Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Melissa Lozada-Oliva is the author of Dreaming of You and Candelaria, which was named one of the best books of 2023 by USA Today and Vogue. She cohosts a podcast called Say More. Her collection of short stories Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Jesus is Alive will be released Fall 2025. She holds her MFA from NYU and lives in Brooklyn.