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CECILIA’S MAGICAL MISSION
By Viola Canales ISBN: 978-1-55885-877-0Publication Date: October 31, 2020Format: Trade paperbackPages: 344Imprint: Piñata BooksAges: 11-16 This entertaining novel for young adults about good and evil...
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Chicanonautica: José Torres-Tama, Part Three: Unsecure Phone Chatter
by Ernest HoganSome of my paranoid--or should I say socially aware?--friends warn me that “they” can listen to you through your phone, even if you’re not talking to somebody. If anybody were listening...
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Call for Submissions Specific to Writers of Color - Plus, New for July
First -- Here's a positive note in these bleak days of quarantines and mask ideology: An announcement from a new imprint at Running Wild Press. Rize is looking for writers of color in a wide variety...
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La Literatura de Puerto Rico! Interview with Novelist & Literary Critic, Dr....
Author, theorist, and Spanish professor, Dr. Luis Othoniel Rosa has written a novel ripe for today’s historical moment. His novel, first published as Caja de Fractales, has recently been...
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Entrevista a Elizabeth Villalobos por Xánath Caraza
Entrevista a Elizabeth Villalobos por Xánath CarazaElizabeth Villalobos es doctora en literatura latinoamericana, egresada de la Universidad de Kansas con especialización en la producción cultural...
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Venezuela In A Poet's Heart. Chicano Hot Dog, Origins and Development.
A Rosary for VenezuelaLisbeth CoimanI am a radical atheist relearning to pray.Kneeling to conjure devotion, I hold my motherland between the palms of my hands, to protect her against all evils. My...
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Mario's Notebook
By Mary Atkinson Cover illustration by Elizabeth Gomez Print Length: 122 pagesISBN: 1983745871Publication Date: March 14, 2018Language: English Ten-year-old Mario must flee El Salvador during the...
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Discomfort During the Time of Covid-19
Melinda PalacioAfter two weeks of being in New Orleans, I can say that lockdown during the pandemic here is not much different than lockdown in Santa Barbara or anywhere else. The isolation is real,...
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Remembering Regents Professor Gary Keller
[NOTE: The following remembrance of Gary Keller was published by Arizona State University. I reprint it here in full because it clearly states the many accomplishments of this important Man of Letters....
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Training Wheels. Gluten-free Shepherd's Pie
Random noises in Plague-time: Training wheels.Michael SedanoI don't look up at strange noises any longer. Living behind glass for months now, I've come to identify and distinguish between recycle...
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JIMENA PEREZ PUEDE VOLAR / JIMENA PEREZ CAN FLY- Winner of a Skipping Stones...
http://www.skippingstones.org Jorge Argueta's haunting narrative poem about family separation, JIMENA PEREZ PUEDE VOLAR / JIMENA PEREZ CAN FLY, is the winner of a Skipping Stones Honor Award!Esther...
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Chicanonautica: Going Postmodern at the Canción Cannibal Cabaret
by Ernest HoganI was impressed with a couple of videos by Canción Cannibal Cabaret back in 2019. I put them on Facebook and Twitter. Then I forgot about them. The world blew up, you know,...
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New -- From Virus to Vietnam
This week, more new books. Presenting an eclectic collection of recent or upcoming literature.________________________________Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-GarciaDel Ray - June 30, 2020[from the...
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TOMÁS RIVERA BOOK PRIZE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED BY LARB BOOKS
TOMÁS RIVERA BOOK PRIZE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED BY LARB BOOKSGuest Blogger, Alex EspinozaLOS ANGELES, CA - Tom Lutz, publisher of LARB Books, has announced the finalists of the inaugural Tomás Rivera Book...
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Kumpangi, Lost & Found.
In the Time of Spirits: Thrice Found Wedding RingMichael SedanoI have been depressed in recent years over losing my wedding ring. I retrace my steps a thousand times, visualizing the last time I had it...
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INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARDS Finalists
From: https://www.latinobookawards.org Finally the 2020 finalists list is here!Remember that all finalists are winners already!At the Virtual Awards Ceremony on September 12, the first, second and...
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The Couch
My mother recalled how everyone, even the grandkids, called her mother, my grandmother, Eusebia Villalobos...
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Melinda PalacioHola Bloga. Life threw me the proverbial monkey wrench. I will be tardy with my post. See you in two weeks. Gracias. Stay safe, social distance, wash your hands, wear a mask, be kind,...
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Oracy In Plague-time: Zoom.
Reading Your Stuff Aloud Zooming Into Poetry Readings In Plague-time: Silver Concho Poetry SeriesMichael SedanoThey’re here to stay, poetry readings via Zoom. And for artists reading your own stuff...
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