Dagoberto Gilb
Dagoberto Gilb has published nine books of fiction and nonfiction. His collection of stories, New Testaments, was published by City Lights Books in fall 2024. Born in Los Angeles and raised there by his Mexican mother, he has lived in El Paso and Austin and now resides in Mexico City.
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Excerpt: ‘The Flowers’
Read an early passage from Dagoberto Gilb’s novel The Flowers, the California Book Club’s May selection.
Apr 21, 2026
Why I Write: To Give Voice to the Unheard
Dagoberto Gilb’s The Flowers is the California Book Club’s May 2026 selection.
Mar 22, 2026
Fiction: ‘Prima’
An impromptu reunion reveals the passage of time and deep family ties.
Dec 21, 2023
Fiction: ‘Answer’
Whether by fortune or doom or absolute devotion, a young man’s mad, burning love for a married woman is requited in this story from Dagoberto Gilb.
May 5, 2020