Books:
The Nature of Truth: A Novel (Northwestern University Press, 2003),
The Last Tortilla and Other Stories (University of Arizona Press, 1999)
Anthologies:
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)
Prizes:
Premio Aztlan;
Southwest Book Award;
Fulbright Scholarship;
Hispanic Scholarship Fund's Alumni Hall of Fame.