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Shifter, What You Think It Means
Review: Emma Pérez. Testimony of a Shifter. Houston: Arte Público Press, 2023.ISBN: 978-1-55885-979-1 Michael Sedano Speculative fiction writers expect a lot of imaginative cooperation from readers in...
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Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land
Written and Illustrated by Mirelle OrtegaPublisher: Harry N. Abrams Language: EnglishHardcover: 40 pagesISBN-10: 195183657XISBN-13: 978-1951836573 In Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land, her acclaimed...
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Chicanonautica: Cherchezing the Whither Goest Thou American Weirdness
by Ernest Hogan The spring flowers died. Hello, triple digits. Memorial Day. Summer . . .Emily and I hadn’t had any days off together for a while. But now, two in a row, we were thinking the same...
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Growing Intentionally via Systemic Thinking (GIST)
Today's guest contributor is Frank Dávila, educator, writer, and co-founder of the Colorado Alliance of Latino Mentors and Authors (CALMA.) His essay explores "personal engagement in a conscious...
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PRESENTACIÓN DE LOS LIBROS _CORAZÓN DE AGUA_ Y _TEJERÁS EL DESTINO_ por...
PRESENTACIÓN DE LOS LIBROS _CORAZÓN DE AGUA_ Y _TEJERÁS EL DESTINO_ por Magdalena Flores Márquez La centenaria Benemérita Escuela Normal Veracruzana “Enrique Conrado Rébsamen” se fundó en la ciudad de...
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Twisted Tales from Texas
Review: Daniel Chacón. The Last Philosopher in Texas: Fictions and Superstitions. Houston: Arte Publico Press, 2024. ISBN: 978-1-55885-993-7Michael SedanoDaniel Chacón's The Last Philosopher in Texas...
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2024 Américas Book Award Winners
The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English...
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Poetry Connection: Creating Community Through Poetry and Typewriters
Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Fourteen poets gathered on State Street for First Thursday on June 6 to type free poems, composed on the spot, on any subject, for anyone. Thanks to Simon...
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Poetry & Plática From Immigrant Hearts: Redux in Burbank
The Buena Vista Branch Library occupies a beauteous parkland near beautiful downtown Burbank. The library's spacious community room hosts the four-poet panel, "Writing from Our Immigrant Hearts."...
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2024 Pura Belpré Celebración
Sunday, June 30, 2024 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM PTHilton Bayfront HotelIndigo Ballroom BFSan Diego, CAPura Belpré Awards honoring Latinx writers and illustrators whose children's and young adult books best...
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Chicanonautica: Hanging with Alienígenas Americanos
by Ernest HoganIt glowed on the library shelf. Another volume to help me practice my Spanish. And amuse me.Alienígenas Americanos: La Historia Extraterrestre de Nuestro Continente by Juan Salfate and...
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Looking Forward - Hot Books For Summer
Just when you thought you were all caught up in your reading -- here comes another list of new, highly anticipated books scheduled for late summer release dates. ¡Ándale! And don't forget the book...
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Comentario de Katori Walker para _Corazón de agua / Heart of Water_
Comentario de Katori Walker para _Corazón de agua / Heart of Water_ Corazón de agua / Heart of Wateres una colección de poesía única y poderosa que explora el espíritu humano y los misterios de la...
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Gluten-free Chicano food: Summertime is Guisadotime
Carne Molida and Papas in Chile Cheese Sauce: A Classic GuisadoMichael Sedano, The Gluten-free Chicano**see Carb count at the bottom of the page** The Gluten-free Chicano loves a hearty guisado any day...
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Ultraviolet
By Aida Salazar Publisher: Scholastic Press Language: EnglishHardcover: 304 pagesISBN-10: 1338775650ISBN-13: 978-1338775655Reading age: 10 years and up Sometimes life explodes in technicolor. In...
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Summertime Blues at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Melinda Palacio After more than two years of rebuilding life after the pandemic lockdown, it seems as if covid is not done with us. The virus still lingers and thanks to vaccines and hygiene...
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Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me I Have to Wait
Review: Tim Z. Hernandez. They Call You Back. Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 2024Michael SedanoI happily began reading They Call You Back by Tim Z. Hernandez. I don’t remember how many days into...
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Vampirita and the Angry Mob - Vampirita y la turba enfurecida
By Mariana Llanos and illustrated by Laura Brenlla. Publisher: Reycraft Books Language: EnglishPaperback: 136 pagesISBN-10: 1478880570ISBN-13: 978-1478880578Reading age: 7 - 12 years Embark on a...
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