Latinx in Pub (LxP): What do you do?
Ruben Reyes (RR): I'm an editorial assistant at Flatiron Books, working on non-fiction titles.
LxP: How did you get started?
RR: After graduating from my MFA program, I started looking for jobs in New York City and landed at Flatiron at a friends' recommendation. I did some freelance research and fact-checking work in college which gave me some of the skills I use now.
LxP: What do you wish you knew before getting into the industry?
RR: I've learned A LOT about the market in my first year--and I wish I had thought a bit more about how and why I picked up books before I started this job.
LxP: What book are you currently working on or reading?
RR: I'm working on a wild but amazing collection of essays by actress Betty Gilipin called ALL THE WOMEN IN MY BRAIN: AND OTHER CONCERNS, which comes out in September. I'm currently reading PILAR RAMIREZ AND THE ESCAPE FROM ZAFA by Julian Randall, which I'm also loving.
Ruben Reyes is the son of two Salvadoran immigrants. Prior to joining Flatiron in 2021, he taught literature and creative writing at the University of Iowa. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a bachelor's in History & Literature from Harvard College.
