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• Awards: Pam Muñoz Ryan picked up the PEN Center USA award in Children/YA Literature earlier this month for her children’s book about poet Pablo Neruda, The Dreamer. Francisco Goldman took the Prix...
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New year, new books: What’s ahead for 2012
A new year brings a new batch of books to look forward to reading. Here’s a round-up of some upcoming titles by Latino authors coming in the first half of this year. Special thanks to The Millions...
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In the News: New books from Alegría, Sheen and Estevez, Arte Público
It’s May! It’s time to celebrate one of the Latino community’s favorite holidays – Cinco de Mayo – and read some good books. Here’s what’s coming up on the bookshelves: • May 1: Border Town: Crossing...
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Book review: Malín Alegría’s “Border Town: Crossing the Line”
Malín Alegría provides something the book world badly needed – a great young adult novel depicting Latino life. Border Town: Crossing the Line (Point/Scholastic) is the first in a series of books...
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When you’re fifteen …: A look at quinceañeras in literature
The recently released Quince Clash by Malín Alegría is the latest book in the Border Town series for young adults, and it’s latest book that has featured quinceañeras – the elaborate celebration for...
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The Hispanic Reader is one year old today!
It’s The Hispanic Reader’s one-year anniversary! Since my first post, I’ve talked to eight authors, marked 18 writers’ birthdays, reviewed 37 books and written 117 posts. To celebrate, I’m giving you a...
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In the news: Books from Bolaño, Saramago; new literary magazine
(I’m still taking a break, but check out my story I wrote about a Dallas theater company’s adaption of Sandra Cisneros’ Women Hollering Creek for the Theater Jones website.) The Hispanic Reader will be...
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In the news: July brings books from López, Alfieri and Castro
It’s July and it’s getting hot out there! Here’s a look at new releases and other news to keep you cool: • Already out: Diana López, author of Choke, has a new book for young readers, Ask My Mood Ring...
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