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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One of my favorite things to do is translate literature, inhabiting that expansive mental-cultural space which is necessary for translating. So cool. I hope to do this again! Check out ESC by Pablo Brescia, published by Mouthfeel Press. www.mouthfeelbooks.com/product/esc-...

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ESC: Tales Left Behind (PREORDER) | Mouthfeel Press

By Pablo BresciaTranslated by Matthew David GoodwinFiction / Short Stories978-1-957840-46-8Readers will find remarkable characters in ESC from across the globe, from a diverse range of classes, gender...

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Hayley Shucker @hayleyshucker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

4 more interviews with The Speculative Detective Agency anthology authors. @richienarvaez.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social @lekha-sen.bsky.social hayleyshucker.substack.com/p/more-inter... #thespeculativedetectiveagency #speculativefiction #firstchapters #writing #shortstory

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Diversion Books @diversionbooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us by diving into THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY Edited by @latinxfiles.bsky.social and @richienarvaez.bsky.social, this is a wildly entertaining collection of interconnected stories filled with monsters, myth, and personal mysteries. Pre-order today!

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hi All, we're extending the deadline for the CMS Symposium proposals to Sunday September 20, so please pass this on. Send in your proposals of 250 words along with a short bio of 200 words to the organizers by September 15, 2026 to criticalmysterystudies@gmail.com. criticalmysterystudies.com

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy reminder: the deadline for the Critical Mystery Studies Symposium is coming up on September 15, 2026. Send in your proposals of 250 words along with a short bio of 200 words to the organizers by September 15, 2026 to criticalmysterystudies@gmail.com. --Trust the Mystery--

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Come hang out with the Speculative Detective Agency tonight! 7PM EST by zoom. www.eventbrite.com/e/a-speculat... Join us as we talk about the origins of the SDA and the background and inspiration of each story.

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hey All! We're hosting the 2nd CMS Symposium at the University of New Mexico in November, and this time we are opening it up to proposals. Check it out--- criticalmysterystudies.com @unm.edu

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

As suspected, The Nine wanted a photo with Stormbreaker to boost their cuteness factor. I'm not sure it worked though ;) Anyway, all the dogs are back and safe, whew! Nevertheless, we still need some pre-sales! tinyurl.com/2b8eden6 tinyurl.com/3rxynaew tinyurl.com/yxxkph62 tinyurl.com/39mbjanv

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Richie Narvaez and I received a message from The Nine telling us to get more pre-sales for the SDA anthology. They are "encouraging" us to work on this or they will be "borrowing" our dogs. Yikes!!! Pre-sales are now mandatory. ? tinyurl.com/444cu4ds www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Sp...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Heyo! I recently learned that pre-sales are important because they have an affect on whether bookstores will stock the book. So, pre-buy the Speculative Detective Agency Anthology! For yourself and a friend. And...at Barnes and Noble the SDA anthology is 25% off this week. tinyurl.com/444cu4ds

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

We timed the cover reveal to coincide with Noche del Fuego, originating in 14th century Spain in response to the growing violence against witches. Join us tonight in making a fire or lighting a candle! shorturl.at/QPTy3

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

BIPOC PoP is a mind-bending experience, gathering academics and artists in a way that I have never seen before. Big thanks to everyone who made this happen and of course to Frederick Luis Aldama who has fine-tuned that LatinX Cerebro! www.bipocpop.org @latinxpoplabut.bsky.social

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alexthoth @alexthoth.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Our book, NYPU, gets some Locus Love! LOCUS MAGAZINE: 2025 Books We Loved: Not Your Papi’s Utopia by Matthew David Goodwin, Alex Hernandez, Sara Rivera, eds. locusmag.com/2025/12/not-... www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/b... www.mouthfeelbooks.com/product/not-... @latinxfiles.bsky.social

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2025 Books We Loved: Not Your Papi’s Utopia by Matthew David Goodwin, Alex Hernandez, Sara Rivera, eds.

