Author Luna Moore Latorre

Things I Love: (aside from the obvious answers of books, art, and dance)

1. Nature, especially if it involves hiking or swimming. There are so many trees that have moved me to tears.
2. Info dumping about my interests. Ask me about the differences between high fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, and romantasy as book genres. Ask me about the difference between black holes and white holes. Ask me about the history of tomatoes. Ask me about the commonalities in afterlife theories from different cultures across the globe. Ask me why studying art history will solve the poor body image epidemic. I’m Wikipedia without the ads begging for a $1 donation.
3. Movies that are so bad they’re good. Bride of Chucky. Zombeavers. Santa Jaws. If it’s objectively horrible, I’ve seen it and cackled the entire time.
4. Reassurance. Nothing is as good as a cold Iced Coffee and some reassurance.

Things I Hate:

1. Being rushed in a bookstore. Don’t come with me if you’re not prepared to stay a minimum of an hour, make huge book stacks together, discuss the pros and cons of each book together, and then help each other pick two or three to actually buy.
2. Generative AI. Do not get me started on how much I hate ChatGPT. But maybe do get me started, because if people keep overconsuming AI, we’re not going to have drinking water or critical thinking skills in 15 years.
3. People who mock astrology. Just say you don’t like having fun. My chart’s placements are almost entirely Leo, Taurus, and Sagittarius, so I’m all about having fun.
4. People who think that not caring about anything or anyone makes them intellectually superior. I hated The Stranger by Albert Camus for this very reason. Who the hell wouldn’t cry at their mom’s funeral? I’ve cried because the moon was particularly beautiful one night in July. That definitely puts me in the extreme camp, but apathy is not a way to live.

Causes That Matter to Me: Environmental Justice, Promoting Literacy, Immigrant Rights, LGBTQ Rights, Anti-Racism, Feminism, Support for the Arts, Veganism/Animal Rights, and more.

How I Got My Name: My mom picked “Luna” because the moon has been a symbol of female strength and power across South America and Mesoamerica for millennia; my name is simultaneously ancestral, matriarchal, and cosmic. My dad wanted to name me Dorothy. He lost that debate.

Careers I Totally Have In Another Part of the Multiverse: 1. Olympic Gymnast. I love flipping and flying through the air, and doing it on live television and getting a medal sounds amazing. 2. Astrophysicist. I love learning about cosmology, theoretical physics, and the cosmos both within and outside of our solar system. 3. Cookbook Writer. I love getting creative in the kitchen. Ask me how many different meals I can plan around black beans, red beans, tofu, tempeh, and chickpeas. 4. Therapist. I love giving people advice. I love helping people with their problems. I love having big sister energy.

Careers I Absolutely Do Not Have In Other Parts of the Multiverse: 1. Butcher. I’ve teared up seeing the meat section at Trader Joe’s. When I was in elementary school, I wrote President Obama, urging him to personally end commercial meat farming. 2. Graveyard Nightshift Worker. Nothing good happens in a graveyard after the sun goes down. I’m convinced that’s when the vengeful spirits and demons come out to get you. 3. Doctor. Hearing about other people’s ailments all day long would 100% convince me I have the same illness. I’m that person whose stomach starts hurting the moment someone else mentions their stomach hurts. I would never know peace. 4. Runway Model. As much as I love the spotlight, I love keeping my body dysmorphia at manageable levels even more.