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Phantoms

"A gorgeously written memoir, Phantoms is a soul-searching exploration of motherhood, abandonment, and spirituality, with a peek into the 1970s Puerto Rico. Rima Brusi's deeply personal work sits alongside Esmeralda Santiago's When I Was Puerto Rican as a seminal Caribbean piece of art."

— Lilliam Rivera, author of Tiny Threads

Arte Público Press · November 30, 2026 · Trade paperback, 200 pages
$18.95 · ISBN 979-8-89375-046-1 · Translated by Jessica Powell

Rima Brusi is a Puerto Rican writer and scholar whose work moves between crónica, essay, ethnography, and applied research. She is the author or co-author of seven books, including Phantoms (Arte Público Press, 2026). Her book Fantasmas received the PEN Puerto Rico Premio Nacional in 2020. She is a professor at Northern Arizona University and lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Escritora e investigadora puertorriqueña cuya obra transita entre la crónica, el ensayo, la etnografía y la investigación aplicada. Es autora o coautora de siete libros, incluyendo Phantoms (Arte Público Press, 2026). Su libro Fantasmas recibió el Premio Nacional del PEN Puerto Rico en 2020. Es profesora en Northern Arizona University y vive en Flagstaff, Arizona.