Manuel Marrero is the founder/editor-in-chief of Expat Press, est. 2013. He is the author of the novels Thousands of Lies (2015) and NOT YET (2019). He's worked in education, led multilingual zine-making workshops abroad, and has been practicing DIY ethos as long as he's been in letters. With a ramshackle team, Expat Press has produced and published 16 books, three zines, one record, and has featured a piece of literature on expatpress.com every day since the pandemic began except for one. His aim with Expat Press is to champion literature in the adventurous tradition of Barney Rosset and Grove Press.