About Cristy Road Carrera Books
Cristy C. Road is a first-generation Cuban-American artist, writer, and musician. Rooted in punk, queer, and feminist communities, Road has spent over 20 years illustrating and publishing her story. Using ink, markers, paint, and words, her books, zines, and punk rock narratives serve to heal the marginalized body through living, loving, and being awkward and true. She published Green'zine from 1997 to 2004, and has since released three illustrated novels tackling mental health, sexuality, cultural identity, and punk, along with countless illustrations for music, publishing, and social movements. Her most recent projects include the revolutionary Next World Tarot and her band, Choked Up. She is currently writing songs and dystopian romance in Brooklyn, NY.