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November 20, 2009
Interview with Children’s Author Lucia Gonzalez – Gonzalez’s latest children’s book, The Storyteller’s Candle, is dedicated to Pura Belpre
Interview with Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore – NYC
Mexico City Noir and the Six Word Story
November 19, 2009
My Latino Book Review: Belinda Acosta’s “Drama, Damas and Ana Ruiz”
The first two volumes of the “Nueva gramatica de la lengua española” (New Grammar of the Spanish Language) will go on sale in Spain and Latin America on Dec. 4, the Association of Spanish Language Academies and Espasa publishing house announced Wednesday.
From the Bookshelves: And You Welcomed Me: Migration and Catholic Social Teaching
November 18, 2009
Reviewed: Gringo: A Coming-of-Age in Latin America, by Chesa Boudin
Finally, a Book on Style Written for Latinas – Fashion and Beauty Expert Martín Llorens Reveals all the Secrets to Projecting Your Best Image According to Your Body Type, Age and Budget in His First Book, ” Discover Your Style: Your Guide to Dressing Better”
November 16, 2009
A Real Story About Latinos Doing Life – A review of “Confetti Girl” by Diana López
Interview with award-winning children’s author Lucia Gonzalez
Just released: Humberto the Bookworm Hamster
Review of Evenings at the Argentine Club, by Julia Amante
Lunes Libro for los Chicos Edition : Al Galope
Program helps Latino families bond over books – A literacy class in Los Osos teaches parents to develop reading routines with their kids while improving their own skills and English language abilities at the same time – California
Mexican writer Jordi Soler again digs through weeds to find his family roots in his latest novel “La Fiesta del Oso” (The Republican Tale),
November 12, 2009
NCLR TO CELEBRATE LAUNCH OF SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ’S BOOK, GROWING AMERICAN ROOTS
Meet Anjanette Delgado, author of The Heartbreak Pill
November 11, 2009
Featured children’s bilingual book: Rene Has Two Last Names/Rene tiene does apellidos
Literanista: “25 Books Every Latina Should Read” Challenge
Chicago Teens Like Latin King Memoirs
November 10, 2009
Argentine teens are now totally smitten with the “Twilight”
Tortuphina Press Announces New Book by Ana Munoz-Jordan: ‘How Turtle Became a Dolphin’
Book review: Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo
Mexico City’s literary circle – The Centro Histórico area is the nation’s repository of rare and antique bookstores.
November 9, 2009
A southwest Ohio Hispanic group has published a book it hopes will help students better understand Hispanic and other immigrant groups and curb anti-immigrant sentiment. – The Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA
November 6, 2009
Interview with mystery author Steven Torres
November 5, 2009
In a new book Migration and the Transformation of the Southern Workplace Since 1945 (University of Florida Press), University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Professor of History Colin Davis, Ph.D., along with his co-editor, Robert Cassanello, present a collection of seven essays that examine the impact that migration and globalization are having on labor in the American South.
November 4, 2009
New Immigration Book on the Politics of Immigration Reform
Tom Wolfe’s upcoming book explores immigration in Miami
November 2, 2009
Interview with horror author J.F. Gonzalez
Translating finance, in dollars or dinero – Lynn Jimenez’s “¿Se Habla Dinero? The Everyday Guide to Financial Success”
October 29, 2009
Moving Beyond Borders from University of Illinois Press – examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies
October 28, 2009
Books for Día de los muertos
The Other Latina on CNN – half Puerto Rican Jane Velez-Mitchell and her book
Book Review: ‘Selenidad: Selena, Latinos and the Performance of Memory’
October 27, 2009
Just released: Tell Me Something True, by Leila Cobo
Featured poetry: Raw Silk Suture, by Lisa Alvarado
Review of Gringolandia, by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Review of Damas, Dramas and Ana Ruiz, by Belinda Acosta
New book gives author’s take on increasingly volatile relationship between United States and Mexico – In Wakeup Call From Mexico, first-time author Wilson Beck gives his analysis on how Mexico’s struggles with emigration, drugs, weapons and kidnapping are affecting the American economy and security
Mario Lopez Makes a Mean Mud Taco! – (yep he wrote a book, a children’s book)
October 26, 2009
Into the Beautiful North with Luis Alberto Urrea
Fidel Castro’s younger sister, Juanita, now living in Miami, reveals in a Univisión-Noticias 23 report on her new book that she worked with the CIA while living in Cuba.
Feet in 2 Worlds: Grand Central Publishing’s dedication to Latino storytelling, in English, celebrates universal experiences with a distinct Latino flair – Grand Central Publishing muestra una dedicación singular a través de su apoyo de autores latinos; cuyas obras en inglés y con los pies en dos mundos, celebran las riquezas de nuestras vidas
October 17, 2009
A book that aims to explain the business and culture of drug trafficking playing out in El Paso and Juárez was released today. – “Drug War Zone: Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juárez” is written by University of Texas at El Paso professor Howard Campbell.
