Fifteen Years of the Poetry Buffet
Melinda Palacio Poet Gina Ferrara of New Orleans has been running the Poetry Buffet at the Latter Library in New Orleans for fifteen years. I've been fortunate to participate in the reading since...
View ArticleThe Tucson Festival of Books returns in person to the University of Arizona...
The annual Tucson Festival of Books is returning to the beautiful University of Arizona campus on Saturday, March 12, and Sunday, March 13, after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020 event...
View ArticleSweet Fifteen: Colibrí, Picaflor, Hummingbirds, Chuparosa, Huitzilin Gallery
Michael SedanoLast May (link) I recalled the incident that set me off on a quest to capture living hummingbirds with my camera. These birds move incredibly fast and abruptly to challenge an eye. But...
View Article2022 Newbery Medal and Pura Belpré Ganadora
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library...
View ArticleChicanonautica: !Joaquin Murrieta en Siglo XXI!
by Ernest HoganI grew up in a house where Joaquin Murrieta was considered a hero. He would come up in conversations between my dad and grandpa. Once Grandpa asked why there weren’t movies about Joaquin...
View ArticleDenver Events: Literary, Art, Music
There's always something happening in my hometown. Here are a few upcoming options to feed your brain and stimulate your heart.______________The universally acclaimed Reyna Grande visits Denver as...
View Article_Red Teardrop, Κόκκινο δάκρυ_ by Xánath Caraza
Red Teardrop, Κόκκινο δάκρυby Xánath Caraza Red Teardrop / Κόκκινο δάκρυde Xánath CarazaTraducido al inglés por Sandra Kingery y Aaron WillseaTraducido al griego por Natasa LambrouCase editorial:...
View ArticleReview: A Ballad of Love and Glory
Michael SedanoAuthor Reyna Grande must have watched news reports of the American president with an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu as Grande composed her historical novel, A Ballad of Love and Glory....
View ArticleOur World Is a Family: Our Community Can Change the World
Written by Miry Whitehill and Jennifer Jackson Illusttrated by Nomar Perez Publisher : Sourcebooks Explore (March 8, 2022)Language : EnglishHardcover : 32 pagesISBN-10 : ...
View ArticleA Question of War: What Is it Good for?
Daniel Cano Note: After watching the destruction of a once beautiful country, Ukraine, I decided revise version of a past La Bloga post, exploring this writer's personal experience with war and its...
View ArticleSt. Patick's Day or Week in New Orleans
Melinda PalacioIn New Orleans, it's business as usual, laissez les bon temps rouler, and the good times roll indeed. Forget about lent, the period after mardi gras that's suppose to be a somber time...
View Article"How to Date a Flying Mexican" comes to Los Angeles Mission College on March 26
DANIEL A. OLIVAS in conversation with DR. JOSÉ PAEZIn a freewheeling discussion, this live event will explore Daniel A. Olivas’s newest book, How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories...
View ArticleGuest Reviewer: Veronica X Valadez Reviews City On the Second Floor
Tezcatlipoca's Mirror Sees and Shows Floricanto Veronica X Valadez Matt Sedillo’s City on the Second Floor holds a mirror in front of all of us revealing not what we want to see, but what we need to...
View Article2022 AWP Conference & Bookfair
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Convention Center March 23–26, 2022 The AWP Conference & Bookfair is the annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers of...
View ArticleChicanonautica: Hollywood Invades Pre-California
by Ernest HoganWith my radar looking out for California history, the 1955 film Seven Cities of Gold caught my eye. I found it on YouTube, saw it, and needed to review it here.It doesn’t really fill the...
View ArticleNew Libros
Here we go with another list of new books coming your way soon. Better get to that TBR pile sitting on your night table. So many books, so little time.____________________Hideout: An Alice Vega...
View Article_La mariposa de Jackeline, Jackeline’s Butterfly_ por Xánath Caraza
La mariposa de Jackeline, Jackeline’s Butterfly por Xánath Caraza La mariposa de Jackeline / Jackeline’s Butterflyde Xánath CarazaTraducido al inglés por Sandra Kingery, Hanna Cherres y Aaron...
View ArticleLitFest Pasadena
From https://litfestpasadena.org LitFest Pasadena Returns Live& Reimagined this Spring! Celebrating our 10th year,we're embracing a dynamic new format and expanding locations. Save the Dates!...
View ArticleShadows of a Faded Past (fiction)
by Daniel Cano “We submit to pragmatists, profiteers, and the paranoiacs who insist that war is part of our humanity, our...
View ArticleBreaking News April 1, Twenty Twenty Too
Melinda Palacio2022 News Hound Top Ten Breaking News Items of Today, April 1, TwentyTwentyToo1. The Easter Bunny will now take over Santa Claus's duties and Peeps production will increase the...
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