Let's Talk: Passion & Purpose with Nicole Thomas: "On Writing and Life" Cleyvis Natera Award-Winning Author of Neruda on the Park & The Grand Paloma Resort (2025)

EP 31 - "On Writing and Life" | Cleyvis Natera | Award-Winning Author of Neruda on the Park & The Grand Paloma Resort (2025) Cleyvis Natera is an award-winning author whose work spans fiction, essays, and cultural criticism. Her debut novel, Neruda on the Park, was a New York Times Editor's Choice, selected by Malala Yousafzai for her book club, and won a Silver Medal for Best First Book of Fiction from the International Latino Book Awards in 2023. The book was also featured by TIME, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and more. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, TIME, and The Rumpus. She's received fellowships from PEN America, Bread Loaf, the Vermont Studio Center, and was recently named a Fulbright Associate. She teaches creative writing at Barnard College and Montclair State University, where she's helping launch a new bilingual MFA program. Her second novel, The Grand Paloma Resort, was just published by Ballantine Books.

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Let's Talk: Passion & Purpose with Nicole Thomas: "On Writing and Life" Cleyvis Natera Award-Winning Author of Neruda on the Park & The Grand Paloma Resort (2025) is an episode from Brooklyn Free Speech Radio by Brooklyn Free Speech Radio.

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This episode was published on Jun 4, 2026.

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