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The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
A novel based on the true story, Unbridled Books

"Mayo's reanimation of a crucial period in Mexican history should satisfy history buffs and those in the mood for an engaging story
brimming with majestic ambition."
Publisher's Weekly


A Library Journal Best Book 2009

Click on the cover for excerpts, music, video, genealogies, the story of the story, the Library of Congress lecture, and more
Miraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles through Baja California, the Other Mexico
Now available in paperback from Milkweed Editions

"
One of the best books ever about Baja California. Highly recommended"
Library Journal





Click on the book's cover for photos, a trailer, excerpts, and more

Sky Over El Nido
Winner, Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction

"A remarkable literary debut... tautly fashioned prose, alive with myriad turns of phrase as on-target as they are idiosyncratic."
Publisher's Weekly (starred review)

Click on the cover to read a story and watch the trailer

 Mexico: A Traveler's Literary Companion
Edited by C.M. Mayo: a dazzling collection of Mexican fiction and prose.

"It will open your eyes, fill you with pleasure and render our perennial vecinos a little less distante."

Los Angeles Times Book Review

Click on the cover for the National Public Radio interview, and more
"The Building of Quality"
The novelesque short story from the Kenyon Review
e-book (PDF and Kindle)

Buy it now on amazon.com
"C.M. Mayo on Creative Writing:
The Best from the Blog"

e-book (PDF only)
A cornucopia of tips on craft, process, and publishing.

Download this 50 page e-book for free when you join the Dancing Chiva Literary Arts Club (also free!)
From Mexico to Miramar or, Across the Lake of Oblivion
A nonfiction novela about a fairytale: a visit to the Emperor of Mexico's castle in Trieste, Italy

e-Book (PDF and Kindle)

Originally published in the Massachusetts Review
Winner, Washington Writing Prize for Best Essay
Spiritist Manual
By Bhima (Francisco I. Madero), 1911
Translated and introduced by C.M. Mayo, 2011

The secret book by the leader of Mexico's 1910 Revolution

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