"Eat Mexico" a colorful and attractive cookbook authored by journalist, homecook and entrepreneur Lesley Téllez, tells the story of the antojitos, the street foods of Mexico City.
Mexican-American social entrepreneur and the award-winning author of "Seven for the Revolution" Rudy Ruiz depicts yearning and suffering on the page with purpose and intrigue, converting backstory and conversations into thunderous, nuanced stories. And employs his social interests to create a more conscious, original story.
"Emma Gomez: A Courageous Woman Displays True Grit" tells a harrowing story, one that focuses on the importance of smaller things, as well as burdens that people carry.
The quaint Central Valley-located California town Dinuba, with its unchanging landmarks and the conversational closeness of its residents, is a source of creative stimuli for professor and author Manuel Muñoz.
Colombia is a part of professional poet Alixa Garcia's upbringing. It's a part of her family, her roots and her ancestry. But, she was also intermittently raised in North America --so asking her where she's from can be a bit tricky. Her rearing in both war-torn Colombia and the socially imbalanced U.S. offered her two drastic realities, opening her eyes to a global perspective.
Cuban stories that captured a young girl's childhood just after the turn-of-the-century, the subsequent whims of emigration and harrowing tales of motherhood fed author Chantel Acevedo. Acevedo's grandmother, who orated those stories, inspired the author to be a storyteller, and she taught her the language of a narrative.
Cristina Henríquez, author of the critically acclaimed novel "The Book of Unknown Americans," was born in the United States, but spent a great deal of her childhood in her father's home nation, Panama. Henríquez talks with Latin Post in this week's edition of "Palabras" to discuss her new book, Panama and how her travels made her a best-selling author.
Helena Maria Viramontes, critically acclaimed author and professor, reinforces the belief that fiction can rise from experience and personal understanding, amass amid the memories of generations of Chicano families raised in East Los Angeles, and grow around the fervor of familial love that only words can attempt to capture.
"Perla," "The Invisible Mountain" and "The Gods of Tango" are fictional fragments of who Robertis is as a writer. Her attraction to exploring the histories of silenced, forgotten or marginalized voices is rooted in a need to offer underserved communities a place in literature. This is why she's chosen to dedicate her life to creating stories that have been kept private, but will resonate with the public.
"George I. Sánchez: The Long Fight for Mexican American Integration" is stationed on book shelves across the nation, and the published nonfiction work stands as a utensil for those who ache to learn more about a complex and unsung hero who dedicated himself to reform, intellect, integration, and racial and political equality.
In this edition of Latin Post's "Palabras" series, the astounding Carlos Harrison discusses civil rights, the importance of legacy and the immigrant experience in the U.S.
In this edition of Latin Post's "Palabras" series, the delightful Rudy Ch. Garcia chats about his writing, and purposes of creating Chicano literature that doesn't confOrm to any rules.
Cisneros still has an enduring relationship with libraries. While she no longer treks to the library to find herself weighed down by borrowed literature (with much thanks to her assistant, who makes research trips for her), she continues to donate to libraries, contribute time to libraries, persuade young children to acquire library cards and patronizes the gift shop section of the library so she doesn't have to give the books back.
In this edition of Latin Post's "Palabras" series, the acclaimed, award-winning Peruvian-born Chilean-American author Isabel Allende reveals her journey from journalist to acclaimed writer, and discusses relationships and how magical realism inspires her writing.
Chicana novelist and poet Ana Castillo who coined the term "Xicanisma" at a time when the lives of Chicanas were finally being formalized into writing.
In this edition of Latin Post.com's "Palabras series," we speak to best-selling author Hector Tobar, the son of Guatemalteco immigrants and the byproduct of a bilingual L.A. household, who knows that Latino readers are hungry for edgy, bold works that take the craft to a higher level... and he's more than a happy to oblige.
Janice Spina begins with a title. The Portuguese children's author, who is a mother of three, must have a title before she begins writing her colorful works that often tell the story of evolving characters and plucky animals, who always manage to take the writer and her readers on an edifying journey.
Yo-yoing between birthplace Bogota, Colombia and New York City since the age of 18 sparked an insatiable need for author Angela Lang to travel. When she wasn't able to satisfy the urge to travel physically, she did so mentally: happily ingesting highly-imaginative Colombian literature and sauntering toward the great entryway of world creation, keeping one leg in the world of journalism the other in the world of literature
José Luis Vilson, author of "This Is Not a Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education," and an applauded math educator for middle school children in Inwood / Washington Heights, New York City, spoke with Latin Post about his narrative work, which touches upon his role as a student, educator, father, husband, advocate for children and activist.
Director of the graduate writing program at The New School by day, and routine attendee of readings and publishing events by night, acclaimed author Luis Jaramillo discusses his hit book, "The Doctor's Wife," as well as his family roots, the inspiration that helped him pen his latest work, and the pending explosion of Latino literature.
