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Literary Innovation and From Whence It Came
A New Reading Series Debuts; Established Literary Fest Arises From FlamesMichael SedanoMay 2025 marks the return of LitFest to Pasadena itself. In previous years, the literary communities of Altadena...
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
From https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read...
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“Hoy mujeres y hombres” por Xánath Caraza
"Hoy mujeres y hombres” por Xánath Caraza Ciudad con campos de flores rojascada pétalo llevael nombre de estudiantes que conocí. Hoy mujeres y hombres.Ya no niños inocentesni adolescentes rebeldes.No...
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CASCARONES: AN EASTER SURPRISE / UNA SORPRESA DE PASCUAS
Written by Alicia Salazar.Illustrations by Aimee Del Valle.ISBN: 979-8-89375-015-7 Publication Date: May 31, 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Imprint: Piñata Books Ages: 4-8This bilingual picture book...
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Chicanonautica: Xicanxfuturism at Palabras Bilingual Bookstore
by Ernest Hogan <static . . . electronic squeal>Mission Control, Mission Control, do you read? Dos Space Vatos (Scott Russell Duncan and Ernest Hogan, so people get the wrong idea from their...
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Vitality Walk
Today I'm using La Bloga to help my fundraising efforts on behalf of the Parkinson Association of the Rockies (PAR). This will take just a few minutes. I wouldn't participate in PAR's Vitality Walk...
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“Que la poesía” por Xánath Caraza
“Que la poesía” por Xánath Caraza Que la poesía se vuelva lluviaQue moje todos los techosInunde las charcas vacíasY reviva los renacuajos secos Que la poesía se convierta en vientoQue ulule entre los...
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13 Portraits At A Literary Festival
Michael SedanoLa Bloga-Tuesday basks in a sublime serendipity that emerges from the difficult choices forced by a rich literary program. Two Friday night opening programs lead to the kind of...
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GECKO GIRL / LAGARTIJITA
Written by Daniel Chacón. Illustrations by Steven James Petruccio.ISBN: 979-8-89375-014-0 Publication Date: May 31, 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Imprint: Piñata Books Ages: 4-8This fanciful...
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On Good Citizenship and Two Poems by Mona Alvarado Frazier
Laguna Blanca Elementary student Mirabel S. and Melinda Palacio Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025 Two months ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by a 4th-grade student,...
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“Con poesía / With Poetry” por Xánath Caraza
“Con poesía” por Xánath Caraza Con poesía disipamoslos tiempos oscuros. Palabras que sananlos aislados corazones. Fluye, poesía, entrelas nubes cibernéticas. Trae pensamientos curativos,pequeñas dosis...
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Review: YA book of the dead
Review: Ghost Brother by Sylvia Sánchez Garza. Piñata Books/Arte Publico, 2024.Michael SedanoSylvia Sánchez Garza gives her YA readers a lot to think about in their personal lives as the reader...
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¿Qué es un poema? / What Is a Poem?
Text and illustrations by Jovi de la JaraISBN: 979-8-89375-016-4 Publication Date: May 31, 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Imprint: Piñata Books Ages: 4-8Whimsical bilingual picture book shares the...
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Chicanonautica: Notes on a Xicanxfuturist Spring
by Ernest HoganOnce again, we got a whole lotta transmogrification going on. And it’s not just the loco-in-chief in the White House. All kinds of changes are happening.We’re talking way beyond future...
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Focus on an Independent Press
Today's La Bloga is a quick look at an independent and highly regarded publisher -- Seven Stories Press. A thorough summary of the history of the press can be found here. Below is information about...
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"Ante el río / Before the River" by Xánath Caraza
Ante el río por Xánath Caraza ¡¡¡Ay mis hijos!!! ¡¡¡ Ay jucheeti uachecha!!! ¡¡¡Ay mis hijos!!! ¡¡¡ Ay na noconehuaj!!! Como llorona estoy ante el ríolamentándome por tiniño perdido ¡Ay de mí! ¡Ay de...
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Poetry & Cookies 2025: Altadena Strong
Michael SedanoPauli DuttonAltadena librarian, Pauli Dutton, invited a handful of local poets to read their work and share refreshments in a small intimate gathering. That was the first Poetry &...
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Trini’s Magic Kitchen
Written by Patricia Santos MarcantonioISBN: 979-8-89375-005-8 Format: Trade Paperback Pages: 217 Imprint: Piñata Books Ages: 10-15Entertaining novel explores young girl’s family difficulties alongside...
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