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Digging for Love: Latinx Representation Shines in Jo Segura’s Raiders of the Lost Heart
With her Mexican heritage front and center, Segura tells a story that blends romance, adventure, and meaningful social critique with effortless charm.
Jun 32 min read
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An Alchemical Reaction: Review of Isabel Cañas' The Possession of Alba Díaz
If you’re looking to read horror, historical fiction, slow burn romance, or simply a few hundred pages of engrossing prose, Alba Díaz and Isabel Cañas will not disappoint.
May 223 min read
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Book Talk with Sam Ceballos: Eliamaría Madrid's Princesa Taco!
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Apr 151 min read
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A Magical Reformation: Veronica Chapa’s Feminist Retelling of La Malinche in Malinalli: A Novel
Chapa reimagines La Malinche through a fantastical lens, centering themes of language, loyalty, and vengeance.
Apr 13 min read
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Monsters Among Us: Vampires and Colonial Violence in Isabel Cañas’ Vampires of El Norte
Vampires of El Norte is a powerful contribution to Latino-centered storytelling that reclaims horror as a space to explore memory, resistance, and survival.
Apr 12 min read
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Found Forms, Frontera Stories: An Interview with José Alaniz
A "house of mirrors," the book spans eras—from the Republic of Texas to a dystopian future Atlanta to 1990s Los Angeles.
Mar 315 min read
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Deep Dive into Character: A Review of Melissa Coss Aquino's Novel, Carmen & Grace
With her evocative storytelling, Melissa Coss Aquino turns a story about two cousin-turned-sisters dealing drugs into a character study.
Mar 45 min read
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Review of My Side of the River: A Memoir by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
My Side of the River is more than a memoir it is a reminder of how stories can heal, connect, and inspire.
Mar 44 min read
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Resisting the Future in Fernando A. Flores’ Novel, Brother Brontë!
Fernando Flores’s Brother Brontë--a novel that delves into the power of literature and the transformative role of storytelling.
Mar 13 min read
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Living Beyond Borders: A Vibrant Mosaic of Mexican-American Stories for Young Readers
Every story offers the reader a different perspective on the young Chicanx experience.
Jan 253 min read
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Anita del Monte Libseth's Book Talk: Xochitl Gonzalez's Anita de Montes Laughs Last!
Anita del Monte Libseth's Book Talk on Xochitl Gonzalez's Anita de Montes Laughs Last!!!
Jan 151 min read
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6 Essential Reads to Celebrate Dominican Heritage Month!
Celebrate Dominican Heritage Month with 6 Must-Read Books by Dominicana American Authors!
Jan 155 min read
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In/Visibility by Design: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s Debut Novel Catalina
Catalina refreshes the campus novel by tackling issues like rising tuition, student activism, and racial diversity and undocumented status
Dec 11, 20243 min read
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Sol Naciente: Lucha Libre Por Vida!
Sol Naciente reminds us to never underestimate the fire that burns within.
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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Ujjwal Prasai Reviews Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora
Undocumented Writers as beings of this earth, of the countries of their or their parents’ origins, and equally of America
Oct 28, 20245 min read
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An Altar of Stories: Rios De La Luz Crafts a Haunting Tapestry of Speculative Fiction
Rios De La Luz's An Altar of Stories to Liminal Saints is speculative fiction that captivates readers and pushes the genre!
Oct 11, 20244 min read
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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...
Oct 7, 20243 min read
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Paloma Aguirre Reviews Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher’s Sci-Fi YA Novel, Solis!
Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher’s YA novel, Solis asks, how imminent a future can dystopian fiction imagine for young readers?
Oct 7, 20243 min read
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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.
Oct 4, 20243 min read
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To Cali, with Love: A Review of Writing the Golden State: The New Literary Terrain of California
Offers deeply personal accounts of pockets of California and their complexity!
Aug 14, 20245 min read
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