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The Pandemic Ushers Reyna Grande’s Most Ambitious Novel
Melinda PalacioReyna unboxing her proofs of A Ballad of Love and Glory Reyna Grande left no stone unturned while researching her new novel, A Ballad of Love and Glory, (Atria Books 2021), which tells...
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45th Annual UCR Writers Week Festival: February 12 and 14-18, 2022
Entering its 45th year, UCR’s Writers Week is the longest-running free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers....
View ArticleWhat If: Flipping Off the Commies
Esteban Torres is an unsung hero of United States history who died recently with his as-told-to-Michael-Sedano autobiography a GOPlague-paused draft after two years of conversations. We'd pretty well...
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Reyes-Olivas Award
NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD CREATED TO SUPPORT FIRST-TIME LATINO AUTHORSFrom Arte Público Press, for more information visit,...
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Chicanonautica: And Now . . . El Porviner, ¡Ya!
by Ernest HoganAt last, El Porviner, ¡Ya! Citlalzazanilli Mexicatl Chicano Science FictionAnthologyis available to order, from Amazon, the independent raza publisher, or ask for it at your favorite...
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Future Crime
How about a handful of good crime fiction? From cozy to gothic, from a hard-boiled graphic novel to a much anticipated collection of noir short stories set in Denver and written by Colorado authors,...
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_Corazón pintado_ por Xánath Caraza
_Corazón pintado_ por Xánath Caraza El día de hoy comparto un par de poemas de mi libro Corazón pintado (2012) para celebrar el 14 de febrero, el día de la amistad. Las imágenes son de Jesús Chán,...
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GOPlague Fighters: In Their Own Words
Golden Foothills Press publicityMichael SedanoWho would have lived, with effective national leadership, beginning on Day 01of the pandemic? Who would have grudgingly agreed to vaccinate, mask, socially...
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Tejas Star Reading 2022-23 List
The Tejas Star Reading List (TSRL) provides a recommended reading list to encourage children ages 5-12 to explore multicultural books and to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of...
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West Coast Rappers, Pachuquismo, and Super Bowl Half-Time: "Appropriation" or...
Daniel Cano Chicano postmodernism The minute the Super Bowl half-time kicked off, I raised the TV volume, sat...
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Two Blogueros, Two Online Events: Covid Solutions on Marketing Your Book
VROMAN'S LIVE PRESENTS DANIEL OLIVAS, IN CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR ALVARO HUERTA, DISCUSSES HOW TO DATE A FLYING MEXICANThis is a virtual event and will take place on CrowdcastRegister for FREE ahead...
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Join us February 23 for the virtual book launch of the latest book from...
VROMAN'S LIVE PRESENTS DANIEL A. OLIVAS,IN CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR ÁLVARO HUERTA,DISCUSSES HOW TO DATE A FLYING MEXICANDATE: FEBRUARY 23, 2022TIME: 6:00 P.M.This is a virtual event and will take...
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Looking Back to Look Forward: Greatest Show On Colorado Blvd.
O, mi, cron, To Me You Were So CrummyMichael SedanoBy the time Tuesday, March 3 rolls around, inshallah Omicron will lie behind us and ójala unmasked people won't be today's Typhoid Marys. By 1900...
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Calling All Latino Authors
From Arte Público Press:HOUSTON, TX—Generations of Hispanic children in US schools had to do without books reflecting their culture and heritage. In 2019, according to the Cooperative Children’s Book...
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Chicanonautica: Zoom to Chicxulub
by Ernest Hogan Look out, cyberspace. This Saturday, February 26, 2022, Mountain Standard Time, 4pm to 5:30pm, R. Ch. Garcia is going to be interviewed about his new novel Death Song of the Dragón...
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Peaches
Today I indulge myself on La Bloga by posting a story I wrote many years ago. The story is otherwise unpublished; I couldn't find the right place for it. The plot, such as it is, deals with innocence,...
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International Women’s Day 2022 by Xánath Caraza
International Women’s Day 2022 by Xánath Caraza The Intercultural Dialogue Student Association from UMKC will celebrate International Women’s Day with three poets on March 8 at 7 p.m. CST on Zoom....
View ArticleSNAFU: A Night At the Opera
Note: Esteban Torres completes advanced electrical training in preparation for four-year assignment in Europe. A series of military foul-ups sees the youngster re-trained to blowing up old bridges and...
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2022 Tomás Rivera Book Award Winners
Texas State University College of Education created The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award in 1995 to honor authors and illustrators who create literature that depicts the Mexican...
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The Greatest Chicano Classic Oldie of All time
Rosie and the Originals on Stage It was a simple question I posted on my Facebook page, name the greatest oldie...
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