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February 13, 2012
Arte Público Press joins ALSC to promote El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) in April
from latinoteca.com :: Tagged book, children
February 6, 2012
Book review ‘Three Messages’: Mexican stories of the fantastic – collects contemporary Mexican short stories of the fantastic, with magical realism, science fiction and other fantasy in the mix- Edited by Eduardo Jiménez Mayo and Chris N. Brown
from seattletimes.nwsource.com :: Tagged book, Book Review
February 2, 2012
LatinoStories.com releases its 2012 top ten “new” Latino Authors to watch list
from latinoteca.com ::
January 31, 2012
Authors on Tucson’s Mexican-American Studies Banned Book List Respond
from colorlines.com :: Tagged Arizona, book, ehtnic studies, latino writers, Mexican-American studies, Tucson, TUSD
January 24, 2012
Luis J. Rodríguez is a National Book Critics Circle finalist for his autobiography, “It Calls You Back”
from labloga.blogspot.com :: Tagged book, latino writers
January 23, 2012
tucsoncitizen: VIDEO: Mexican, lies, and videotape – Are these Latino students lying about their books being taken away in TUSD?
from tucsoncitizen.com :: Tagged book, student, video
npr: Artists React To Mexico’s Drug War With Music And Poetry
from npr.org :: Tagged artist, drug war, Mexico, poetry
laht: Mario Vargas Llosa has turned down an offer from the Spanish government to head the Cervantes Institute
from laht.com :: Tagged Cervantes Institute, Mario Vargas Llosa, Spain
January 19, 2012
guardian.co.uk: Arizona’s ‘banned’ Mexican American books – First, the Tucson school district came for the Mexican American studies program. Now, it’s come for its books – (here is what is being reported)
from guardian.co.uk :: Tagged Arizona, book, Ethnic Studies, Mexican-American, school, Tucson
latinorebels: Update: Reports of TUSD Book Ban Completely False and Misleading – (interesting straight from the horse’s mouth)
from latinorebels.com :: Tagged Arizona, report, Tucson
huffingtonpost: Breaking: The “Madness” of the Tucson Book Ban: Interview With Mexican American Studies Teacher Curtis Acosta on The Tempest
from huffingtonpost.com :: Tagged Arizona, Ethnic Studies, interview, teacher, Tucson
January 18, 2012
tucsoncitizen: Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition: by Rudy Acuña, author banned in TUSD – Tucson, Arizona
from tucsoncitizen.com :: Tagged latino writers
hispanicreader: Literary magazines for Latinos
from hispanicreader.com :: Tagged magazine
miamiherald: Suspicions rise in Pablo Neruda’s death
from miamiherald.com :: Tagged Pablo Neruda
December 20, 2011
hispanicreader: Happy Birthday, Sandra Cisneros! – turns 57 years old today
from hispanicreader.com :: Tagged birthday, latina, Sandra Cisneros
December 14, 2011
latinalista: New Latino magazine strives to break ethnic, gender and social stereotypes showcasing writers historically ignored in literary field – Huizache
from latinalista.com :: Tagged Huizache, magazine, stereotypes
November 16, 2011
Happy Birthday, José Saramago! – died last year – is one of only 11 Latinos to win the Nobel Prize in literature
from hispanicreader.com :: Tagged birthday
November 11, 2011
Happy Birthday, Carlos Fuentes! – turns 83 today
from hispanicreader.com :: Tagged birthday, Carlos Fuentes
November 9, 2011
The University of Iowa will create a Master of Fine Arts program in Spanish Creative Writing – (bet you are surprised by the Iowa part)
from latino.foxnews.com :: Tagged Iowa
October 20, 2011
Today’s Love: Puerto Rican Writer Piri Thomas’ Words for El Barrio
from colorlines.com :: Tagged latino writers, Puerto Rican
October 19, 2011
Author Malin Alegria Builds On ‘Estrella’s Quinceanera’ Star Power
from npr.org :: Tagged book, latina, latino writers
September 21, 2011
First-time novelist Justin Torres’ slim coming-of-age tale explodes off the page
from theolympian.com :: Tagged Justin Torres
The only problem with Justin Torres’s “We The Animals” is that I’m left wishing the 125-page book was longer. – sits nicely alongside Piri Thomas’s “Down These Mean Streets” and Junot Díaz’s “Drown” for its focus on Latino self-identity and the exploration of color lines within the color line.
from press-citizen.com :: Tagged book, Justin Torres, latino writers
September 20, 2011
One On 1: Author Junot Diaz Translates Local Immigrant Experience Into Acclaimed Fiction
from ny1.com :: Tagged Junot Diaz
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