Monthly Archives: September 2011
Meet novelist Guadalupe Garcia McCall
The seeds for Guadalupe Garcia McCall’s career as a novelist began in school, when her teachers encouraged her to become a writer. McCall’s first young adult novel, Under the Mesquite, was published earlier this month by Lee & Low Books. … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Books, Author Q&A, Fiction, Young Adult Books
The write stuff
Only one Latino is listed as an author on the 35 books on the Sept. 29 New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list. The literary world needs more Hispanic authors, but the writing industry requires time, discipline and a tough … Continue reading
Filed under Features
News from Latino authors
Here’s some news happening this week with Latino authors: • Cuban-American author Alisa Valdes (formerly Valdes-Rodriguez) released her third book in The Dirty Girls Social Club series, Lauren’s Saints of Dirty Faith, this week. She’s selling the novel by e-book … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Books, News
Hispanic literature’s greatest hits
Today marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs through Oct. 15. Want to catch up on some great Latino literature through the centuries? Here are some good starting points: • The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature compiled the … Continue reading
Filed under Classic Books, Fiction
Book Review: Justin Torres’s “We the Animals”
Justin Torres’s debut novel, We the Animals, can be described in one word – wow. The book is a series of short vignettes about three brothers – half-Puerto Rican, half-white – growing up in upstate New York. The narrator begins … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Books, Book Reviews, Fiction
On the silver screen
Latino writers are seeing their words on the big screen as two Hispanic-oriented film festivals open this month. • Seven culturally diverse movies will be featured in the Maya Indie Film series. The movies include Without Men, about an all-female … Continue reading
Filed under Movies
Meet journalist Edgar Sandoval
In his 1982 song “Allentown,” Billy Joel sang about a town that factory workers were leaving to find new opportunities. Since then, Latinos have immigrated to the Pennsylvania city and make up 25 percent of Allentown’s population. New York Daily … Continue reading
Filed under Author Q&A, Non-Fiction
