Poetry
At Least This I Know (2022) is published with 404 Ink. Shortlisted for the Kavya Prize and the Saltire Society’s Poetry Book of The Year.
Holy Boys (2025) is published with Polygon Books. It was Highly Commended by the Forward Prize for Poetry.
Novels
How We Named The Stars, Andrés’ debut novel is published with Tin House (US version) and with Saraband (UK version). In 2024, he was selected as one of The Observer’s 10 Best Debut Novelists. In 2022, an early version of the manuscript was shortlisted for the Morley Lit Prize and The Mo Siewcharran Prize. In 2025, it received an Honourable Mention for The Rudolfo Anaya Best Latino Focused Fiction Book Award.
Media Reviews for his poetry:
“With ‘At Least This I Know,’ Andrés N. Ordorica’s offers a poetry collection which is sensual, sensitive, witty, and warm, and which makes you understand the world, and yourself, a little better.”
Snack Magazine
“[Andrés N. Ordorica] must rest assured that he has followed his own emotional and moral compass and out of it has produced a first collection of lasting worth.”
The Friday Poem
“These poems chart a life, each poem a mini memoir in verse. At Least This I Know gathers together wide-ranging themes of nationhood, sexuality, loss and activism but its protagonist, the poet, is the constant.”
DURA
“Holy Boys is an exquisite and often heady collection of poetry from a writer who continues to explore and dig deep into what it means to be alive.”
The Skinny
“There is a hopefulness and joy that permeates [Holy Boys] as a whole and ensures that while established fans of Orodorica will find new things to enjoy here, new readers will also be left wanting more.”
Gutter Magazine
Media Reviews for his fiction:
“[In ‘How We Named The Stars’] Ordorica portrays Daniel and Sam’s encounters with tenderness and heat, and Daniel’s aching and poignant narration, which seamlessly alternates between addressing the reader and speaking directly to Sam, is chock-full of wisdom. This is dazzling.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Though “How We Named the Stars” tackles heavy subjects, including death, the story is not a tragedy. Even in moments of strife, resentment is absent. Conflict is always coupled with forgiveness. Rather than surrendering to hardship, Ordorica’s novel basks in love’s everlasting promise. Because for Daniel and Sam, that love is kind, it is honest and it is infinite.”
New York Times Book Review
“A college romance between two closeted young men spirals into a border-crossing story of tragic death, family secrets, and unexpected revelations.
Told with authenticity and compassion, this unconventional love story redefines notions of fraternity.“
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“A tender coming-of-age novel styled as a heart-rending letter written after a first love ends in tragedy.”
The Washington Post
“This heartbreakingly beautiful novel follows the arc of young queer love from its first thrilling rush to its bittersweet aftermath… Radiating lust and emotion, this is a deeply moving and soulful coming-of-age tale.”
Apple Books
“The kind of debut that launches a career, How We Named The Stars is beautiful and devastating, a tender and timeless tale about queer love, family and secrets.”
Barnes & Noble
“First-time novelist Ordorica delves into love and loss in two places and two times to powerful effect.”
Booklist
Additionally, Andrés has been published in All The Way Home (Taproot Press), The Colour of Madness (Bluebird), He, She, They, Us (Pan Macmillan) and We Were Always Here (404 Ink).
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