Clik here to view.
Cooking and the Soltera, Soltero, Solterx
Cooking for CompanionshipMichael SedanoI recently became a no longer married man faced with the prospect of cooking for one and dining alone. There are also new joys of cooking for a companion, dining...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TIERRA, TIERRITA / EARTH, LITTLE EARTH
Written by Jorge ArguetaIllustrations by Felipe Ugalde Alcantara ISBN: 978-1-55885-967-8Publication Date: May 31, 2023Format: HardcoverPages: 32Imprint: Piñata BooksAges: 4-8 This trilingual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Journal Entry: Street Dogs of Tepatitlan
by Daniel Cano Starting earlyAugust 5, 2016,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
National Poetry Month Begins Tomorrow, No April Fooling
Does anyone else hide from the pranksters? I've never been one for jokes and do not enjoy that we have a day dedicated to fooling each other. In the spirit of no fooling, one real event is Poetry...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"How to Date a Flying Mexican" selected as an International Pulpwood Queens...
I am honored that my most recent book, How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories (University of Nevada Press), was selected as the International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bees&Colibrís&Butterfly: Ahi Viene Spring
Michael SedanoSouthern California weather has been newsworthy for a series of atmospheric rivers that dumped every smidgen of moisture that had been hanging around above the Pacific Ocean. Desperately...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VINCENT VENTURA AND THE CURSE OF THE DANCING DEVIL / VINCENT VENTURA Y LA...
Written by Xavier Garza ISBN: 978-1-55885-965-4Publication Date: May 31, 2023Format: Trade PaperbackPages: 160Imprint: Piñata BooksAges: 8-12 This thrilling bilingual short novel introduces young...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chicanonautica: Joaquín Murrieta in the Streamosphere
by Ernest HoganJoaquín Murrieta refuses to die. First Captain Harry Love cuts his head off and puts it on display, then his legend gets whitewashed into the character Zorro, strange Hollywood versions...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chicano Soul, Brother
In 1965 I was seventeen, about to enter my senior year at Harrison High in Colorado Springs while I chased good times in the city of Pueblo with pals from my hometown Florence. Good times meant...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Huayna Picchu por Xánath Caraza
Huayna Picchupor Xánath Caraza Esa mañana, hace ya diez años, tenía planeado llegar hasta Machu Picchu y así lo hice. Salí de Cusco, la bella, como yo le puse, aunque en realidad significa el ombligo...
View ArticleClik here to view.
State of the Art: Altadena & Beyond
MemoryGoing It Alone AgainMichael SedanoSameth and unnamed valued tech guy. Livestreaming brings readings to you.I go by myselfto the poetry reading the evening of April 4 at the Altadena Library. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DO I BELONG HERE? / ¿ES ESTE MI LUGAR?
Written by René Colato LaínezIllustrations by Fabricio Vanden BroeckISBN: 978-1-55885-968-5Publication Date: May 31, 2023Format: HardcoverPages: 32Imprint: Piñata BooksAges: 6-9I am excited to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Home Boys: Who Are They and How Did They Get Here?
Homies reach Aguascalientes' back streets Growing up in the 50’s and 60s’s on L.A.’s westside, neither my friends nor I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From Bloguera to Poeta Laureada de Santa Barbara: Breaking News
La Bloga Celebrates Poetry Month with Good News from Santa Barbara County photo by Nell CampbellMELINDA PALACIO TO BE APPOINTED AS SANTA BARBARA POET LAUREATE Palacio will serve as the City’s 10th Poet...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Orlando Ortega-Medina, in conversation with Daniel Olivas, discusses "The...
DATE: Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 7:00 p.m.ADDRESS: BOOK SOUP, 8818 W Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069DETAILS:https://www.booksoup.com/event/Orlando-Ortega-Medina“A riveting yarn with a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rafa Counts on Papá
By Joe Cepeda Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Language: EnglishHardcover: 40 pagesISBN-10: 0316540897ISBN-13: 978-0316540896 For fans of Guess How Much I Love You? and Just Me...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hey, Writers with Wild, Latinoid Imaginatons!
by Ernest HoganAre you a writer in the Latinoid continuum with a wild imagination? Then you need to know that the deadline for signing up for Papí Sci-Fi's Ancient Chicano Sci-Fi Wisdom at the 2023...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Books for Spring
Here we go. Presenting new literary titles for your enjoyment and education, including the latest from a friend of La Bloga who happens to be a great writer, Luis Alberto Urrea....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Poema “50” por Xánath Caraza
Poema “50” por Xánath Caraza 50. Mueve su remo. En silencio hiende la densa agua del Hudson. Oscuras melodías. La luna llena marca un hilo de plata. Titilantes espejos llevanel dolor de la gente....
View ArticleClik here to view.
PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT: Melinda Palacio, Poet Laureate
PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT: Melinda Palacio, Poet Laureate Michael SedanoIt’s such a mark of progress when a city gets something so right as Santa Barbara has, in naming Melinda Palacio the city’s Poet...
View Article