Lilliam Rivera
@lilliamr.bsky.social
Award-winning author. Bronx born, L.A. living. Latest: TINY THREADS (Del Rey Books), available where books are sold.
https://www.lilliamrivera.com
https://www.lilliamrivera.com
no time to figure out a costume this year but here's one of my faves:
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
no time to figure out a costume this year but here's one of my faves:
been meaning to cancel the streamer for a while so this was easy and the long ass response I sent of why felt fine.
Anyway, #boycottDisney and Target and Chevron...
pa'lante
Anyway, #boycottDisney and Target and Chevron...
pa'lante
September 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
been meaning to cancel the streamer for a while so this was easy and the long ass response I sent of why felt fine.
Anyway, #boycottDisney and Target and Chevron...
pa'lante
Anyway, #boycottDisney and Target and Chevron...
pa'lante
Went to the Madonna Inn the other day. Still over the top
September 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Went to the Madonna Inn the other day. Still over the top
TINY THREADS is out in paperback today. Go grab a copy or two or five hundred
It’s my debut thriller set in Vernon, California. “Devil meets Prada” but with actual devils 😈
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723976...
It’s my debut thriller set in Vernon, California. “Devil meets Prada” but with actual devils 😈
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723976...
June 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
TINY THREADS is out in paperback today. Go grab a copy or two or five hundred
It’s my debut thriller set in Vernon, California. “Devil meets Prada” but with actual devils 😈
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723976...
It’s my debut thriller set in Vernon, California. “Devil meets Prada” but with actual devils 😈
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723976...
Being out with community today was such a balm for all this anxiety. Also, there were so many elderly folks out there. So much ❤️
This is the beginning. Pa’lante!
This is the beginning. Pa’lante!
June 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Being out with community today was such a balm for all this anxiety. Also, there were so many elderly folks out there. So much ❤️
This is the beginning. Pa’lante!
This is the beginning. Pa’lante!
ICE at public libraries. ICE staying at Hilton hotels.
Operations Healthy Hearts are setting up PPE kits for those marching. Donate money to keep our families safe out there.
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Operations Healthy Hearts are setting up PPE kits for those marching. Donate money to keep our families safe out there.
www.instagram.com/p/DKuaHgtReb...
June 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
ICE at public libraries. ICE staying at Hilton hotels.
Operations Healthy Hearts are setting up PPE kits for those marching. Donate money to keep our families safe out there.
www.instagram.com/p/DKuaHgtReb...
Operations Healthy Hearts are setting up PPE kits for those marching. Donate money to keep our families safe out there.
www.instagram.com/p/DKuaHgtReb...
FYI: For no particular reason, I wrote a book about a Puerto Rican who lost their home because of Hurricane María. It’s a Greek retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice. Won an award.
NEVER LOOK BACK
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NEVER LOOK BACK
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May 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
FYI: For no particular reason, I wrote a book about a Puerto Rican who lost their home because of Hurricane María. It’s a Greek retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice. Won an award.
NEVER LOOK BACK
www.bloomsbury.com/us/never-loo...
NEVER LOOK BACK
www.bloomsbury.com/us/never-loo...
Best book I read this year.
April 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Best book I read this year.
This weekend I'll be heading to the San Antonio Book Festival to chat up TINY THREADS. I'll be in conversation with the amazing @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social who is getting so much love for her latest novel VANISHING DAUGHTERS.
Two boricuas writing horror? Listen, it's a big deal!
Two boricuas writing horror? Listen, it's a big deal!
April 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This weekend I'll be heading to the San Antonio Book Festival to chat up TINY THREADS. I'll be in conversation with the amazing @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social who is getting so much love for her latest novel VANISHING DAUGHTERS.
Two boricuas writing horror? Listen, it's a big deal!
Two boricuas writing horror? Listen, it's a big deal!
I’ll be attending Tucson Book Festival in a couple of weeks to chat up TINY THREADS. It’s always such a fun festival. I’ll be on So many great panels with brilliant authors. If you’re attending, let me know!
March 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I’ll be attending Tucson Book Festival in a couple of weeks to chat up TINY THREADS. It’s always such a fun festival. I’ll be on So many great panels with brilliant authors. If you’re attending, let me know!
A photo from West Hollywood. So scary.
January 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A photo from West Hollywood. So scary.
New year means bangs
January 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
New year means bangs
Last book I read was The Stranger by Albert Camus
First book of the year: The Master & Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
Ok, this picture of Bulgakov is amazing
First book of the year: The Master & Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
Ok, this picture of Bulgakov is amazing
January 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Last book I read was The Stranger by Albert Camus
First book of the year: The Master & Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
Ok, this picture of Bulgakov is amazing
First book of the year: The Master & Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
Ok, this picture of Bulgakov is amazing
This is the first year I didn’t cook. Instead we went to an an Indian restaurant by the house and it was great.
Last selfie of the year.
Last selfie of the year.
January 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This is the first year I didn’t cook. Instead we went to an an Indian restaurant by the house and it was great.
Last selfie of the year.
Last selfie of the year.
i really did type "In Madea Res" instead of "In Medias Res"
Why yes, i am a writer and sometimes instructor
Why yes, i am a writer and sometimes instructor
December 29, 2024 at 8:45 PM
i really did type "In Madea Res" instead of "In Medias Res"
Why yes, i am a writer and sometimes instructor
Why yes, i am a writer and sometimes instructor
It’s cold in NY but it was also so pretty today.
December 22, 2024 at 1:48 AM
It’s cold in NY but it was also so pretty today.
Rewatching Barton Fink and I forgot how amazing and funny it is.
December 12, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Rewatching Barton Fink and I forgot how amazing and funny it is.
December 11, 2024 at 3:32 PM
This photo taken at The Bob Baker Marionette Theater the other day makes me so happy. It’s so random but look at how I’m looking at that puppet with heart eyes.
December 3, 2024 at 2:11 AM
This photo taken at The Bob Baker Marionette Theater the other day makes me so happy. It’s so random but look at how I’m looking at that puppet with heart eyes.
Hey, it’s Black Friday today, a made up marketing concept! May I suggest you spend your money supporting indie bookstores instead of billionaires? Local LA bookstores that I love: @skylightbooks.bsky.social and Reparations Books. In the Bronx, The Lit Bar. Go support the art you want to see.
November 29, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Hey, it’s Black Friday today, a made up marketing concept! May I suggest you spend your money supporting indie bookstores instead of billionaires? Local LA bookstores that I love: @skylightbooks.bsky.social and Reparations Books. In the Bronx, The Lit Bar. Go support the art you want to see.
Received my copy of Something About Living by poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha and the first poem I read is “When The Sky Is No Longer”
November 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Received my copy of Something About Living by poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha and the first poem I read is “When The Sky Is No Longer”
Went to the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz. I much preferred the trees
November 28, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Went to the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz. I much preferred the trees