It’s Locus’s 2025 Holiday Countdown of Staff Picks! Don’t miss it! Locus staff Arley Sorg recommends Not Your Papi’s Utopia: Latinx Visions of Radical Hope by Matthew David Goodwin, Alex Hern…

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Xicanxfuturism is a new and fierce codex that editors Scott Duncan and Jenny Irizary have expertly painted with art, theory, and narrative. It's a lucha libre with migrant futurisms, Chicanx Manifestos, and gritty esperanzas on the mat as they face off against colonialism, racism, and capitalism.

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Toni Kirkpatrick @tonimargarita.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! I am super excited for this cross-genre anthology edited by @latinxfiles.bsky.social and @richienarvaez.bsky.social, coming in Fall '26! @diversionbooks.bsky.social

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Today is the final day of the Latinx Visions 2.0 conference and it is quite the day! latinxarchive.com/friday-novem...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

We are really glad that so many people have been able to come to the Latinx Visions 2.0 conference! And there is more on the way... latinxarchive.com/thursday-nov...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Lots of great things happening at the Latinx Visions 2.0 conference. Come by today for some wonderful discussion! latinxarchive.com/wednesday-no...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Latinx Visions 2.0 has some amazing main speakers, come and join us! David Vasquez Jessica Hernandez Camilla Fojas Frederick Luis Aldama Brenda Peynado Steven Gonzalez Nicola Hunte William Anthony Nericcio Joy Sanchez-Taylor Catherine Ramírez Jonathan Leal latinxarchive.com/latinx-visio...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Hi All, The Latinx Visions 2.0 conference has 4 speculative fiction writing workshops baked into the schedule! Please pass this information along to writers and writing programs. latinxarchive.com/latinx-visio...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Reminder that Latinx Visions 2.0 is free and open to everyone. We want this gathering to be a fantastic experience and as accessible as we can make it. We'll see you November 3! (I mean just look at day one of the schedule!) www.eventbrite.com/e/latinx-vis... latinxarchive.com/latinx-visio...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

It's time to register for the Latinx Visions 2.0 Conference! This is going to be a much needed imaginative week steeped in the Latinx speculative. latinxarchive.com/latinx-visio...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

In Amber Sparks' "The Case of the Girl Who Was Already Dead" a living dead agent should be out hunting the cryptid known as the Bray Road Beast, but then a young girl, the daughter of a dead father and living mother, asks for some help with her ghosts.This story has a very Wisconsin Death Trip feel!

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

We reached our funding goal for the Speculative Detective Agency kickstarter!! And of course you can still be part of this crazy adventure until Saturday by getting some cool rewards, the t-shirt, veladora, posters, and you can get the book at a discount. tinyurl.com/2x4rp52h

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 31ST! The Speculative Detective Agency Co-Editors: Matthew David Goodwin and Richie Narvaez Call for Stories: tinyurl.com/2kw9kd85 The Kickstarter: tinyurl.com/2x4rp52h ---TRUST THE MYSTERY---

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Many years ago Richie and I had a meeting with an artist and the artist was kind of rude and the project didn't work out. It happens. But then Richie suggested we create our own performance of the Alien Space Queen de Puerto Rico. And here we are now making a super cool book! tinyurl.com/2x4rp52h

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

In Alex Hernandez's short story "El Gato Gris," Agent Araceli Turey’s first clue in solving the La Palmita Nursing Home murders comes from a psychometric vision, in which she arrives at a 1930s nightclub in Havana headlined by the devilish trickster El Gato Gris. 4 Days Left! tinyurl.com/2x4rp52h

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alexthoth @alexthoth.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Hey everyone, Please check out and support this super cool anthology: The Speculative Detective Agency on Kickstarter. If you love mystery, speculative fiction, and creative storytelling…I’d love your help making this a reality! Learn more & back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Heather E. Ash's story "21 Sesame Street"! After a Bloody Mary sighting at the local kindergarten, Joseph goes undercover as a six-year-old, making use of his unique ability to age-shift. It will take a lot more than Special Edition Pokémon cards to solve this case. Final Week! tinyurl.com/2x4rp52h

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Richie Narvaez @richienarvaez.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Only 6 Days Left, #specfic fans! Please support THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY Anthology kickstarter! #5amwritersclub

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Author Highlight #6: Monique Laban: "Anomaly Fixed" For people like Paulina who have trouble finding their place in the world, ghosts are a walk in the park, but a structural haunting, now that is a real challenge! 6 DAYS LEFT TO GO! www.kickstarter.com/projects/for... www.moniquelaban.com

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Hypnotize yourself with a great book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/for... The Speculative Detective Agency edited by Matthew David Goodwin and Richie Narvaez will be published by Diversion Books in Fall of 2026. We are committed to paying the authors, and we need your donation to make this happen.

