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Is detective fiction killing us? Gluten-free treats from a good Mexican girl....
Michael SedanoOn November 24 La Bloga-Tuesday published an advance review of “Skin In The Game” without acknowledging the previous day’s announcement in Ferguson, despite jarringly ugly disconnects...
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Santiago Stays
Review by Ariadna SánchezSantiago Stays is the latest book of award-winning author and illustrator Angela Dominguez. Dominguez’s story is charming, delicate, and easy to read. Her narrative is about a...
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Chicanonautica: Dispatches From Black and Brown Planets
by Ernest HoganWhen I first heard about Black and Brown Planets: The Politics of Race in Science Fictionedited by Isaih Lavender III, I was interested. Then I found out that one of the essays was about...
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Random Thoughts About Detective Fiction
In 2001, Hopscotch magazine published my essay entitled The Postman and the Mex, which was my attempt to summarize the then current state of the literary genre known as crime fiction (detective,...
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A Festive Sharing - old holiday tradition revived
Yesterday my wife and I hosted our annual Festive Sharing, usually held a couple of weeks before Christmas. Here's how the invitation read:"In the spirit of less stuff, bring a gift to share, not to...
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Desde Guadalajara, Jalisco la poesía de Luis Armenta Malpica y más
Por Xánath Caraza La Poesía de Luis Armenta Malpica traducida por Lawrence Schimel Luis Armenta Malpica THE IMMERSED FISH The fish will be an absence when it is no longer named,so long as the spiders...
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South El Monte Stories.
Michael SedanoEveryone has a story and everyone’s story deserves telling. Alex Luu conducts workshops with young adults that guide their planning, structuring, and telling their stories to an audience...
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The Fifth Children's Poetry Festival in El Salvador
From the Macondo NewsletterEdited by Reyna GrandeMACONDISTAS GOING ABROADMacondista Rene Colato Lainez recently visited his native country, El Salvador, as a featured author. Read about his visit!The...
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Checking It Twice
Melinda PalacioSaturday, December 20, Winterlandia's Anti-Mall MarketplaceMy final gift suggestion for the year: books. Tía Chucha Press and Centro Cultural has a great online book shop. But if you...
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Different Chicano stocking stuffers
If you forgot stuff to stuff stockings with, try cutting up and using these memorias:Not mine, but maybe..."Traíste mis Kreesmas?" My abuela would say those words, pronouncing the last one like I...
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A Letter to You, Dear Caregiver . . .
Dear Gente,This posting is for all the caregivers out there, past and present. You have or are presently accompanying a family member or friend as they transition. This journey may be swift, or it...
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The Last Dream of Pánfilo Velasco
A Fairy Tale by Daniel A. Olivas One Monday evening, as he walked home from his dreary job making things nobody needed, Pánfilo Velasco saw two coffins that floated just within his...
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Rediscovering Sueño. La Palabra Wraps for 14. GF Chicano.
Review: Martin Limón. The Iron Sickle. NY: Soho Press, 2014. ISBN: 9781616953911Guided serendipity led me to find a Martin Limón novel on the new books shelf of the library and in a flash I realized I...
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Feliz Navidad
Written by Jose FelicianoIllustrated by David Diaz"Feliz Navidad" is a bilingual song in Spanish and English--a perfect accompaniment to this book that teaches children about both a typical Caribbean...
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Chicanonautica: A Christmas Card from the Mama Goddess con Tamales
by Ernest HoganThe year is coming to an end, and is there ever a helluvalota stuff happening . . . but it's Christmas, and I should do a holiday greeting instead. So Merry Christmas, mi gente, from...
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Good News for the New Year
The First Chicano Movie Is Added To The National Film RegistryEarlier this month twenty-five movies were added to theNational Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The films were recognized as...
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Birdman Unbroken: A Film and A Book Review
Today La Bloga welcomes two guest bloggers,Maritza Álvarez and Sandra C. Muñoz. Here are their reviews on the film Birdman and the novel Unbroken. Enjoy! Review of Birdman by Maritza Álvarez"If you...
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When in Seattle Do as Los Norteños Writers Do
By Xánath Caraza Los Norteños Writers, El Centro de la Raza, Seattle University (Department of Women and Gender Studies and Department of Modern Languages and Cultures), Hugo House, la Sala, José...
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