Poet Gabriela Garcia offers an authentic explo­ration of the immigrant experience in her debut novel Of Women in Salt, set to be released on March 30.

"My perspective comes from my Cuban and Mexican parents whose immigrant experiences were different due to class and race," Garcia tells EW. "People talk about the immigrant experience but there are many. It depends on where you're coming from, class, race, and status. These are things I've always been aware of because of my own identity."