Melissa Coss Aquino

Melissa Coss Aquino is a Puerto Rican writer from the Bronx and an associate professor at Bronx Community College, CUNY. She holds an MFA from City College and a PhD in English from the CUNY Graduate Center. Her debut novel, Carmen and Grace, came out in April 2023. She was featured in Raising Mothers' Ten Questions interview series in 2023.