Gregory Orfalea

Gregory Orfalea is an American writer, the author or editor of nine books, including his most recent works, the biography Journey to the Sun: Junipero Serra's Dream and the Founding of California (Scribner, 2014) and a short story collection, The Man Who Guarded the Bomb (Syracuse UP, 2010).

The San Francisco Chronicle said, "Orfalea writes from his own spiritual heart and soars into the realm of poetry... His drama never lags.

"[citation needed] Dr. Allan Figueroa Deck, Cassasa Chair and Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University noted, "Serra comes alive in this volume as in no other.

"[citation needed] About the memoir of Orfalea's youth in Los Angeles, Richard Rodriguez said, "These essays, recollecting Gregory Orfalea's American life, are delightful and wise.

"[citation needed] Angeleno Days won the Arab American Book Award[3] and was a finalist for the PEN Center USA Prize.