A debut collection of gritty, streetwise, and wickedly funny stories about Mexican women whofight, skirt, cheat, cry, kill, and lie their way to survival.

“Life’s a bitch. That’s why you gotta rattle her cage, even if she’s foaming at the mouth.” In the linked stories ofReservoir Bitches, thirteen Mexican women prod the bitch that is Life and become her. From the all-powerful daughter of a cartel boss to the victim of transfemicide, from a houseful of spinster seamstresses to a socialite who supports her politician husband by faking Indigenous roots, these women spit on their own reduction and invent new ways to endure, telling their own stories in bold, unapologetic voices. At once a work of black humor and social critique,Reservoir Bitchesis a raucous debut from one of Mexico’s most thrilling new writers.

Dahlia de la Cerdais a writer and activist based in Aguascalientes, Mexico. She is the author ofPerras de Reserva, which won the 2019 Premio Nacional de Cuento Joven Comala, andDesde los Zulos.She is also the cofounder of the feminist organization Morras Help Morras.Reservoir Bitchesis her English-language debut.

Julia Sanchestranslates literature from Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan into English. Born in Brazil, she now lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Heather Clearyis an award-winning translator of poetry and prose whose work has been recognized by English PEN, the National Book Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation, among others. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and is the author ofThe Translator’s Visibility: Scenes from Contemporary Latin American Fiction.

• Publisher:Feminist Press
• Publish Date: September 10, 2024
• Pages: 160
• Dimensions: 4.9 X 7.9 X 0.7 inches | 0.45 pounds
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9781558613119
• BISAC Categories: World Literature – Mexico, Science Fiction – Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Short Stories (single author), Feminist