Elaine Castillo

Elaine Castillo , named one of "30 of the Planet’s Most Exciting Young People" by the Financial Times , was born and raised in the Bay Area. Her debut novel, America Is Not the Heart , was a finalist for numerous prizes including the Elle Big Book Award, the Center for Fiction Prize, and the Aspen Words Literary Prize and was named a best book of 2018 by NPR, Real Simple , Lit Hub , The Boston Globe , San Francisco Chronicle , The New York Post , Kirkus Reviews , and the New York Public Library.