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'''''Mia Sosa''''' is a bestselling American ].


{{Notability|Biographies|date=June 2020}}'''Mia Sosa''' is an American ], best known for the 2020 novel '']''.
⚫ Sosa is half ] and half ]. After her parents' marriage ended, Sosa was raised by her mother and her mother's two sisters, who were also divorced. Sosa describes it as "a network of single moms" raising a pack of cousins.<ref name=ryan>{{citation|last=Ryan|first=Kate Voorsanger|title=Mia Sosa Orchestrates Unbelievably Funny Weddings|newspaper=Kirkus|date=24 February 2020|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/mia-sosa-worst-best-man-interview/|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref> Sosa received her undergraduate and law degrees from ] colleges and then earned a partnership in a law firm.<ref name=ryan/>


== Early life ==
⚫ While practicing law, Sosa began writing romance. In 2013, after a decade in the legal field, she quit to write full=time. In 2015, one of her novels was named a finalist in the ]'s Golden Heart Contest. The attention helped her to gain a three-book contract, and her first novel, ''Unbuttoning the CEO'' was published in December 2015.<ref name=diverse>{{citation|title=Latina Romance Author Mia Sosa: From Practiced to Published|date=3 July 2019|publisher=Diverse-Romance.com|url=
⚫ Sosa is half ] and half ]ian. Following her parents' divorce, Sosa was raised by her mother and her mother's two divorced sisters. Sosa described it as "a network of single moms" raising a pack of cousins.<ref name="ryan2">{{citation|last=Ryan|first=Kate Voorsanger|title=Mia Sosa Orchestrates Unbelievably Funny Weddings|date=24 February 2020|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/mia-sosa-worst-best-man-interview/|newspaper=Kirkus|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref> Sosa received her undergraduate and law degrees from ] colleges, then earned a partnership in a law firm.<ref name="ryan2" />
http://diverse-romance.com/2019/07/03/latina-romance-author-mia-sosa-from-practiced-to-published/|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>


== Career ==
⚫ Her early novels featured ] heroines,<ref name=ryan/><ref name=moore>{{citation|last=Moore|first=Jessica|title=Romance: The Worst Best Man|newspaper=Library Journal|date=1 January 2020|url=http://libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=the-worst-best-man|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref><ref name=impulse>{{citation|title=Acting on Impulse|newspaper=Kirkus|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mia-sosa/acting-on-impulse-love-on-cue/|date=15 September 2017|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref> while ''The Worst Best Man'', published in 2020, focused on Sosa's Brazilian heritage.<ref name=ryan/> Sosa's novels often include richly drawn supporting characters.<ref name=moore/><ref name=ryan/> As Sosa notes, "Relationships with family characters are a familiar theme in all my romances. Friends and family aren’t just part of the background. Incorporating them into the romance makes you see the way two people who have promised happily ever after will still interact with each other as part of a larger group. In Brazilian and Puerto Rican culture, family and tradition are a ‘thing,’ whether people screw up or not."<ref name=ryan/> Her books tackle socially relevant themes, including "whitewashing in the entertainment industry",<ref name=pretending>{{citation|title=Pretending He's Mine|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mia-sosa/pretending-hes-mine/|newspaper=Kirkus|date=15 March 2018|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref> the balance "between fitness and traditional cuisine and the nature of show business",<ref name=impulse>{{citation|title=Acting on Impulse|newspaper=Kirkus|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mia-sosa/acting-on-impulse-love-on-cue/|date=15 September 2017|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>, and the struggle for women of color to balance their emotions against everyone else's expectations of how they should act.<ref name=pw>{{citation|title=The Worst Best Man|newspaper=Publishers Weekly|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-290987-9|date=February 2020|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>
While practicing law, Sosa began writing romance novels. In 2013, after a decade in the legal field, she began writing full-time.


⚫ In 2015, one of her novels was named a finalist in the ]'s Golden Heart Contest. The attention helped her gain a three-book contract, and her first novel, ''Unbuttoning the CEO,'' was published in December 2015.<ref name="diverse2">{{citation|title=Latina Romance Author Mia Sosa: From Practiced to Published|date=3 July 2019|url=http://diverse-romance.com/2019/07/03/latina-romance-author-mia-sosa-from-practiced-to-published/|publisher=Diverse-Romance.com|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>
⚫ Reviewers praise Sosa's work for its humor.<ref name=pw/><ref name=impulse/> A review in ''Kirkus Reviews'' notes that ''The Worst Best Man'' is "so funny you might not be able to read it in public without making snorting noises"<ref name=ryan/>