October 14, 2009
Cheerios(R) Serves Up Six Million Children’s Books Inside Boxes this Fall; Que Bueno! All Five Books Are Specially Printed in English and Spanish
Afro-Latinos in Literature: Q&A with Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa – While many Latinos have African roots, our literature doesn’t always reflect this
October 9, 2009
To read this Halloween: The Strain, by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Latina Author: Alexandra Roman de Hernandez
October 7, 2009
Double the language, or saying half as much – commentary on Sen. Robert Menendez new book
Zorro Unmasked: a review of Zorro, by Isabel Allende
A conversation with Oscar Hijuelos and Esmeralda Santiago – Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at El Museo del Barrio – New York City
Efforts to film Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s latest novel are meeting resistance in Mexico, where an anti-prostitution group is seeking to block production, charging the movie will promote child prostitution. – “Memories of My Melancholy Whores”
ESMERALDA SANTIAGO, ELVIRA LINDO, ANNECY BAEZ AT THE NEW YORK TIMES – OCTOBER 13 (6 – 8 P.M.) – panel discussion “Women’s Voices in a Latino New York”
October 6, 2009
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho to receive the University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal
October 5, 2009
Book Review: “How To Leave Hialeah” by Jennine Capó Crucet (***1/2)
An Interview with Horacio Castellanos Moya – author of nine novels and five books of short stories that have made him an important literary figure in the Spanish-speaking world
Latino Life bookshelf: saints, sinners, Texas Rangers and chicle
Book review: “This is for the Mara Salvatrucha:” Teen in “America’s Most Violent Gang” finds there’s no exit – true story of Brenda Paz by Samuel Logan
Senator Robert Menendez releases book celebrating Latino heritage and calling for government reform – “Growing American Roots: Why Our Nation Will Thrive As Our Largest Minority Flourishes”
October 2, 2009
Edna Campos Gravenhorst to present her book at Texas A & M University
‘Kid’s Guide to Latino History’ can be a valuable resource – Book review
September 30, 2009
Daniel A. Olivas to moderate author’s panel for Latinos in Lotusland anthology
September 29, 2009
Review: Reyna Grande. Dancing With Butterflies.
Review of In a Town Called Mundomuerto, by Randall Silvis
Review: Cibolero, by Kermit Lopez
Juanita Castro, the exiled sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, is set to release a first-person memoir in which she talks at length about her brothers.
Jo Ann Hernandez – Caroling for Christmas – looking for essays written by authors covering the different ways readers/book buyers can assist People of Color authors in spreading the word about their books
September 28, 2009
Latino author works to make literature dangerous again – “The Protesters Handbook” by Tony Diaz
Latino author discusses stereotyping, racism in US – Raul Ramos y Sanchez warns students about the dangers of extremism in the US immigration debate. – author of the novel “America Libre”
From the Bookshelves: Luis Alberto Urrea, Into the Beautiful North
More than Cuban: Miami author Jennine Capó Crucet gives second-generation American characters their own voice – “How to Leave Hialeah”
Becoming Latina in 10 Easy Steps by Lara Rios
September 24, 2009
Vargas Llosa gana premio literario por su ensayo sobre Onetti
September 22, 2009
Professor’s new book explores life in Honduras – Janet Gold, professor of Spanish at the University of New Hampshire – “Culture and Customs of Honduras” (Greenwood Press, 2009)
From the Book Shelves: Just Like Us The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America By Helen Thorpe
Author of Controversial Novel “America Libre” on Tour – Raul Ramos y Sanchez appears at community centers, colleges and bookstores to discuss issues of identity, racism and liberation
Review: La Ranfla & Other New Mexico Stories
September 17, 2009
Legendary Colombian photographer Nereo López Meza is finally coming into focus in the U.S. with the first stateside release of a book about his work. “Nereo: Images From Half a Century”
More than 60 authors will participate in the third annual Hispanic/Latino Book Fair of New York this weekend in Jackson Heights, Queens. The fair is dedicated to Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz.
September 15, 2009
Oscar Castillo Photography Show. Latino Book Fest. – Los Angeles
New Book: Ethical Borders: NAFTA, Globalization and Mexican Migration
Book reviews: PORTRAIT OF A LADY LEAVING CAMELOT by Virginia Alanis y Becky and Her Friends by Rolando Hinojosa
September 9, 2009
Lo Que No Digo Cantando (Beyond The Music), the Long-Awaited Book by Ricardo Montaner to be Launched Next Tuesday
Meet ‘Confetti Girl’ author Diana Lopez Sept. 15 at the Twig – San Antonio
Just released: Daughters of the Stone, by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Ricardo Montaner is celebrating his 52nd birthday with the release of his book, Lo Que No Digo Cantando (Beyond the Music)
“The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today” – interview with Kevin Bales
September 8, 2009
Miami Herald columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Andrés Oppenheimer won the VII ALGABA prize in biography, autobiography, memoirs, and historical research for a collection of columns that ran in the newspaper and will be published in the book, The Non-United States of the Americas.
Book Review: Mayra Santos-Febres and Our Lady of the Night
Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes tends to reflect the realities of his country in his books, but never to the extent that he does in his latest novel, “Adan en Eden” (Adam in Eden), a journalistic report on drug trafficking and political corruption in Mexico to be published in November.
Book review: How to Leave Hialeah by Jennine Capo Crucet
September 4, 2009
Book Review: Building the Latino Future: Success Stories for the Next Generation by Frank Carbajal and Humberto Medina
September 3, 2009
Latino: the New Guru of Success and Personal Achievement in the United States – Dr. Camilo Cruz
Good Writing with a Latina Flavor – White Bread Competition, a young adult novel by Jo Ann Hernandez
Now in bookstores: The Invisible Mountain, by Carolina De Robertis
Angie Cruz, author of Let It Rain Coffee – Interview
September 2, 2009
Author Gloria Zamora’s memoir, titled “Sweet Nata: Growing Up in Rural New Mexico,” recounts her early days as a member of a large Hispanic family in that southwestern state.
September 1, 2009
‘Amigoland’ author makes switch from short stories – by University of Texas professor Oscar Casares
Geraldo Rivera new book “The Great Progression: How Hispanics Will Lead America to a New Era of Prosperity”
