Literary Nonfiction. Latin American Studies. Politics. Combining on-the-ground reporting and in-depth discussions with people on the frontlines of Mexico's drug war, TO DIE IN MEXICO tells behind-the-scenes stories that address the causes and consequences of Mexico's multibillion dollar drug trafficking business. John Gibler looks beyond the myths that pervade government and media portrayals of the unprecedented wave of violence now pushing Mexico to the breaking point. "Gibler is something of a revelation, having been living and writing from Mexico for a range of progressive publications only since 2006, but providing reflections, insights, and a level of understanding worthy of a veteran correspondent"—Latin American Review of Books.

John Gibler is a writer based in Mexico and California, the author of TO DIE IN MEXICO: DISPATCHES FROM INSIDE THE DRUG WAR (City Lights Publishers, 2011) and MEXICO UNCONQUERED: CHRONICLES OF POWER AND REVOLT (City Lights Publishers, 2009), and a contributor to País de muertos: Crónicas contra la impunidad (Random House Mondadori, 2011). He is a correspondent for KPFA in San Francisco and has published in magazines in the United States and Mexico, including Left Turn, Z Magazine, Earth Island Journal, ColorLines, Race, Poverty, and the Environment, Fifth Estate, New Politics, In These Times, Yes! Magazine, Contralínea, and Milenio Semanal.