Read a serialized chapter from my new book DESERT AMERICA at KCET.org‘s Artbound website. “House of the Moon” is set in Joshua Tree and tells the origins of the thriving art colony there. DESERT AMERICA is the result of over ten years of living and traveling through the Southwest and borderlands — a period during which both great wealth and ruinous poverty transformed the most iconic of American landscapes.
Rubén Martínez
writer/performer
This site combines the work by Rubén Martínez, his books and articles, his music, documentaries and performances, and his blog. You can contact Rubén, see his appearance in the media via his bio+ page.
Rubén’s new book, Desert America is now available. You can read excerpts online (see Desert America for more info).
NEW! Sneak Preview of KCET-TV’s Broadcast of “The Ballad of Ricardo Flores Magón” (see “Variedades” for more info).
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DESERT AMERICA 
The New Americans 
Crossing Over 
The Other Side 
Flesh Life 
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