On this episode, Tyler has the pleasure of interviewing Kind of Major co-host Gloria Muñoz about her new YA novel THEY CALLED US WICKED (Out Nov. 3). They talk about her magical inspiration for the book, the process of (re)writing, poetry, and reasons to shake off imposter syndrome.
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Book Description: They’re a coven of four: Lucy, who can hear a whisper in a crowded room. Clara, who can read your innermost thoughts. Fabiola, who can see the future. And Sirena, who can manipulate your every emotion. They’ve been best friends since they met on the astral plane as kids, each of them hiding their gifts from a world that insists magic and witchcraft are a threat to humanity.
But they’ve never met in the real world. . .until now.
Gloria Muñoz is a Colombian American writer, translator, and advocate for multilingual literacy. She is the award-winning author of This is the Year, which won the 2026 International Literacy Award for Young Adult Fiction and an International Latino Book Award. Her latest novel, They Called Us Wicked, follows four young women as they explore deep questions about power, technology, magic, and community. Her acclaimed poetry collections Your Biome Has Found You, and Danzirly, which won the Ambroggio Prize and the Gold Medal Florida Book Award, dazzle with thought-provoking images and creative use of language and form. Her other honors include an Academy of American Poets Poet Laureate Fellowship, a Hedgebrook Fellowship, being a Macondista, Highlights Foundation’s Diverse Verse Fellowship, and Lumina’s Multilingual Writing Award. Gloria is proud to be a part of MNBIPOC Kidlit Creators collective and Las Musas.