La Bloga: SPOTLIGHT ON HIMILCE NOVAS

Himilce Novas is the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction. Her fiction includes Mangos, Bananas and Coconuts: A Cuban Love Story (Arte Público Press, 1996; Riverhead / Penguin, 1997 paperback), and Princess Papaya (Arte Público Press, 2005). Among her works of non-fiction are the popular Everything You Need to Know About Latino History (Plume / Penguin 1994; 1997; 2003; 2008); Latin American Cooking Across the USA (Knopf, 1997); Buena Mesa (Knopf, 1997); Latino Art and Culture in the United States (The National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1996); Everything You Need to Know about Asian American History (Plume / Penguin, 1996; 2003 ); The Hispanic 100: A Ranking of the Latino Men and Women Who Have Most Influenced American Thought and Culture (Citadel Press, 1995); and Remembering Selena: A Tribute in Pictures and Words / Recordando a Selena: Un tributo en palabras y fotos (St. Martin’s Press, 1995).”*

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