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Feb 244 min read
Making Space for Latinx Futurisms: A Review of Major Thomás!
Major Thomás deserves a space among the pop culture fictions that feature Latinx characters
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Jan 72 min read
Monsters, Middle School & Mayhem: A Dive into Jorge Aguirre & Andrés Vera Martínez's Monster Locker
A knockout graphic novel, Aguirre’s brilliantly crafted Monster Locker bursts to life with Vera Martínez’s gorgeous illustrations.
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Dec 9, 20243 min read
Beyond the Barriers: How Through Fences Transformed My Classroom
Teaching Through Fences was nothing short of transformative for both the students and me.
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Nov 18, 20242 min read
Sol Naciente: Lucha Libre Por Vida!
Sol Naciente reminds us to never underestimate the fire that burns within.
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Oct 7, 20243 min read
Miguel A. Briones's Macho No Machismo: Affirming Tender Masculinities
El Paso native and current Austenite, Miguel A. Briones , reclaims Chicano masculinity in Macho No Machismo: Helpful and Nice , a...
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Oct 4, 20243 min read
This Bridge Called My Language: Marcela T. Garcés's Me llamo Marcela: My Story as a Heritage Speaker
Marcela T. Garcés's coming of age as a second-generation Colombian American and her experiences as a Spanish heritage speaker.
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Oct 2, 20245 min read
The Thirteen: The Origins of An Extraordinary League of Latinx Teen Superheroes!
Dan Johnson reviews the comics book issues that make up the Thirteen Origins and the stories of Latinx teens coming into their superpowers!
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Sep 30, 20243 min read
Marianna D Rooks Reviews Coywolf Book 1: "Spirit of the Coywolf"
Spirit of the Coywolf is a scintillating representation of powerful Native Afro-Latina women and the American Southwest.
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Aug 17, 20243 min read
A Plan of Her Own: Sam Ceballos Reviews Eat Your Heart Out Volume 1
Eat Your Heart Out is about community, dream seeking, acceptance, love, family, and self-discovery.
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Aug 17, 20249 min read
Labyrinths Borne: The Revolutionary Latinxfuturist Vision of Frederick Luis Aldama
I wanted to conceive of the future in a radically different way. One where the new gens look to philosophy, literature, art & science. . .
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Jul 29, 20242 min read
Frida Kahlo Comes Alive: Paloma Aguirre Reviews Who Was Her Own Work of Art? by Terry Blas & Ashanti Fortson"
Review of Who Was Her Own Work of Art? by Terry Blas (writer) and Ashanti Fortson (illustrator)
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Jul 10, 20244 min read
Communidad y Familia in Samuel Teer and Mar Julia’s Brownstone: Review by Samantha Ceballos
Reading Brownstone brought out emotions in me that I was not expecting.
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Jun 13, 20249 min read
Embracing Diversity: Bodegas, Brownstones, and the Rich Tapestry of Our Latinidades
Interview explores experiences with language barriers, cultural syncretism, “found family,” gentrification, and homophobia
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May 12, 20244 min read
Aldama & Itzel Usher in a Sci-Fi Worldbuilding Paradigm Shift: A Review of Labyrinths Borne
Aldama offers a path forward by offering readers an emotional, intellectually spirited & collectivist minded tale.
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May 5, 20248 min read
Frederick Luis Aldama Talks with Cristina Herrera: Misfits, Sonic Revolutions, Familial Reconciliations, & Craving More Fiction that Misfits Publishing Molds
I wanted Max Rodriguez to hit the hard truths but also, and overwhelmingly, to take readers to places of joy and compassion.
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May 5, 202411 min read
Frederick Luis Aldama’s Pressing Passion to Portray & Proclaim Powerful Truths of Youth Surviving in the US-Mexico Borderlands: A Conversation
While the borderlands shape each protagonist differently, their individual stories thread together to form a greater tapestry.
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May 4, 202416 min read
Jonathan Hill and the Power of Encouragement
what I took from Hill's talk was a humble attitude of gratitude for all the little lights that shone in the dark, the simple gestures.
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Mar 19, 20241 min read
Book Talk: Izzy De La Cruz Reviews Ashley Robin Franklin's The Hills of Estrella Rojas!
Check Out Izzy's Live Book Talk Review of The Hills of Estrella Rojas--a graphic novel that follows college freshman Kat as she...
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Mar 19, 20247 min read
Villanueve’s Dune 2 & Fajardo’s Crude: A Commentary on Interstellar Coloniality of Power & Terrestrial Corporate Greed
Fictional empire though it may be, Dune films take place in a universe where natural resource extraction and political power go hand in hand
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Mar 11, 20243 min read
Temporal Legacies: Quetzalcoatl # 1 & 2
Herminia Ximenez is always short on time. The protagonist of Mickey Martinez, Sam Jimenez, and Ana Maria Richardson's Quetzalcoatl is a...
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