Sergio Troncoso is the author of four books: The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays, and the novels The Nature of Truth and From This Wicked Patch of Dust.

From This Wicked Patch of Dust is a novel about the Martinez family, who begins life in a shantytown on the U.S.-Mexico border, and struggles to stay together despite cultural clashes, different religions, and contemporary politics.

Crossing Borders: Personal Essays is a collection that bridges the chasm between the poverty of the border and the highest echelons of success in America, with sacrifice, commitment, and honesty.

Troncoso graduated from Harvard College, and studied international relations and philosophy at Yale University. He won a Fulbright scholarship to Mexico and was inducted into the Hispanic Scholarship Fund's Alumni Hall of Fame. He is a member of PEN.

He writes a blog about writing, politics, and finance at www.ChicoLingo.com.

Crossing Borders: Personal Essays (Arte Publico Press, 2011), From This Wicked Patch of Dust (University of Arizona Press, 2011), The Nature of Truth: A Novel (Northwestern University Press, 2003), The Last Tortilla and Other Stories (University of Arizona Press, 1999)

Nuestra Aparente Rendicion (Grijalbo - Random House Mondadori, 2011), You Don't Have A Clue: Latino Mystery Stories for Teens (Arte Publico Press, 2011), Camino del Sol: Fifteen Years of Latina and Latino Writing (University of Arizona Press, 2010), Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery (Arte Publico Press, 2009), Literary El Paso (Texas Christian University Press, 2009), Hecho En Tejas: An Anthology of Texas Mexican Literature (University of New Mexico Press, 2006), Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature (Pearson Longman, 2006), Once Upon A Cuento (Curbstone Press, 2003), City Wilds: Essays and Stories about Urban Nature (University of Georgia Press, 2002), New World: Young Latino Writers (Dell, 1997)