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Macondo Workshop Application 2023
For more information and to apply visit, https://macondowriters.com Workshop applications/registration for the 2023 workshop opens for everyone on January 3, 2023. All essential information is...
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Chicanonautica: Chicanas and Aztec Goddesses Invade Pop Culture
by Ernest HoganI became aware of V. Castro a while back, on the job, while shelving books at the library. In the Adult Fiction section, a little book snagged me by the eyeballs.The spine didn’t have...
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Latino Diversity
Today I am pleased to present a guest column from Frank S. Dávila, PhD, a Colorado educator and writer, and one of the founders of the Colorado Alliance of Latino Mentors and Authors (CALMA.) Frank...
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Interview of Mercy Tullis-Bukhari by Xánath Caraza
Interview of Mercy Tullis-Bukhari by Xánath Caraza Who is Mercy Tullis-Bukhari?I am a poet, essayist, and fiction writer who is Bronx-bred Afro-Latinx, Honduran and Garifuna, of Jamaican descent. I am...
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Sitting By the Fire In Hospice
Michael SedanoBarbara has entered In-home Hospice Care. She has lived through Alzheimer's Dementia as well as she could, like she did everything. Took everything it had to throw at her, held her head...
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American Library Association Award Winners 2023
For a complete list of ALA awards and winners visit, https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/01/american-library-association-announces-2023-youth-media-award-winners Pura Belpré Awards honoring...
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At the Border
The desert beyond February 16, 2009 At noon, the border town moved with life, mostly Mexicans, from the...
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Book Event in Ventura for Arty's Amazing Accordion
Melinda Palacio Arty's Amazing Accordion/El Acordéon Assombroso de Artyby Amada Irma Perez Award-winning author Amada Irma Perez has worked with traditional and non-traditional publishers. Lately, she...
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Book launch of “To the North/Al norte: Poems” by León Salvatierra: February...
The University of Nevada Press is pleased to publish its first dual-language (Spanish-English) book of poetry, To the North/Al norte: Poems, by the Nicaraguan poet León Salvatierra. The work is rooted...
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Memory Is Final
Michael Sedano Dementia of the Alzheimer's type hits in stages: Onset. Mild cognitive impairment. Mild dementia. Severe dementia. After dementia. I’ve been writing a Memory Series recounting my...
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Latinx Kidlit Book Festival February Fiesta!
From https://www.latinxkidlitbookfestival.com The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival is a FREE virtual celebration of Latinx KidLit authors, illustrators, and books for all students, educators and book...
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Chicanonautica: Ancient Chicano Sci-Fi Wisdom Online
by Ernest Hogan Good news, writers of the Latinoid continuum, Somos en escrito and MeXicanos 2070 are presenting the Palabras del Pueblo Writing Workshop 2030, and this time, I’ll be teaching one of...
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Much Ado About Murder
Time for murder, mayhem, and mystery. Here are a few recent and upcoming books where the game is always afoot. Welcome to the case._______________________Sisters of the Lost NationNick MedinaBerkley...
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Interview of Annette Billings by Xánath Caraza
Interview of Annette Billings by Xánath Caraza Who is Annette Billings?I would describe myself as a woman of immense warmth with deep compassion for people. I would add to those qualities creativity,...
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Michael SedanoOnce again her house thronged with Barbara's friendships, dozens of joyous people brimming with memory. Today, mourning puts a damper on ebullience. Not for long. We've gathered to...
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Let's Be Friends / Seamos Amigos -My Friend, Mi Amigo- Board book
By René Colato LaínezIllustrated by Nomar PerezPublisher: Holiday House; Bilingual edition (February 14, 2023)Language: English, SpanishBoard book: 28 pagesISBN-10: 0823453111ISBN-13: ...
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Proud to be among the "Woke"
by Daniel Cano Books over Ignorance As I listened to Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis and his...
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Octavia's Insurgency on Hill Street
Michael Sedanowith Jesus Salvador Treviño interview quotationsSomething genuinely exciting arrived to Pasadena's northcentral commercial desert-in-transition where a tired commercial corner with a...
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Jorge Tetl Argueta: Poet Laureate of San Mateo County Inaugural Celebration
Dear friends and family, I am honored to have been selected Poet Laureate of San Mateo County. Please join me for the inaugural celebration!Queridos amigos y familiares estoy muy feliz de haber sido...
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Chicanonautica: Marvel Meets Maya
by Ernest HoganWhen I posted a picture of a South American merman-like creature from an anthropology book, Prehistoric Man in the New World on Facebook, Ed Hall told me I needed to see Black Panther:...
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