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Guest Review: Daughterland by Margaret Elysia Garcia
Guest Reviewer: Maria J. EstradaDon't you love it when you discover a new poet that speaks to your identity and a broader social context in regards to feminism? The collection the daughterland does not...
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Flor y Canto Manyula- International Children's Poetry Festival
Sábado 5 de agosto del 2023Saturday, August 5, 2023Flor y Canto Manyula620 Correas StHalf Moon Bay CA 94019Poesia PARA TODOS/ Poetry for everyoneFrom Jorge Argueta:Creo en la poesía como un dulce...
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The Streets of Old Havana
Hemingway's Home above Havana Timothy, the owner of an African American bookstore in Baldwin Hills, and I...
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Latina Writers Conference Convenes Chingónas
July 31, 2023 Altadena Library fills with high voltage energy and gente from across the Los Angeles basin. Every chair fills leaving standing room only. The biennial Latina Writers Conference has begun...
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Spanish Is the Language of My Family- El español es la lengua de mi familia
By Michael GenhartIllustrated by John Parra Publisher: Neal Porter BooksHardcover: 40 pagesISBN-10: 082345004XISBN-13: 978-0823450046 An intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and...
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Chicanonautica: Blazing Silver Nitrate
by Ernest Hogan During a summer where the world seems like it’s on fire, what we need is a book that burns like silver nitrate. In case some of you don’t know, in the early days of movies, the film was...
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New Books
The world may be in tatters, up in smoke, on the eve of destruction, but books keep rolling off the presses. All types of books. Here are a pair of titles that are full of promise, by authors who may...
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Mercy Tullis-Bukhari Book Release by Xánath Caraza
Mercy Tullis-Bukhari Book Release by Xánath CarazaWho 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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Return of the Backyard Floricanto: Richard Vargas, Thelma Reyna, and Melinda...
A Perfect Backyard for a Backyard FloricantoMichael SedanoIt's a pleasure welcoming La Bloga-Tuesday's Guest Reviewer today, Dr. Thelma T. Reyna. It's a double pleasure, in fact, with Thelma Reyna one...
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Aniana del Mar Jumps In/ Aniana del Mar se avienta
By Jasminne Mendez Publisher: Dial Books Hardcover: 384 pagesISBN-10: 0593531817ISBN-13: 978-0593531815Reading age: 8 - 12 years A powerful and expertly told novel-in-verse by about a...
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The New, Young Mexicans
The first new, young Mexicans, West Los Angeles, circa 1940 Having lived in Los Angeles most of my life, I thought -- I...
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Backyard Floricantos Are for Summer
Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate *this post is originally published in the Santa Barbara Independent In Thelma Reyna's backyardOver the past fifteen years, I’ve attended several...
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The Vinyl Question
The Vinyl Question Michael Sedano A teenager sits cross-legged browsing her grandfather’s vinyl collection. Headphones cover ears, face bends to read album liner notes. A Tablet on her lap displays the...
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Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter
By Aida SalazarIllustrated by Molly Mendoza Publisher: Scholastic Press (March 7, 2023)Language: EnglishHardcover: 48 pagesISBN-10: 1338283413ISBN-13: 978-1338283419 The remarkable true story of...
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Chicanonautica: Colonial Mentality in Other Worlds
by Ernest HoganAt first, I thought A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future would be an example of antediluvian space opera, and it started off with explorers on Jupiter, hunting kaiju-like...
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Six-Word Mystery
Here's the annual announcement from the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America for the Six-Word Mystery Contest. Now in its seventh year, this unique writing contest has turned into...
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Interview of Mario Duarte by Xánath Caraza
Interview of Mario Duarte by Xánath Caraza Who is Mario Duarte? I am a Mexican American poet and fiction writer born and raised in Western Illinois. My family has lived in the Midwest for over a...
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First Of Its Kind: Biography of a Raza Laureate y Más
Review: Francisco A. Lomelí, Osiris Aníbal Gómez, Eds. Juan Felipe Herrera. Migrant, Activist, Poet Laureate. Tucson: UofA Press, 2023Michael SedanoSomeone has to be first. Someone, or someones, have...
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Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan Cool!
By Lucky Diaz Illustrated by Micah Player Translated by Dr. Carmen Tafolla Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol; Bilingual editionLanguage: EnglishHardcover: 32 pagesISBN-10: 0063216353ISBN-13: ...
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Work
Work, Gardening, and the Art of Zen The teenage kid looked like Jeff Spicoli, Sean Penn’s character in Fast...
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