Greg Fields (short)

“Alfredo Botello paints his characters with a deft and sensitive touch, one that provides subtle insights into the anguishes and disappointments of growing older.”

Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail

“An intimate yet epic journey digging into the messy truths and secrets connecting parents and their children, Alfredo Botello’s new novel is a sensational story to lose yourself in. Rich in character and generous in its warm and natural prose, Spin Cycle marks the...

Liam Callanan

“Funny and wrenching by turns, Spin Cycle: Notes from a Reluctant Caregiver, is a thought-provoking journey through the harrowing world of modern caregiving.”

Bella Andre

“Botello manages to delve into themes of guilt, frustration, and resentment with a pen that is both compassionate and razor sharp—and with hope and humor, even in the bleakest of moments. A must read for anyone who feels lost in the wilderness caring for an older...

Howard Chesley

“Alfredo Botello, who has an eye for detail and an ear for dialogue, has somehow managed to create a new and different take on a young marriage gone wrong. It is both laugh-out-loud funny and acute in its perception. His powers as a writer of dead-on...