Episode 51: Alexander Casillas

About this episode

In this episode, Donald Campbell interviews Alexander Casillas about his book series and journey as a writer.

In this Episode, we sat down with Alexander Casillas, a gay Puerto Rican author, editor, and writing coach near the beach between Philadelphia and Manhattan, talking about his book series "The Immortal Philosophers" and how he got to where he is. Support Alexander Casillas: https://alexandercasillas.com/ Read "The Immortal Philosophers": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR7KHPM3?ref_=k4w_oembed_jmCKFOMjYNbzI5&tag=kpembed-20&linkCode=kpd

People in this episode

Host: Donald Campbell

Guest: Alexander Casillas

Topics covered

• literature
• writing
• LGBTQ+ representation
• author interview
• book discussion

Keywords

• Alexander Casillas
• The Immortal Philosophers
• Puerto Rican author
• writing coach
• LGBTQ+ literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Immortal Philosophers

Places: Puerto Rico, Philadelphia, Manhattan

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