Frederick Luis Aldama (Professor Latinx) will be tabling, signing books, and reading from his children's book Con Papá / With Papá at MexAmeriCon 2026, Saturday, October 31, 11 AM to 5 PM at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin. Free and open to all ages.

Why Latinx storytelling matters and how we're building spaces where our narratives can breathe, grow, and thrive.

October 1st 4-6PM Latinx Pop Lab | Patton Hall (RLP) 4.102 Max Rodriguez (née Maxine) could read before they could talk, devouring comics, novels, and books on philosophy. This helps them later to navigate the topsy-turvy life as a 9th grader in Nowheresville, California. Max's adventures include encounters with their spirited abuelita (aka Tatabuela), who drives a Hulk-green muscle car and grows marijuana in her attic; an estranged, self-styled John-Wayne-strutting Irish Ame

Aldama will discuss creative process and read from his latest novel, The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez

San Antonio College Library Common Read & The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez. October 3, 2024

All-Day Hispanic Heritage Event on Comics

Aldama will discuss Through Fences, The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez, and Labyrinths Borne

Join us for the Comics Studies Society On-Line Conference and Awards June 24-28, 2024! Past winners 2023: Kofi Bazzell-Smith The Frederick Luis Aldama Emerging BIPOC Comics Studies Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding emerging BIPOC comics scholar who has demonstrated extraordinary service to the study of comics in academia, in addition to comics-based community-led organizations and initiatives. This prize seeks to support and honor the contributions of emerging BIPOC

Aldama will talk about his YA graphic novel, The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez with rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors plus parents/guardians. Attendees will receive UT swag and a copy of The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez. More info HERE!