Russ López is a writer, editor, publisher, and historian whose work explores the deep connections between people, place, and identity. He is the author of six nonfiction books, including The Hub of the Gay Universe: An LGBTQ History of Boston, Provincetown, and Beyond, and the founder and editor of LatineLit, an online literary magazine dedicated to publishing fiction by and about Latine people and expanding the range of stories available in contemporary literature. His most recent book, Provincetown Stories, brings to life the joy, contradictions, and irresistible pull of Ptown through characters who exist proudly outside the mainstream. His fiction has appeared in The Fictional Café, Somos en escrito, Northeast Atlantic, Discretionary Love, Night Picnic, and numerous other literary magazines, and he is currently at work on a novelized reimagining of The Importance of Being Earnest. Born and raised in San Jose, California, López attended Stanford University and Harvard University before earning a doctorate from Boston University. Before turning full-time to literary work, he served as a community organizer, political aide, environmental advocate, and university lecturer—experiences that continue to shape the social and geographic worlds he writes about. He divides his time between Boston and Provincetown with his husband, Andrew Sherman.

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