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Reading Rock Stars - Rio Grande Valley
2015 Reading Rock Stars - Rio Grande Valley AuthorsLydia Gil, René Saldaña, Jr., Libby Martinez, Pat Mora, Laura Lacámara, Carolyn Dee Floresand Texas Book Festival Outreach Coordinator, Kendall...
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Hitched Moves to the East Side
Melinda PalacioA hidden oasis in AlhambraTerry Wolverton, Luivette Resto, Melinda Palacio, Lisa Cheby, and Xochitl-Julisa BermejoLast Sunday, Hitched, the reading series, started by Xochitl-Julisa...
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Points about spec lit written for all peoples
NPR's list of Top 100 Science-Fiction & Fantasy Books had one USican Spanish-surname, Diana Gabaldon. I left a comment that there really were zero, since Gabaldon, to my knowledge, doesn't call...
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Finding Nepantla in _Ofrenda: Liliana Wilson's Art of Dissidence and Dreams_
"My images come from the subconscious. Many of the figures I create appear in 'other-world' environments: their outward composure in direct contrast to their inner turmoil," writes artivist, Liliana...
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Chicanonautica: The Wild West Ain't What It Used to Be
by Ernest HoganIt's coming – the Anthology With No Name. Really, for now it's being refered to as the Diverse Weird Western Anthology. There are two volumes scheduled.It'll be edited by Cynthia Ward...
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New Books. Troncoso. García Márquez. Noir Feminists. Selena. National Book...
I've dug deep into an overflowing bag of goodies to present the following literary news, cultural events, and good-timey happenings. Hope you get to enjoy some of these. New BooksElectra's ComplexEmma...
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A Poem by Bao Phi: "Giving My Neighbor a Ride to Her Job"
I emerge from 103 at the same time she does from 106.The hallways full of blondeswhitewashing the walls.We've never seen this many white people in the building before.Has gentrification already hit...
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Con Tinta NaPoMo 2015, La Pachanga & Award Ceremony: Ray Gonzalez
Xánath Caraza POETRY IN CHICAGO: REVISTA CONTRATIEMPO Con Tinta NaPoMo 2015 is here. Send your poem to creativexc@gmail.com and/or mouthfeelpress@yahoo.com (Mouthfeel Press) and celebrate la poesía....
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Review: Villanueva's Gracias. Floricanto Month Floricanto
Review: Alma Luz Villanueva. Gracias. San Antonio TX, 2015. ISBN: 9781609403959Michael SedanoI wish I could read every poetry collection published in 2015. That would be the only method to say with...
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REFORMA National Conference 2015: A peek into the library services for...
By Gladys Elizabeth BarbieriREFORMA is the National Association of Librarians to promote library and information services to Latinos and the Spanish speaking. It is an affiliate of the American Library...
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April Is National Poetry Month
In case you thought April was the month where Spring happens, along with Easter and Passover, and, if we are lucky, April showers, April is also National Poetry Month. As a poet, this means I'm busy....
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"For My Sister Who Thinks I’m Unhappy Because I, Like Her, Don’t Wear a Size...
Please, por favor do not place my worth on the size of my stomach.Do not judge how happy I amby the size of my jeans.I am much, much more thanhow much I weigh how pretty I look on Saturday nights how...
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The La Bloga interview with Carmen Amato regarding her Emilia Cruz mystery,...
Carmen AmatoBy Daniel OlivasIn addition to a political thriller The Hidden Light of Mexico City,Carmen Amato is the author of the Emilia Cruz mystery series set in Acapulco, including Cliff Diver, Hat...
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Review: Hollywood Notebook. Foto Essay: San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival
Review: Wendy C. Ortiz. Hollywood Notebook. Los Angeles CA: Writ Large Press, 2015.Michael SedanoThat is a journal for old and young. The young in one another’s arms, scattershot subjects, heavy...
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2015
Aprirl 18 & 19, 2015USC CampusFree AdmissionThe 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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Chicanonautica: The Mirror is Smoking . . .
by Ernest HoganI don't usually read YA. Maybe it's because I'm old. I remember when the category first appeared, and I wasn't impressed. It all seemed to be the bullshit stuff they had in the school...
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WordFest. Big Read. Northside. REFORMA. Pancho.
WordFest Press Release from Su TeatroSU TEATRO PRESENTS The FirstEver WordFest - EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF STORY!DENVER, CO – Su Teatro will present their FirstEver WordFest April 20-26, a week-long...
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