Praise for All These Deep Arroyos
“In All These Deep Arroyos, Matt Baca has crafted a beautiful and stirring debut novel that sings with the winds of the high desert. Told with heart and unflinching empathy, it is a glorious addition to the literature of Southern Colorado and New Mexico.”
—Kali Fajardo-Anstine, author of Woman of Light
“Matt Baca is a brilliant stylist and his first novel is a tour de force of friendship, love, and obsession.”
—Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Portable Veblen
“All These Deep Arroyos is the story of a secret America. Of the tender, willfully resilient children of the desert. In short, it’s a killer.”
—Erika T. Wurth, author of White Horse
“Matt Baca’s elegant yet poignant coming-of-age story is deeply rooted in Rudolfo Anaya’s beloved New Mexico with all its beauty and heartbreak. This debut novel establishes Baca as an important and authentic chronicler of life in the high desert. Bravo!”
—Daniel A. Olivas, author of Chicano Frankenstein
“All These Deep Arroyos pulled me into the desert and then swept me away. What a gorgeous, consuming, and indelible novel, overflowing with the best of what novels can do. Matt Baca is a craftsman, writing elegantly and powerfully about life, death, and forgiveness, by way of characters who feel as real as family. This debut is a feat, and a gift. I loved this book.”
—Rachel Khong, New York Times bestselling author of Real Americans
“This story of two brothers, of the different choices they make and the different lives they lead, kept me turning the pages right to the end. With great characters, a vivid sense of place, a compelling plot, and an assured narrative voice, this is a very impressive debut.”
—Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club and Booth
An Indies Introduce Title
“I couldn't put it down and was eager every day to return to this world. All These Deep Arroyos will stir your soul ... If you love the bold truth of a Susan Straight novel and the brilliant prose of a Cormac McCarthy piece, then you will love Matt Baca's debut novel.”
—Michelle Pierce, Lido Village Books, Newport Beach, California
“This is a beautiful book, full of hope and heartache. It shows how family is really about those around you and about the people who show up, even when they are late. Matt Baca brings the landscape and the world of these two very different brothers to life.”
—Revati Kilaparti, Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins, Colorado