Rigoberto González, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rigoberto González

American writer

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1970

Place of Birth: Bakersfield, California, United States

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Rigoberto González (born 1970) is an American writer and book critic.
He is an editor and author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and bilingual children's books, and self-identifies in his writing as a gay Chicano.
His most recent project is The Book of Ruin, a poetry collection.
His memoir What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography.
He is the 2015 recipient of the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Publishing Triangle.