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Brenda Navarro

Brenda Navarro is one of the most critically acclaimed authors in the Spanish language. Eating Ashes won the Cálamo and CEGAL prizes and was a finalist for the Mario Vargas Llosa Biennial Novel Prize. Originally from Mexico, she lives in Madrid.

Brenda Navarro

Brenda Navarro is one of the most critically acclaimed authors in the Spanish language. Eating Ashes won the Cálamo and CEGAL prizes and was a finalist for the Mario Vargas Llosa Biennial Novel Prize. Originally from Mexico, she lives in Madrid.

Awards

Shortlisted — Kirkus Prize, 2026

Books by Brenda Navarro

  • Eating Ashes: A Novel

    Brenda Navarro, Megan McDowell

    Hardback, 2026

    FINALIST FOR THE 2026 KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION
    SOON TO BE THE FILM ASHES DIRECTED BY DIEGO LUNA

    An arrestingly beautiful, award-winning novel about separation, migration, and love left behind.

  • Eating Ashes: A Novel

    Brenda Navarro, Megan McDowell

    E Book

    FINALIST FOR THE 2026 KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION
    SOON TO BE THE FILM ASHES DIRECTED BY DIEGO LUNA

    An arrestingly beautiful, award-winning novel about separation, migration, and love left behind.