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Poesía en el Writers Place con María, Edward y Xánath
Poesía en el Writers Place con María, Edward y Xánathpor Xánath Caraza El pasado viernes, 6 de noviembre, una miríada de palabras abordó nuestras pantallas con la fluidez que crearon María M. Maloney,...
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From a more innocent time: plus ça change...Veterans Day 2020
Note: This is Michael Sedano's 2014 Veterans Day La Bloga-Tuesday column. He was recovering from abdominal surgery at the time. This year, Sedano is again recuperating from abdominal surgery. What goes...
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EL BAILE DE OCTAVO Y OTROS RECUERDOS / THE EIGHTH GRADE DANCE AND OTHER MEMORIES
By Ada De Jesús ISBN: 978-1-55885-885-5Format: Trade PaperbackPages: 139Imprint: Piñata BooksAges: 11-16 This entertaining collection of short autobiographical pieces recalls the author’s struggles...
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I had notes and questions I’d planned on asking my uncle about his days growing up on Los Angeles’ westside, the communities close to the Pacific Coast, some twenty miles from the East L.A. the...
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In Memory of the Legendary Dr. Juan Gómez-Quiñones: Chicano Scholar, Activist...
By Álvaro Huerta, Ph.D.“Anti-Mexicanism is a form of nativism practiced by colonialists and their inheritors.” —Dr. Juan Gómez-Quiñones (2017)Tuesday, November 11, 2020—marks one of the saddest days of...
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Looking Back: A Penny Waits For the Old Guy
Note: November 28 marks the 16th anniversary of La Bloga's First Day of Publication. That's six years longer than Odysseus wandered while Penelope spun her spinning wheel. November 2020 feels like it's...
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XI Festival Internacional de Poesía Infantil Manyula
Bienvenidos a la página del Festival Internacional de Poesía Infantil Manyula. La Biblioteca de los Sueños se une a la celebración de la lectura, a la fiesta de la palabra. Leer es Maravilloso. Este...
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Chicanonautica: Zooming into Latinx Science Fiction
by Ernest HoganJust a few weeks ago, I was on Zoom (again), on a panel with Cathryn Merla-Watson, and Matt Goodwin on Latinx Science Fiction: Genealogies, Foundations, Futures, as part of Cal State...
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The Popul Vuh Rises Again, and Other News
New books, new style book fair, old world wisdom.Popul Vuh: A RetellingIlan StavansIllustrations by Gabriela LariosForeword by Homero AridjisRestless Books - November 10[from the publisher]An inspired...
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Juanita Lunita por Xanath Caraza y traducido por Sandra Kingery
El día de hoy, lunes, presento para nuestros lectores un cuento, originalmente escrito en español, titulado “Juanita Lunita”. Este cuento ve la luz por primera vez aquí en la Bloga. No solo eso sino...
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Memory: Thanksgivings In Plague-times
Michael Sedano In 1968, my bride and I planned our first Thanksgiving Day feast with dampened spirit. Married on August 31, I got the letter in October. Not the plague, but the draft felt like a...
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Horario del XI Festival Internacional de Poesía Infantil Manyula
XI Festival Internacional de Poesía Infantil Manyula Ayer comenzamos el XI Festival Internacional de Poesía Infantil Manyula en Facebook. Este festival se lleva acabo en El Salvador a finales del mes...
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Three groundbreaking plays are now in one book for the first time: “The Greek...
By Daniel A. OlivasIt is not controversial for me to assert that Luis Alfaro is one of our great contemporary playwrights. And we can add to that pronouncement that Alfaro is also one of our most...
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Flashback for Plague-Time: Public Poetry Sin Cubrebocas. Membrillo. On-line...
Plague-time Fatigue brings on feelings of quiet desperation that now have a soupçon of sweetness two months hence, inauguration day. If we're lucky, we're halfway into the forest, so any which way we...
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Latinx KidLit Book Festival
For more information visit https://www.latinxkidlitbookfestival.com/ Folow the festival on Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmywyoJl05eI-mmE5syafnw/featured?view_as=subscriber The Latinx...
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Chicanonautica: 2020 is Coming to an End!
by Ernest HoganIs it too early to start saying goodbye to 2020? For me the Holidaze starts with a Thanksgiving/anniversary/birthday traffic jam. December is usually a weird blur. This year is even more...
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New Stuff
Announcements for 2021 books are starting to come across La Bloga's desk. This issue features a trio that look like they belong in your library. Special note: a new novel from R. Ch. Garcia, one of...
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CORTA LA PIEL, Una ficción dentro de una ficción
CORTA LA PIEL, Una ficción dentro de una ficciónpor Justine Temeyissa PataleCorta la piel / It Pierces the Skinde Xánath Caraza Traducido al inglés por Sandra KingeryPrólogo por María Esther...
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Like It Used To Be: La Pelada Through the Lens of Oscar Castillo
Michael Sedano Fotos © Oscar Castillo The land line rings. I don't recognize the phone number. With trucha my normal attitude toward anonymous caller IDs, I reluctantly lift the receiver, prepared to...
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