{"id":801142,"date":"2026-05-16T18:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T18:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/801142\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T18:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T18:33:17","slug":"book-public-live-in-san-antonio-will-feature-author-of-chicano-gothic-vampire-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/801142\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Public Live! in San Antonio will feature author of &#8216;Chicano Gothic&#8217; vampire novel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"516\" data-attachment-id=\"407902\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/book-public-live-in-san-antonio-will-feature-author-of-chicano-gothic-vampire-novel\/attachment\/filthy-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Filthy.jpg?fit=1007%2C666&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1007,666\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Filthy\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Filth Eaters is out now from Deep Vellum Press.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Filth Eaters is out now from Deep Vellum Press.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Filthy.jpg?fit=780%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Filthy.jpg\" alt=\"Filth Eaters is out now from Deep Vellum Press.\" class=\"wp-image-407902\"  \/>Filth Eaters is out now from Deep Vellum Press. Credit: Courtesy Image \/ Deep Vellum<\/p>\n<p>Next Tuesday\u2019s installment in Texas Public Radio\u2019s Book Public Live! series will feature Filth Eaters, a hot-off-the-press debut novel by Laredo-born, San Antonio-based author, poet and painter Ito Romo. <\/p>\n<p>Host Yvette Benavides will talk to Romo about his work, which reimagines vampire lore through a postcolonial lens, following a lineage of mestizo immortals across space and time. Romo furthers his signature \u201cChicano Gothic\u201d subgenre, tinged with historical fiction and Blade Runner-esque futuristic noir. <\/p>\n<p>Jumping between time periods extending from 11th century India to the distant future, the book harnesses the universal myth of vampirism to critique the history of power structures that feed off greed. <\/p>\n<p>Free, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, Mal\u00fa &amp; Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater, Texas Public Radio, 321 West Commerce St., (210) 614-8977, tpr.org.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sign Up for SA Current newsletters.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a 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Stories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/sports-and-recreation\/tickets-for-the-san-antonio-spurs-western-conference-finals-home-games-now-on-sale\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Spurzzz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tickets for the San Antonio Spurs\u2019 Western Conference Finals home games now on sale\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"407897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/sports-and-recreation\/tickets-for-the-san-antonio-spurs-western-conference-finals-home-games-now-on-sale\/attachment\/spurzzz\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Spurzzz.jpg?fit=1000%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,668\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Stephon Castle was a key ingredient in the Spurs\u2019 139-109 trouncing of the Timberwolves on Friday night. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Stephon Castle was a key ingredient in the Spurs\u2019 139-109 trouncing of the Timberwolves on Friday night. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" 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data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Victor Wembanyama executes a dunk during Game 5 against the Timberwolves. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SpursDunk.jpg?fit=780%2C515&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAdmission at The Rock is free on a first-come, first-served basis.\u00a0\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/incarnate-words-extended-run-players-to-present-spoon-river-anthology\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778956397_777_Spoon-River.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Incarnate Word\u2019s Extended Run Players to present Spoon River Anthology\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"407420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/incarnate-words-extended-run-players-to-present-spoon-river-anthology\/attachment\/spoon-river\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Spoon-River.jpg?fit=1003%2C666&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1003,666\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Spoon River\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Spoon River Anthology, published in 1915, is a collection of free-verse poems set in a fictional small town. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Spoon River Anthology, published in 1915, is a collection of free-verse poems set in a fictional small town. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Spoon-River.jpg?fit=780%2C518&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe performance, which explores scandals and hidden desires in small-town life, will take place Thursday and Friday on the San Antonio university\u2019s campus. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Filth Eaters is out now from Deep Vellum Press. Credit: Courtesy Image \/ Deep Vellum Next Tuesday\u2019s installment&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":801143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,326320,326321,326322,43444,326323,7202,119501,7203,358,196322,111822,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-801142","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-book-public-live","10":"tag-chicano-literature","11":"tag-filth-eaters","12":"tag-horror-fiction","13":"tag-ito-romo","14":"tag-san-antonio","15":"tag-san-antonio-events","16":"tag-sanantonio","17":"tag-texas","18":"tag-texas-public-radio","19":"tag-things-to-do-in-san-antonio","20":"tag-tx","21":"tag-united-states","22":"tag-united-states-of-america","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","25":"tag-us","26":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116585694974645173","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}