J.L. Torres — Migrations Book Publicity Case Study

This book publicity case study outlines the work Coriolis Company performed for Professor J.L. Torres‘ book, Migrations, published by the Los Angeles Review of Books on June 1, 2021. Migrations is a collection of short stories.

June 1, 2021, MIGRATIONS: J.L. Torres in conversation with Luis Alberto Urrea, Book Launch, Facebook Live hosted by the UC-Riverside Tomás Rivera Conference and Los Angeles Review of Books.

June 8, 2021, J.L. Torres in conversation with Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, Facebook Live hosted by Schuler Books and Los Angeles Review of Books.

June 28, 2021, J.L. Torres in conversation with Sarah Schaff, Facebook Live hosted by Next Chapter Booksellers.

June 6, 2021, “Diasporican: The Life in Between Featuring J.L. Torres” with Elsa Iris Reyes, “The Latinx Identity Project” Podcast.

June 8, 2021, “Episode 103 – Diasporica with Professor J.L. Torres” with John Schmidt and Chaz Brenchley, “Writers Drinking Coffee” Podcast.

June 20, 2021, “MIGRATIONS is a collection of short stories written by the Rivera Prize winner J.L Torres” with Lucia Matuonto, “The Relatable Voice” Podcast.

July 9, 2021, “Author J L Torres Interview” with Lucia Matuonto, “Uncut with Lucia by WorldAuthors” Podcast.

August 6, 2021, “Author J.L. Torres | Puerto Rico and Migrations” with Annabel Garcia, “Latinx on the Rise” Podcast.

August 22, 2021, “The Nuyorican Hallway: Belonging & Living Between Worlds” with Julián Esteban Torres López, “The Nasiona Podcast.”

September 22, 2021, “Migrations: In conversation with author J.L. Torres” with Jim Herlihy, “The San Francisco Experience” Podcast.

September 30, 2021, “Ep. 262: J.L. Torres on How to Read Like a Writer” with Rachael Herron, “How Do You Write” Podcast.

October 11, 2021, “J.L. TORRES: Writer; Professor; Puerto Rican Gadfly; USC, PhD (English Language, Lit)” with Calvin Schwartz, “Conversations with Calvin; WE the SpecIEs” Podcast.

October 12, 2021, “J. L. Torres, “Migrations” (LA Review of Books, 2021)” with Minni Sawhney, “New Books in Latino Studies” Podcast.

October 13, 2021, “Episode 149: J.L. Torres” with Brad King, “Downtown Writers Jam” Podcast.

December 22, 2021, “Episode 389: A Master Class on Short Fiction, Voice, and Opening Lines – Interview with J.L. Torres” with Gabriela Pereira, “DIY MFA Radio” Podcast.

January 13, 2022, “The Diasporican Experience with Author J.L. Torres” with Dr. Karen Bryson, “The Curious Professor” Podcast.

February 24, 2022, “Ep 78: Migrations, Writing About The Puerto Rican Diaspora, Sofia Jirau, Service Worker Protests Continue” with Joshua Smyser de Leon, “Paseo Podcast.”

April 2, 2022, “Studying Humanities Can Also Lead to Stable Careers, with Dr. Jose Luis Torres” with Dr. Jeniree Flores, “LatinX Can” Podcast.

April 25, 2022, “J. L. Torres” with Jeff Rutherford, “Reading And Writing Podcast” Podcast.

May 17, 2022, “The Puerto Rican Diaspora and Living Inbetweeness with J.L. Torres,” “The Story King Podcast.”

“Migrations showcases a major talent. It resonates with the music of hard-luck classics from our past, yet sings songs of evasive redemption.” — Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Hummingbird’s Daughter

“J.L. Torres’s stunning collection Migrations abounds with lucid, spare stories about the Puerto Rican experience. Upon reading the first tale, I understood that I held a masterwork in my hands. Torres’s unsparing and radiant sentences accumulate into narratives that illuminate the loneliness of exile, unbelonging, and the necessary struggles to find love.” —Yxta Maya Murray, author of The World Doesn’t Work That Way, But It Could

“In “Migrations,” Torres spins tales, stunning and visceral, of a vulnerable people on a landscape vulnerable to fickle nature and man.” —Robin Caudell, Press-Republican

“Some of the stories have only the most tenuous connections to Puerto Rico. To me, that was a good thing. The writing, style and content were varied, and this made the collection special: one does not have to be interested in Puerto Rico to enjoy this collection.” —Chris Maden, Chris Maden

3 Amazon reviews, 7 ratings, and 4.9 stars

8 Goodreads reviews, 16 ratings, and 3.75 stars

September 19, 2021, “Migrations by J.L. Torres – a Blogpost preview of our upcoming author interview” with Jim Herlihy, The San Francisco Experience

September 30, 2021, “A Dispatch from the Hallway: Advice for Committed BIPOC Writers” on diyMFA