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style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Education</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harvard_College" title="Harvard College">Harvard College</a> (BA)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Kennedy_School" title="Harvard Kennedy School">Harvard Kennedy School</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Public_Policy" title="Master of Public Policy">M.P.P.</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Notable works</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><i>Adelante</i>, <i>Seven for the Revolution</i>, <i>The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez</i>, <i>Valley of Shadows</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Notable awards</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Latino_Book_Awards" title="International Latino Book Awards">International Latino Book Award</a> for Best Popular Fiction</li> <li>International Latino Book Award for Best First Book (Fiction)</li> <li>Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction</li> <li>Rudolfo Anaya Award for Best Latino Focused Fiction Book</li> <li>International Latino Book Award for Best Audiobook</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Institute_of_Letters" title="Texas Institute of Letters">Texas Institute of Letters</a> Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction</li> <li>International Latino Book Award for Best Mystery</li> <li>Member of the Texas Institute of Letters</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rudyruiz.com">rudyruiz<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rudy Ruiz</b> is an American writer, advocate, and social entrepreneur. Ruiz is known for writing <i>The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez</i> and <i>Valley of Shadows</i>, magical realism novels which received critical acclaim and literary awards.<sup id="cite_ref-saexpress_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saexpress-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rgguardian_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rgguardian-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, Ruiz authored <i>Seven for the Revolution</i>, a book that explores the "hard lives of Latinos and the fraught relations between their native and adoptive countries."<sup id="cite_ref-kirkus_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirkus-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The book won Best Popular Fiction–English and Best First Book in Fiction at the 2014 <a href="/wiki/Latino_Book_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino Book Awards">International Latino Book Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bvilleherald1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bvilleherald1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruiz is also a regular special contributor to <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a><sup id="cite_ref-cnn1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cnn2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and co-founder of Interlex, an advertising and marketing agency whose work is focused on "public sector, non-profit, and socially conscientious marketing for multicultural audiences." Interlex is one of the 50 largest U.S. Hispanic advertising agencies, according to <a href="/wiki/AdAge" class="mw-redirect" title="AdAge">AdAge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-adage_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adage-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rudy_Ruiz&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rudy Ruiz was born in <a href="/wiki/Brownsville,_Texas" title="Brownsville, Texas">Brownsville, Texas</a>, a bilingual and multicultural city along the border of Mexico.<sup id="cite_ref-latpost_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latpost-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the son and grandson of Mexican immigrants.<sup id="cite_ref-mysanantonio_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mysanantonio-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-themonitor_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-themonitor-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After graduating from <a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph_Academy_(Brownsville,_Texas)" title="Saint Joseph Academy (Brownsville, Texas)">St. Joseph Academy</a> in 1986, Ruiz went on to <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-themonitor_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-themonitor-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bvilleherald2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bvilleherald2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated from Harvard with a bachelor's degree in government and a master's degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government.<sup id="cite_ref-themonitor_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-themonitor-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-latpost_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latpost-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While at Harvard, Ruiz participated in Raza, Harvard's <a href="/wiki/Chicano" title="Chicano">Chicano</a> students organization.<sup id="cite_ref-crimson1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crimson1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also part of Harvard's Undergraduate Council.<sup id="cite_ref-crimson2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crimson2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rudy_Ruiz&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1995, Ruiz co-founded Interlex with his wife Heather in <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nsidetx_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsidetx-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Interlex is an advocacy and cause-related advertising and marketing firm that has worked with clients such as the <a href="/wiki/Pan_American_Development_Foundation" title="Pan American Development Foundation">Pan American Development Foundation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tracfone_Wireless" class="mw-redirect" title="Tracfone Wireless">Tracfone Wireless</a>’ SafeLink brand, <a href="/wiki/American_Express" title="American Express">American Express</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Department_of_Transportation" title="Texas Department of Transportation">Texas Department of Transportation</a>, <a href="/wiki/AARP" title="AARP">AARP</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Heart_Association" title="American Heart Association">American Heart Association</a> and <a href="/wiki/Center_for_Science_in_the_Public_Interest" title="Center for Science in the Public Interest">Center for Science in the Public Interest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-prweek_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prweek-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bizjournals1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bizjournals1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bizjournals2_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bizjournals2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bizjournals3_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bizjournals3-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Interlex is one of the 50 largest U.S. Hispanic advertising agencies.<sup id="cite_ref-adage_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adage-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruiz is the president and chief executive officer of the firm.<sup id="cite_ref-bizjournals4_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bizjournals4-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Interlex acquired Californian advertising agency SenaReider in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-bizjournals2_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bizjournals2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SenaReider was relocated to San Antonio and spun off from Interlex in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-bizjournals5_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bizjournals5-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Heather Ruiz is SenaReider's CEO.<sup id="cite_ref-bizjournals5_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bizjournals5-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Literary_career">Literary career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rudy_Ruiz&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Literary career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ruiz's first works were published in literary publications while he attended Harvard. His first book, <i>¡Adelante!</i>, was published in 2003 by <a href="/wiki/Random_House" title="Random House">Random House</a>. Ruiz also wrote an essay covering stereotypes and eating disorders called "Ghost of Gordolfo Gelatino," which was published in the book <i>Going Hungry</i>. In 2014, Ruiz authored <i>Seven for the Revolution</i>, a collection of short stories about the experiences of seven characters as they immigrate to the United States. The book was named as one of "The Top Ten Fiction Books by Latino Authors for 2014,"<sup id="cite_ref-latpost_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latpost-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and received four prizes at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with another three awards at the Latino Books into Movies Awards including first place in the Action & Adventure category.