Nava is a six-time recipient of the Lambda Literary Award in the mystery category, as well as the Bill Whitehead Lifetime Achievement Award for gay and lesbian literature. As it turns out, Rag and Bone is to be Navas last Henry Rios novel. Michael Nava is the author of a groundbreaking series of crime novels featuring a gay, Latino criminal defense lawyer Henry Rios. He was member of the State Bar of California’s Council on Access and Fairness from 2007 to 2009 and ran for Seat 15 of the San Francisco Superior Court in 2010. Source for information on Nava, Michael 1954-: Contemporary Authors, New Revision. He worked as prosecutor and deputy attorney in Los Angeles City Attorney’s office and became associate at Horvitz & Levy, an appellate boutique firm in 1985, worked as judicial staff attorney in California and later moved to Northern California and settled in San Francisco.

Nava enrolled in Standford Law School and in 1981 received his J.D. Watson Fellowship he went to Madrid and Buenos Aires did translation of works by Ruben Dario, the Spanish-American poet after which he considered graduate education in History or English. He completed his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1976.Īfter receiving the Thomas J. He joined David Mason (poet) and David Owen (humorist and writer). In his family he was the first one to go to college and attended Colorado College and developed special liking for writing and literature. Rag and Bone - (A Henry Rios Novel) by Michael Nava (Paperback) 19.99When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 4.8 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D) Weight. Nova began writing at the age of 12 years, a time when he came to know he was gay. Putnam Adult, 24.95 (304pp) ISBN 978-8-1 This seventh Henry Rios mystery should bring both pleasure and sadness to admirers of the gay Mexican-American. After his maternal family escaped the Mexican Revolution, they settled there in the year 1920. He spent his growing up years in Greenland which is principally a working-class neighborhood in Mexico, in Sacramento, California. An eight-volume mystery series featuring an openly gay protagonist (a criminal lawyer) has been authored by him. He completed his education at Stanford Law School (J.D) and Colorado College (B.A.) He has worked on the staff for the California Supreme Court and ran for a position in the Supreme Court in 2010.

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Rag and Bone by Michael Nava