Marcos M. Villatoro is the author of several novels, 2 collections of poetry, and a memoir set in Guatemala. He holds the Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair in Writing at Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles. He is a regular contributor to NPR and also hosts the L.A. program on Pacifica Radio called "Shelf Life," where he interviews other poets and novelists from around the world. He lives in Los Angeles, where he is at work on the third novel featuring Romilia Chacon.