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruiz's fiction writing has also appeared in literary journals such as the Pushcart Prize-winning <i><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Letter" title="Ninth Letter">Ninth Letter</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, Ruiz was awarded the Gulf Coast Prize for fiction.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the Fall of 2018, the Notre Dame Review published Ruiz's short story, "Vexing Gifts." Reviewed as "vivid" and "palpable," the magical realism satire is highly critical of President Trump's border and immigration policies.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2018 it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackstone Publishing">Blackstone Publishing</a> signed a multi-book contract with Ruiz. His first novel, titled <i>The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez</i>, explores "not just the physical border between two countries, but borders between life and death … and past and present."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, New Texas, a Journal of Literature and Culture, published two of Ruiz's short stories, "Ports of Entry" and "The Limes." The stories are both installments in a border bildungsroman Ruiz is writing.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Ruiz's short story, "The Limes," originally published in <i>New Texas</i>, was named a Finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters’ Kay Cattarulla Best Short Story Award.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, his short story, "Oblivious," was selected – and published – as a Finalist for the Texas Observer Annual Short Story Award.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2020, his novel, <i>The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez</i>, was released by Blackstone Publishing. The novel won two Gold Medals at the 2021 International Latino Book Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-ILBA2021_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ILBA2021-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, Ruiz’s short story, “Allegiance,” received Honorable Mention for the Dillydoun Review’s International Fiction Prize. It was subsequently published in the Dillydoun Review International Fiction Prize Anthology.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, Ruiz’s novel, <i>Valley of Shadows</i>, was released by Blackstone Publishing.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Valley of Shadows</i> was selected as the winner of the 2023 Texas Institute of Letters' Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction.<sup id="cite_ref-None_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-None-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The novel went on to win Ruiz’s seventh and eighth International Latino Book Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-Whisler_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whisler-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ruiz was elected as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Institute_of_Letters" title="Texas Institute of Letters">Texas Institute of Letters</a> in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-TIL_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIL-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Advocacy">Advocacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rudy_Ruiz&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Advocacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As an advocate, Ruiz has regularly contributed to <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> on issues such as comprehensive immigration reform, and tighter regulation and taxes on sugary drinks and unhealthy foods.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cnn2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served on the board of directors of <a href="/wiki/Center_for_Science_in_the_Public_Interest" title="Center for Science in the Public Interest">Center for Science in the Public Interest</a>, a leading non-profit nutrition advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.<sup id="cite_ref-cspi_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cspi-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was also the founding editor of RedBrownandBlue.com, a multicultural political commentary website.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In support of diverse communities and perspectives, Ruiz created the Harvard College Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Fund and is an active member of PEN America, the International Society of Latino Authors, Writer’s League of Texas, Harvardwood, and the Texas Institute of Letters.<sup id="cite_ref-TIL_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIL-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rudy_Ruiz&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>¡ADELANTE!: una guía personal del éxito para usted y su familia</i> (2003) – A guide for success for immigrants.<sup id="cite_ref-worldcat_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-worldcat-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Going Hungry: writers on desire, self-denial, and overcoming anorexia</i> (2008) (Contributor) – A collection of essays about <a href="/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa" title="Anorexia nervosa">anorexia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-thetimes_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thetimes-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Seven for the Revolution</i> (2014) – A series of short stories that explore the lives of Latinos in America.<sup id="cite_ref-kirkus_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirkus-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Winner of Best Popular Fiction–English and Best First Book in Fiction at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-bvilleherald1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bvilleherald1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also won second place Most Inspirational Fiction Book and Honorable Mention Best Cover Design.<sup id="cite_ref-awards_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-awards-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Kirkus Reviews, the book contains "[w]ell-executed stories that offer fresh perspectives on long-standing societal problems."<sup id="cite_ref-kirkus_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirkus-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez: A Novel</i> (2020) – A novel, largely inspired by the stories of Ruiz's father, about a son of immigrants in a <a href="/wiki/Border_town" title="Border town">border town</a> during the 1950s.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The American Library Association's Booklist named it one of the Ten Best Debut Novels of 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2021, it was longlisted for the Reading the West Book Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also named a Finalist for the 2021 Spur Award for Best Contemporary Novel by the Western Writers of America.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The novel won two Gold Medals at the 2021 International Latino Book Awards: the Rudolfo Anaya Best Latino Focused Fiction Book and Best Audiobook.<sup id="cite_ref-ILBA2021_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ILBA2021-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Valley of Shadows</i> (2022) – A magical realism novel set in West Texas in the 1880s.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was released in September 2022 by Blackstone Publishing. <a href="/wiki/American_Library_Association" title="American Library Association">ALA’s</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Booklist" title="Booklist">Booklist</a></i> gave it a starred review, and <a href="/wiki/Literary_Hub" title="Literary Hub">LitHub’s</a> CrimeReads named it one of the Best Horror Novels of 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The novel was awarded the 2023 Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction by the Texas Institute of Letters.<sup id="cite_ref-None_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-None-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also received two International Latino Book Awards, for Best Mystery Novel and Best Audio Book.<sup id="cite_ref-Whisler_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whisler-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was named a <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Book_Review" title="The New York Times Book Review">New York Times Book Review</a></i> Paperback Row Selection and was included in the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a>'</i> Map of Great American Novels.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>The Border Between Us</i>: (2024) - A <a href="/wiki/Bildungsroman" title="Bildungsroman">Bildungsroman</a> set along the <a href="/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border" title="Mexico–United States border">U.S-Mexico border</a> and in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, due for release in September 2024 by Blackstone Publishing.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rudy_Ruiz&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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