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Ashley Hope Pérez
American author
Ashley Hope Pérez is an American author. Notable books include The Knife and the Butterfly (2011), What Can(t) Wait (2011), and Out of Darkness (2015).
Personal life and education
Pérez grew up in East Texas, approximately 20 minutes away from New London, Texas, the setting of Out of Darkness.[1]
Pérez attended the University of Texas at Austin.[2] In 2014, she earned a Ph.D. from Indiana University,[3][1] where she studied comparative literature with a focus on Latin American literature.
Pérez currently lives in Columbus, Ohio with her two sons.[4][5]
Career
Early in her career, Pérez taught English Language Arts at César E. Chávez High School in Houston,[2][5] which is where she "—as a white woman—became passionate about stories that center Latinx lives."[6]
Aside from writing, Pérez is an assistant professor in the Department of Co Ashley hope perez biography definition biology!