Angie Cruz is a novelist and editor. Her most recent novel is How Not To Drown in A Glass of Water (2022). Among its many recognitions, it was shortlisted by The Aspen Words Literary Prize, winner of the Gold Medal, Latino Book Award/The Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Book Award, and longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize. Her novel Dominicana was the inaugural book pick for GMA book club and shortlisted for The Women’s Prize, among other recognitions. Cruz is also the author of Soledad and Let It Rain Coffee and the recipient of numerous fellowships and residencies. She's the founder and editor-in-chief of the literary journal Aster(ix) and is currently an Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh.