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Marginalia: Zoraida Córdova on 'The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina'

Zoraida Córdova is an Ecuadorian-American author of children's books and romance, best known for her Brooklyn Brujas series. Her newest title, however, was written for adults. Her first. In The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, Zoraida Córdova embraces the magical realism so common in Latin American tradition. I recently spoke with Zoraida about this tradition, about her book, and about writing for a different audience. Here’s our conversation.

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova was published by Atria Books.

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Beth Golay is KMUW's Director of Marketing and Digital Content. She is the host of the KMUW podcast Marginalia, co-host with Suzanne Perez of the Books & Whatnot podcast, creator of the podcast You're Saying It Wrong, creator of KMUW's daily news podcast Wichita's Early Edition, and NPR StoryLab Workshop team member on the award-winning podcast My Fellow Kansans.