Tony R. Rodriguez is an American novelist residing in the Bay Area of California. He is the former Board Chairman of the literary collective PEN Oakland,[1] a chapter of Pen America Center, which is an affiliate of PEN International. His novels have been published in Scotland and the United States of America. They include the best-selling titles Under These Stars (Beatdom Books, 2014)[2] and When I Followed the Elephant (Cauliay Publishing and Distribution, 2011).[3] His books have been studied at various high schools and universities, including the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, formerly known as the University of Texas-Pan American.[4] Rodriguez has also been published in various anthologies and literary journals. His works have been widely reviewed, especially through the East Bay Review,[5] View From Here magazine,[6] as well as local Bay Area press.[7] Rodriguez has been featured in many Bay Area literary festivals, including LitQuake,[8] the Oakland Book Festival[9] and 100,000 Poets for Change.[10]
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