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November 21, 2009
Susana Iglesias, writing from the streets – Mexico City native is winner of the first-ever Aura Estrada Prize, an international competition for young women writing literature in Spanish.
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
November 19, 2009
My Latino Book Review: Belinda Acosta’s “Drama, Damas and Ana Ruiz”
November 16, 2009
A Real Story About Latinos Doing Life – A review of “Confetti Girl” by Diana López
Review of Evenings at the Argentine Club, by Julia Amante
INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL LUIS MEDRANO
Feeling like an outsider inspires work of Junot Diaz
Mexican writer Jordi Soler again digs through weeds to find his family roots in his latest novel “La Fiesta del Oso” (The Republican Tale),
Announcing the Start of the Fall 2009 Television Writers Program – National Hispanic Media Coalition
November 12, 2009
Meet Anjanette Delgado, author of The Heartbreak Pill
November 10, 2009
Tortuphina Press Announces New Book by Ana Munoz-Jordan: ‘How Turtle Became a Dolphin’
Book review: Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo
November 6, 2009
Interview with mystery author Steven Torres
November 5, 2009
Guest Columnist: Sergio Troncoso. Is the Texas Library Association excluding Latino writers?
November 4, 2009
Guatemalan Writer Jaime Barrios Peña Dies
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 27, 2009
Just released: Tell Me Something True, by Leila Cobo
Featured poetry: Raw Silk Suture, by Lisa Alvarado
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
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
Junot Díaz at Notre Dame
October 12, 2009
Scenes from Ana Castillo at UC Berkeley
October 9, 2009
Latina Author: Alexandra Roman de Hernandez
Several acclaimed Argentine writers presented a new work that uses the Bible as its starting point but takes creative liberties with some of the most widely read passages of that holy text.
October 7, 2009
A conversation with Oscar Hijuelos and Esmeralda Santiago – Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at El Museo del Barrio – New York City
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
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”
September 30, 2009
Interview With Author/ Illustrator Adalucía Quan
Chicana Phenom Writer Marisela Norte! Now Available as a Cool Commodity!
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.
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
Sandra Cisneros honors her mother for Day of the Dead
September 24, 2009
Bilingual young adult author to address children at library – René Saldaña Jr. – Texas
September 22, 2009
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
September 17, 2009
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
Book reviews: PORTRAIT OF A LADY LEAVING CAMELOT by Virginia Alanis y Becky and Her Friends by Rolando Hinojosa
September 9, 2009
Meet ‘Confetti Girl’ author Diana Lopez Sept. 15 at the Twig – San Antonio
Just released: Daughters of the Stone, by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Interview With Author Diana Lopez
September 8, 2009
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
Award-winning Latino Playwright Coming to SoCal
Controversial play “Miss Lebron” arrives in Orange County on September 4, 2009 – René Solivan
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
Latino Book Club: Faith by Bonnie S. Mata
Author Tells Of A 90s Cuba – Achy Obejas
August 27, 2009
Interview with Author Julia Amante – Evenings at the Argentine Club will be released in September 2009.
August 24, 2009
Interview with Oscar Casares, author of Amigoland
BronzeWord Latino Authors nominated for two awards – Jo Ann Hernandez
August 21, 2009
Rudolfo Anaya, BLESS ME ULTIMA Interview
Book Review: THE DOG WHO LOVED TORTILLAS by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
August 17, 2009
Interview with Gregg Barrios
August 16, 2009
Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende said in an interview published Friday in the online edition of Colombian daily El Tiempo that her new novel, which features a female slave as protagonist, articulates her “obsession” with freedom.
August 12, 2009
Interview with Anjanette Delgado, author of The Heartbreak Pill
Interview with Raul Ramos y Sanchez, author of America Libre
August 11, 2009
Review: The Husband Habit. For Every Farewell, a Welcome. Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez.
Nicaraguan Writer Sergio Ramirez Has New Anthology Coming Out – “Perdon y Olvido”
August 10, 2009
Interview with author & poet Daniel Olivas
10 Classic Nuyorican Authors & Poets
Nélida Piñon’s Voices of the Desert
August 6, 2009
Paul Martínez Pompa: His Aim Is True
July 21, 2009
Driven to write: Jo Ann Hernandez
July 16, 2009
Cuban women’s plight, pain preserved in book – Recuento Para La Historia, or Retold for History – Nelson Rodríguez Diéguez
July 14, 2009
Interview with Emanuel Xavier
July 13, 2009
Ecuador: The Passing of Writer Jorge Enrique Adoum
June 29, 2009
Interview with young novelist Estevan Vega
June 25, 2009
BOOK REVIEW: America Libre by Raul Ramos y Sanchez
Writer Mario Vargas Llosa, 1994 Cervantes Prize winner, said Tuesday that when he was starting out he “never” thought he would find an editor for his works and thought he would have to pay to have them published “like all the other Peruvian writers” of his time.
June 23, 2009
Literanista interviews Margaret Mascarenhas on Latina Bloggers – live June 26, 2009 from 11 am to 12 pm
Q & A with Nathan Gonzalez, author of Engaging Iran
June 22, 2009
The 2009 National Latino Writers Conference in Albuquerque, NM: Part I
June 17, 2009
Interview with Estevan Vega, author of The Sacred Sin
Latina author, Linda Nieves Powell (Freestyle) has thought of a unique way to promote her author brand. Created by Jenny Saldana and Antonia Marrero, she became the Executive Producer of the Ultimate Latina Theater Festival and created another avenue to promote her novel.
2009 Winners of Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Book Review: Adios to All the Drama, by Diana Rodriguez Wallach
June 16, 2009
Latino authors and illustrators honored for outstanding works in children’s literature – Recipients of prestigious Pura Belpré Medal accept awards, sign winning books
June 11, 2009
During Book Expo America, Dr. Camilo Cruz, Author and Speaker, Received All the ‘International Latino Book Awards’ for which He Had Been Nominated
June 8, 2009
Teacher & Author Reyna Grande
June 4, 2009
Cristy C. Road, a voice for Cuban punk lit
June 3, 2009
Review: Daniel Cano. Death and the American Dream. Final Report: National Latino Writers Conference. Notes.
List of International Latino Book Award 2010 winners
Eduardo Galeano on “Democracy Now!” – Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano has become a household name after Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez presented Barack Obama with “The Open Veins of Latin America” at the Summit of the Americas.
