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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.
Sep 30, 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.
Aug 17, 20243 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. . .
Aug 17, 20249 min read


Death, Bats, & Deities: Rose Padilla Reviews The Return of Camazotz #1
The Return of Camazotz is stunning, unsettling, and—like the Mayan bat god of death that haunts the protagonists—impossible to put down.
Jul 29, 20243 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)
Jul 29, 20242 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.
Jul 10, 20244 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
Jun 13, 20249 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.
May 12, 20244 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.
May 5, 20248 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.
May 4, 202411 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.
May 4, 202416 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...
Mar 19, 20241 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
Mar 18, 20247 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...
Mar 11, 20243 min read


Vulnerability Is My Superpower
Roughly 15 years ago, I had a major breakdown that derailed me from graduate school. It took several months and several diagnoses until...
Feb 16, 20248 min read


Christine Suggs’s ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico
¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs follows a trip Suggs took the summer before eleventh grade. Saying goodbye...
Feb 13, 20242 min read


I Am Alfonso Jones and the Power of Visual Storytelling
I Am Alfonso Jones masterfully weaves together visual motifs, leans into Afrofuturism, and uses a line work and series of flashbacks that...
Feb 2, 20244 min read
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