Ron Arias
Me in Somalia reporting on famine, 1989.Me showing interview with Shaquille O’Neal in 1990s.My mica clay mugs I made.Me in Mexico with Olmec heads while on research trip for Gardens novel.Me in Catalina with partner Karen de la Peña.Me in Rome.Last photo: Me in Mexico City, reporting on devastating earthquake aftermath.
New Arrival
In GARDENS OF PLENTY, Ron Arias immerses readers in a 16th-century world that is both mysterious and magical, exploring the rich culture of “Amexica” with a tenderness that is both persuasive and captivating. Following the publication of his previous work, The Wetback and Other Stories, which earned praise from Paul Theroux for providing a compassionate glimpse into an adjacent neighborhood, Arias continues his literary journey with this epic work of historical fiction. A seasoned writer and author with a diverse bibliography, Arias brings his narrative talent to Gardens of Plenty, providing a deeply sensitive, first-person account of one man’s early years in the New World.
About The Book
About The Book
In the title story, Mrs. Renteria shouts, “David is mine!” as she and her neighbors gather about the dead but handsome young man found in the dry riverbed next to their homes in a Los Angeles barrio. “Since when is his name David?” someone asks, and soon everyone is arguing about the mysterious corpse’s name, throwing out suggestions: Luis, Roberto, Antonio, Henry, Enrique, Miguel, Roy, Rafael.
About The Book
About The Book
One heroic schoolteacher has saved hundreds of lives with unconditional love and zero tolerance for rule-breakers.
His students are the worst of the worst—drug addicts, gang members, and violent criminal offenders. They have flunked out or been thrown out of every other school they’ve attended. They may be the children of addicts, of abusers, or even of good parents, but they have one thing in common: they have been rejected by everyone except Paul White. With ten simple rules, he has helped hundreds of kids turn their lives around.
About The Book
Chronicles the five-month saga of five Costa Rican fishermen who, after setting out for a week-long trip, were caught in a treacherous storm on the Pacific
About The Book
A Memoir of Pursuit: Moving Target is a compelling and true mystery of identity. Growing up in a household shaped by Cold War deceptions and secrets, Arias learns deep in his own life that his identity is held hostage to the mysteries surrounding his father, an Army officer and POW in WW2 and later in the Korean conflict. The hunt for the truth unleashes a fine and important tale set in the fraught territory of fathers and sons, reality and illusion, history and memory.
About The Book
Fausto Tejada decides he will not die without freeing body and soul and begins a journey in time, space, and consciousness, accompanied by his niece, a young car thief, the cast of a film, and a band of undocumented immigrants.
About The Author
Ron Arias, a former English teacher and distinguished journalist, is a seasoned storyteller with a career spanning over two decades at People magazine. His published works, ranging from true survival sagas to collaborations with renowned figures, showcase a unique narrative talent. Ron’s dedication to storytelling is not only evident in his novels but also in his chapbook of journalistic tales, “My Life As A Pencil.” Explore the literary world of Ron Arias, where each work is a testament to his versatile and nuanced approach to storytelling.
New Arrival
In GARDENS OF PLENTY, Ron Arias immerses readers in a 16th-century world that is both mysterious and magical, exploring the rich culture of “Amexica” with a tenderness that is both persuasive and captivating. Following the publication of his previous work, The Wetback and Other Stories, which earned praise from Paul Theroux for providing a compassionate glimpse into an adjacent neighborhood, Arias continues his literary journey with this epic work of historical fiction. A seasoned writer and author with a diverse bibliography, Arias brings his narrative talent to Gardens of Plenty, providing a deeply sensitive, first-person account of one man’s early years in the New World.
About The Book
About The Book
In the title story, Mrs. Renteria shouts, “David is mine!” as she and her neighbors gather about the dead but handsome young man found in the dry riverbed next to their homes in a Los Angeles barrio. “Since when is his name David?” someone asks, and soon everyone is arguing about the mysterious corpse’s name, throwing out suggestions: Luis, Roberto, Antonio, Henry, Enrique, Miguel, Roy, Rafael.
About The Book
About The Book
One heroic schoolteacher has saved hundreds of lives with unconditional love and zero tolerance for rule-breakers.
His students are the worst of the worst—drug addicts, gang members, and violent criminal offenders. They have flunked out or been thrown out of every other school they’ve attended. They may be the children of addicts, of abusers, or even of good parents, but they have one thing in common: they have been rejected by everyone except Paul White. With ten simple rules, he has helped hundreds of kids turn their lives around.
About The Book
Chronicles the five-month saga of five Costa Rican fishermen who, after setting out for a week-long trip, were caught in a treacherous storm on the Pacific
About The Book
A Memoir of Pursuit: Moving Target is a compelling and true mystery of identity. Growing up in a household shaped by Cold War deceptions and secrets, Arias learns deep in his own life that his identity is held hostage to the mysteries surrounding his father, an Army officer and POW in WW2 and later in the Korean conflict. The hunt for the truth unleashes a fine and important tale set in the fraught territory of fathers and sons, reality and illusion, history and memory.
About The Book
Fausto Tejada decides he will not die without freeing body and soul and begins a journey in time, space, and consciousness, accompanied by his niece, a young car thief, the cast of a film, and a band of undocumented immigrants.
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Testimonial
The Wetback and Other Stories is vintage work, but in many ways it's a breath of fresh Arias. The plots of most of Arias stories redound with magic, illusion, dream. Arias' compelling writing will call you, lure you...if only in your imagination
[Teachers like White] are proving every day that even the most troubled kids can change their lives.
A gripping roller-coaster ride through the lives of vulnerable kids who are careening toward self-destruction or crime. Ron Arias vividly brings to life the genius of Paul White, whose down-to-earth ‘rules’ steer his marginalized students into productive lives. This is an amazing testimony to the difference a teacher can make.
Arias has absorbed influences from writers as apparently dissimilar as Cervantes, Goethe, Kafka, Faulkner, and García Márquez. Even so, Arias is unique and his place in Chicano letters is assured, for The Road to Tamazunchale remains an original and timeless work
In the great tradition of myths of the sea, this is a true story that measures a man’s courage, his ability to endure, and the abiding power of love.
Gritty, gripping adventure . . . a page turner.
Moving Target reads like an intriguing detective story, with a string of revelations that kept me turning the pages. Arias’s command of a crisp and descriptive prose style makes this memoir one of the best of the genre.
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Me in Somalia reporting on famine, 1989.Me showing interview with Shaquille O’Neal in 1990s.My mica clay mugs I made.Me in Mexico with Olmec heads while on research trip for Gardens novel.Me in Catalina with partner Karen de la Peña.Me in Rome.Last photo: Me in Mexico City, reporting on devastating earthquake aftermath.
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