==Notes== == Writing ==
⚫ Sosa's early novels featured ] heroines,<ref name="ryan2" /><ref name="moore2">{{citation|last=Moore|first=Jessica|title=Romance: The Worst Best Man|date=1 January 2020|url=http://libraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=the-worst-best-man|newspaper=Library Journal|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="impulse2">{{citation|title=Acting on Impulse|date=15 September 2017|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mia-sosa/acting-on-impulse-love-on-cue/|newspaper=Kirkus|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref> while '']'', published in 2020, focused on her Brazilian heritage.<ref name="ryan2" /> Her novels often include richly drawn supporting characters.<ref name="moore2" /><ref name="ryan2" /> As she noted in a 2020 interview, "Relationships with family characters are a familiar theme in all my romances. Friends and family aren’t just part of the background. Incorporating them into the romance makes you see the way two people who have promised happily ever after will still interact with each other as part of a larger group. In Brazilian and Puerto Rican culture, family and tradition are a ‘thing,’ whether people screw up or not."<ref name="ryan2" />
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Her books tackle socially relevant themes, including "whitewashing in the entertainment industry,"<ref name="pretending2">{{citation|title=Pretending He's Mine|date=15 March 2018|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mia-sosa/pretending-hes-mine/|newspaper=Kirkus|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref> the balance "between fitness and traditional cuisine and the nature of show business,"<ref name="impulse">{{citation|title=Acting on Impulse|newspaper=Kirkus|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mia-sosa/acting-on-impulse-love-on-cue/|date=15 September 2017|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref> and the struggle for women of color to balance their emotions against everyone else's expectations of how they should act.<ref name="pw2">{{citation|title=The Worst Best Man|date=February 2020|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-290987-9|newspaper=Publishers Weekly|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
⚫ Reviewers have praised Sosa's work for its humor.<ref name="pw2" /><ref name="impulse2" /> A review in ''Kirkus Reviews'' noted that ''The Worst Best Man'' is "so funny you might not be able to read it in public without making snorting noises."<ref name="ryan2" />

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Mia Sosa is an American romance novelist, best known for the 2020 novel The Worst Best Man.

Early life

Sosa is half Puerto Rican and half Brazilian. Following her parents' divorce, Sosa was raised by her mother and her mother's two divorced sisters. Sosa described it as "a network of single moms" raising a pack of cousins. Sosa received her undergraduate and law degrees from Ivy League colleges, then earned a partnership in a law firm.

Career

While practicing law, Sosa began writing romance novels. In 2013, after a decade in the legal field, she began writing full-time.

In 2015, one of her novels was named a finalist in the Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart Contest. The attention helped her gain a three-book contract, and her first novel, Unbuttoning the CEO, was published in December 2015.

Writing

Sosa's early novels featured Latinx heroines, while The Worst Best Man, published in 2020, focused on her Brazilian heritage. Her novels often include richly drawn supporting characters. As she noted in a 2020 interview, "Relationships with family characters are a familiar theme in all my romances. Friends and family aren’t just part of the background. Incorporating them into the romance makes you see the way two people who have promised happily ever after will still interact with each other as part of a larger group. In Brazilian and Puerto Rican culture, family and tradition are a ‘thing,’ whether people screw up or not."

Her books tackle socially relevant themes, including "whitewashing in the entertainment industry," the balance "between fitness and traditional cuisine and the nature of show business," and the struggle for women of color to balance their emotions against everyone else's expectations of how they should act.

Recognition

Reviewers have praised Sosa's work for its humor. A review in Kirkus Reviews noted that The Worst Best Man is "so funny you might not be able to read it in public without making snorting noises."

References

  1. ^ Ryan, Kate Voorsanger (24 February 2020), "Mia Sosa Orchestrates Unbelievably Funny Weddings", Kirkus, retrieved 15 June 2020
  2. Latina Romance Author Mia Sosa: From Practiced to Published, Diverse-Romance.com, 3 July 2019, retrieved 15 June 2020
  3. ^ Moore, Jessica (1 January 2020), "Romance: The Worst Best Man", Library Journal, retrieved 15 June 2020
  4. ^ "Acting on Impulse", Kirkus, 15 September 2017, retrieved 15 June 2020
  5. "Pretending He's Mine", Kirkus, 15 March 2018, retrieved 15 June 2020
  6. "Acting on Impulse", Kirkus, 15 September 2017, retrieved 15 June 2020
  7. ^ "The Worst Best Man", Publishers Weekly, February 2020, retrieved 15 June 2020
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