Type:Author Programs
Community
Writing, Poetry
Language:EnglishAdditional Details:Upstairs, in the Foster City Community Center
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07/06/2024

From Ann-Christine. RE: "A Taste of Chocolate."

Hi Rocky! I just finished A Taste of Chocolate and I must say it’s a good story. So dramatic and so romantic and also with historical facts in it about a time and place that I knew very little about. What I admire about your writing (among many things) is your capability to vary your different stories. None is like the other. So thank you for another reading experience. And I always love a happy ending.
Have a lovely summer! Puss och kram!
Ann-Christine

02/05/2024

Cuattro Cafe in Zihuatanejo

01/05/2024

Think Gutenberg Bible, Magna Carta, Da Vinci notes, etc.
My book "The Devil's Disciple" is in the British Library.

25/01/2024

For the kids

18/01/2024

Jaime is hosting a gallery presentation at Mezgaleria Zihuatanejo tomorrow night.