Ernesto Quiñonez

Ernesto Quiñonez, was raised in Spanish Harlem. He is a writer and a Professor at Cornell University, where he teaches Creative Writing and Magical Realism.  His latest novel "Taina", about an immaculate conception in the housing projects of New York City, will be published by Random House this September 3rd, of 2019. "Taina" by Ernesto Quiñonez can be pre-ordered online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and soon, at your local bookstores.

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Ernesto Quiñonez

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Going to Graceland

by Ernesto Quiñonez

Ernesto Quiñonez tries to encourage his 9-year-old daughter to be his traveling companion to Graceland.

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11:01
Going to Graceland

by Ernesto Quiñonez

Ernesto Quinonez tries to encourage his 9-year-old daughter to be his traveling companion to Graceland.

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Dog Days of Spanish Harlem

by Ernesto Quiñonez

An adolescent money-making scheme is hatched in 1970s Spanish Harlem. 

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Spanish Harlem, 7th Grade

by Ernesto Quiñonez

A man remembers his 7th grade self and realizes it's a slippery slope from victim to victimizer.

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