Tony R. Rodriguez

Tony R. Rodriguez is an American novelist residing in the Bay Area of California. He is the former board chairman of the literary collective PEN Oakland,^[1] a chapter of Pen America Center, which is an affiliate of PEN International. His novels have been published in Scotland and the United States of America. They include the best-selling titles Under These Stars (Beatdom Books, 2014)^[2] and When I Followed the Elephant (Cauliay Publishing and Distribution, 2011).^[3] His books have been studied at various high schools and universities, including the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, formerly known as the University of Texas-Pan American.^[4] Rodriguez has also been published in various anthologies and literary journals. His works have been widely reviewed, especially through the East Bay Review,^[5] View From Here magazine,^[6] as well as local Bay Area press.^[7] Rodriguez has been featured in many Bay Area literary festivals, including LitQuake,^[8] the Oakland Book Festival^[9] and 100,000 Poets for Change.^[10]

Bibliography

Novels

• Under These Stars^[11] (Beatdom Books, 2014)
• When I Followed the Elephant^[12] (Cauliay Publishing and Distribution, 2011)

Anthologies

• Fightin’ Words (Heyday Books, 2015)^[13]
• Beatitude Golden Anniversary: 1959-2009^[14]