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Author Highlight #5 Lincoln Michel's "Language Trouble" Agent Retter has been saddled with an annoying robot sidekick by the SDA, and is assigned the case of a missing cy-sorcer! His question is the one we all ask: How do you keep your humanity in the age of AI? www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Fans (and writers!) of SFF and noir, check out this new anthology. They're also taking submissions. 🕵️‍♀️👻🤖📖 www.kickstarter.com/projects/for... @richienarvaez.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social

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The Speculative Detective Agency

A Curious Collection of Mysterious Cases

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Author Highlight #4: Richie Narvaez: "A Haunting on South Fourth Street" Newly minted speculative detective Carmen Ruiz has an intern position with legendary detective Awilda Brunhilda Vasconcello of the New York office. There are ghosts of course, but Carmen has to first deal with her own demons.

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Richie Narvaez @richienarvaez.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

And check out our call for stories!

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Richie Narvaez @richienarvaez.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT! Help support the Kickstarter for THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY Anthology. International. Multiethnic. Multigenre. All in a shared fictional world. Featuring authors such as Megan Chee, Monique Laban, Lincoln Michel, & Amber Sparks www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Author Highlight #3: Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos Stephanie’s short story for the SDA “The Silver Woman” has all the things that make a great speculative detective story, Faraday cages, remote viewing, aliens, Greek islands. So good! Come and join us! www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Author Highlight #2! "That Old Black Magic We Call Empire" When local lucha legend El Josco loses big, Pura Concepción Domínguez is on the case! They say keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but what happens when your only friend is a dollar in your pocket? @kjy1066.bsky.social

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Author Highlight #1: Megan Chee’s “Office Party” The life of a speculative detective can be a bit lonely at times, moving from one city to the next, one strange case to the next... @richienarvaez.bsky.social @cayetanov.bsky.social @meganflchee.bsky.social

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Cayetano Valenzuela created all the fantastic images for the Speculative Detective Agency. It's always a joy to work with Cayetano and we are grateful for the beauty he brings to the world! www.kickstarter.com/projects/for... @richienarvaez.bsky.social @cayetanov.bsky.social #kickstarter

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Hi Everyone! Thank you for supporting the authors of the Speculative Detective Agency anthology! I know everyone is busy but if you could take five minutes today and let a friend know about this project we would really appreciate it. Thanks! www.kickstarter.com/projects/for... More about the SDA...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Whenever our detectives travel or go to conferences we are often asked about Roswell so I thought I should mention it. When you visit Roswell, you don't visit the crash site which is far outside of Roswell.

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

When everything is normal and in it's place then the phones are silent and no one knocks on our door asking us to investigate their breakfast cereal. But when tentacles rise from the depths of your fruit-loops, the Speculative Detective Agency will be there. www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Every so often during this campaign we'll give you a glimpse into what it takes to be a speculative detective. One of the foundations of our training regime is the development of a certain state of mind.

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Hey Everyone, the SDA kickstarter is 10% funded and we're on the way to 12K! Thank you for supporting the authors in this anthology and please continue to spread the word. www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Hey Everyone, come and support our Kickstarter for the Speculative Detective Agency anthology. This is going to be a fantastic book and in donating to the kickstarter you also get the book at a discount. Woohoo! www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

We're extending the deadline to submit a story for the Speculative Detective Agency to September 30th! --TRUST THE MYSTERY-- The Speculative Detective Agency Call for Stories Co-Editors: Matthew David Goodwin and Richie Narvaez details here: drive.google.com/file/d/18swh...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Really cool review by Arly Sorg: tinyurl.com/3rusbtfr "You need to read this book. Okay, I’m getting ahead of myself. But if you remember one thing from this review, I want it to be that single line: You need to read this book...

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