MM: I’m curious about the convergence of your interest and research into Ramon Navarro, silent film, and the Yaquis. That’s the great thing about being a writer – you can follow your interests wherever they take you.
MN: What happened is that I became interested in subjects and characters and stories that could not be expressed in the kind of book I had been writing, so I needed to move on and find a way to explore those stories. Can you talk about your decision to move on from that series and pursue The Children of Eve books? MM: You’ve been gone from the mystery writing scene for some time, since the publication of the last Henry Rios novel, Rag and Bone. (And for all you audiobook fans, check out his Henry Rios series on Audible.) Nava, as was declared of him in the New York Times, was, and is, “one of the best.” I’m delighted to share his answers to ‘6 Questions’. I had the great pleasure of reading an advance copy, and was struck on the first page by its literary strength, its meticulous, rich detail and the aching humanity of its characters, as well as its finely crafted plot. This December we’ll see the release of Lay Your Sleeping Head, from Kórima Press (now available for pre-order), a reimagined and substantially rewritten version of that first book.
In communicating with Michael for this interview, I discovered we were both in Los Angeles during the same time period, and both considered queer bookstore A Different Light (Silver Lake location) central to our writing and reading lives. As a mystery writer myself, it shouldn’t be surprising I jumped at the chance to interview Michael Nava, an icon in the genre. His seminal Henry Rios series was heralded as the gold standard when the books came out, beginning with The Little Death in 1986.
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