She is the acclaimed author of the upcoming middle-grade novel The Miraculous Mind of Dee Dee Alvarez and memoir Separated, Acting Badly. She’s also written three nonfiction books.
In addition to writing, Barbara Flores is known internationally as the designer of the iconic food art poster series for Ten Speed Press. She is a popular editor and writing instructor, teaching in colleges and private classes for over twenty years.
In spite of the owl curse, twelve-year-old Dee Alvarez is determined to keep her innocent brother from prison and when she hides a gun to protect him, it could cost her best friend his life.
“Vivacious, often hilarious, and never less than engaging.”
– Phillip Lopate
“Beautiful and deeply researched little volume.”
– Raymond Sokolov, Wall Street Journal
“I was so elated when the essay I wrote in Barbara’s class [and edited by her] was accepted by Good Housekeeping.”
– Anne Sigmon, Lafayette, CA
“Barbara has the uncanny ability to pinpoint the qualities in a book that make it succeed at the fundamental storytelling level.”
– Anonymous reviewer for Harper’s
“Barbara always has a million good ideas, and her classes and editing push me to rethink and revise.”
– Sarah Mattern, Livermore, CA
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