Tag Archives: Victor Villasenor
Meet novelist Julia Amante, author of “Say You’ll Be Mine”
Julia Amante, right, writes about ordinary women facing extraordinary situations. Amante’s most recent book, Say You’ll Be Mine, was released last year. Her first book, Evening at the Argentine Club, was published in 2009. The daughter of Argentine immigrants, she … Continue reading
Filed under Author Q&A, Fiction
Latinos and the Nobel Prize
Sometime this month, the Nobel Prize will be awarded for literature. Only a dozen of the 107 recipients – including 2010 recipient, Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa (right) – have Hispanic and/or Latino roots. The Nobel Prize is considered the most … Continue reading
Filed under Awards, Classic Authors, Fiction
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
