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Gerardo Sámano Córdova

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Imps! A new novel from @hello.samanito, author of cult classic Monstrilio, is coming 2/23/2027.

In Imps! Gerardo Sámano Córdova brings us a tale of twins and trickery, broken bones, monsters, and, of course, mischief. We’re thrilled to see the cover reveal in @people!

Find out more about Imps! and pre-order at the link in bio. by @hello.samanito

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This furry guy turns three today. In 2023 Monstrilio came out in the US, now he’s traveled all over (UK, Spain in Spanish and Catalan, Italy, Serbia, Germany, and soon in more countries and languages). To all of you who have read it, thank you, whether you liked it or not, thank you for reading. To those who recommended it, those who shared it, those who reached out with kind words, double-triple-quadruple thank you—you’ve kept me fed with joy.

Este peludito cumple tres hoy. En el 2023 Monstrilio salió en EUA, y ahora ha viajado por todas partes (el Reino Unido, España en castellano y catalán, Italia, Serbia, Alemania y pronto en más países y lenguas). A toda la gente que lo ha leído, gracias, aunque no les haya gustado, gracias por leerlo. A toda la gente que lo ha recomendado, que lo ha compartido, que me ha contactado con palabras amables, doble-triple-cuadruple gracias—me han alimentado de alegría. Gerardo Sámano Córdova, a man with a beard and a yellow hat holds the furry monster called Monstrilio. (Monstrilio is an illustration in black and white with beady little eyes, a wide mouth with fags and a long arm-tail with three claws at the end) taken in Brooklyn, New York by @hello.samanito

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A year ago Monstrilio came out to the world and, appropriately, shoved me into a wild and wonderful journey. Love the little guy and love you all who have joined us! Here’s to you! 🖤👾 by @hello.samanito

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Want to get into horror books but don’t know where to start? 🕯️ Horror authors Kat Dunn and Gerardo Sámano Córdova share their top picks to help you build the ultimate horror starter pack.

Be sure to check out Dunn’s new sapphic horror novel 'Rottenheart' out now, and Sámano Córdova's 'Imps!' arriving February 2027!

Books featured:
‘We Have Always Lived in the Castle’ by Shirley Jackson
‘You Should Have Left’ by Daniel Kehlmann
‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier
‘The Obscene Bird of Night’ by José Donoso
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde
‘Hurricane Season’ by Fernanda Melchor by @hello.samanito

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Looking for your next great read/watch? Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with one of Monstrilio author @hello.samanito’s recs 📚🎥

Gerardo’s next book, Imps! is a fever dream novel full of mischief and mayhem, coming February 23, 2027. Pre-order your copy at the link in bio 🔗 by @hello.samanito

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Love these pictures of me and wanted to share 👾

1. At @theparlor_brooklyn 📷 : @alkim.ph
2. In San Juan PR 📷 : @pem.i Picture of me, Gerardo, black curly hair, walking and looking down. I’m wearing a tank top and a shirt and there’s an orange glow around me by @hello.samanito

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Yesterday I read from Imps! for the very first time. A little snippet about ants that I love and also doesn’t give anything away. Thank you @theparlor_brooklyn for such a fabulous event. Imps! comes out Feb. 23, 2027 👾👾 (you can preorder now!)

📷: @thatsrilankangirl Me wearing a yellow tank top and blue shirt, shorts and blue socks, on a stage sitting down while reading Imps! There are sunflowers hanging from the ceiling as part of the decor. taken in Brooklyn, New York by @hello.samanito

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🧠👁️ El monstruo no siempre asusta. A veces, revela.

En el último Diálogo Cañada Blanch de la temporada, el escritor Gerardo Sámano Córdova (@hello.samanito) nos adentra en su debut narrativo, "Monstrilio" 📕, una novela de terror fantástico que ha sido reconocida internacionalmente como una de las mejores obras de 2023 por medios como The Guardian, NPR o The Observer, y que llega por primera vez al público en español.

En conversación con la periodista cultural Marta Moreira, el autor compartió su proceso creativo y las claves de una historia que atraviesa el duelo, el amor incondicional y la identidad desde una mirada queer, donde la figura del monstruo se transforma en símbolo, espejo y pregunta.

💬Un diálogo para pensar cómo reconfigurar lo humano a través del terror, el afecto y la diferencia.

Ya puedes ver la conversación completa en nuestro canal de YouTube y en Spotify 👉 Link en bio. by @hello.samanito

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Trip to Spain and Italy, seeing old friends (family, really) and making new ones.

Viaje a España e Italia, viendo a viejos amigos (que son familia en realidad) y haciendo nuevos. Selfie of Gerardo (man with curly black hair, glasses and a beard) with different color lights. by @hello.samanito

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Big news! @hello.samanito is only back with his old pals Dead Ink and a new novel!

From the author of Monstrilio comes Imps!

On a quiet morning, Francisca awakes to a rare good day. She skips work, admires the squabbling sparrows on her tiny terrace in Mexico City, and senses a joy so refreshing it feels dangerous. But when there’s a knock on her door, announcing an odd stranger at her apartment, Francisca, frightened and fascinated, acts on a whim, shattering her peaceful day and predictable life. She can think of only one person to help her with this unexpected, maybe hostile visitor – her estranged twin brother, Pablo.

As Pablo arrives, the day spirals from an awkward reunion into a claustrophobic, feverish confrontation where the twins must reckon with a past they thought they had outrun. Over the course of this peculiar day, Francisca and Pablo realise this man brings devastating questions and a reckoning twenty years in the making.

Imps! will publish in March 2027 and we are pumped.

#books #bookstagram #monstrilio by @hello.samanito

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Second novel! Imps! So happy for these weirdos to do their thing.

Winner of the 2024 Balcones Prize for Fiction for MONSTRILIO, Gerardo Sámano Córdova’s Imps!, a darkly comic novel about a woman and her brother in Mexico City who find themselves in her small apartment with a stranger she’s knocked unconscious, a person they might have kidnapped during their mischievous childhood, exploring themes of imagination, loss, brokenness, and the quest for the extraordinary in daily life, to Masie Cochran at Tin House, by Jenni Ferrari-Adler at Aevitas Creative Management, for publication in 2027 (W).

Immense thanks to: @jenferrariadler @tin_house @zandoprojects by @hello.samanito

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En la Embajada de México en Italia tuvo lugar la presentación del libro “Monstrilio”, de Gerardo Sámano Córdova (@hello.samanito), un evento organizado por el Instituto Cultural de México en Italia “Tina Modotti”.

El Embajador Genaro Lozano (@genarolozano) fungió como anfitrión de un encuentro que puso en el centro una voz literaria magnética y audaz.

Durante el diálogo con el autor, la obra reveló toda su fuerza: una escritura intensa y visionaria, donde realidad e imaginación se funden hasta convertir lo perturbador en una clave de lectura de lo humano.
#DiplomaciaCulturalMX
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Presso l'Ambasciata del Messico in Italia si è tenuta la presentazione del libro "Monstrilio", di Gerardo Sámano Córdova (@hello.samanito), evento organizzato dall’Istituto Culturale del Messico in Italia 'Tina Modotti'.

L’Ambasciatore Genaro Lozano (@genarolozano) ha fatto da anfitrione a un incontro che ha messo al centro una voce letteraria magnetica e audace.

Durante il dialogo con l’autore, l’opera ha rivelato tutta la sua forza: una scrittura intensa e visionaria, dove realtà e immaginazione si fondono fino a rendere il perturbante una chiave di lettura dell’umano.
#DiplomaciaCulturalMX by @hello.samanito

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