Alex Gonzales (she/her) grew up in the New Mexico desert surrounded by the endless blue skies and the smell of green chile. She received her bachelor’s degree in 2019 at the University of New Mexico for Journalism & Mass Communications and Psychology. That year, she followed her passions for reading and writing to rain-soaked Portland where she earned her master’s degree in Book Publishing. She is now the Publicity Assistant for Tin House, where she gets to help authors get the recognition they deserve for their books. When she’s not working, you can find her with her nose in a book or sketching in her journal.