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.
Puerto Rican-American author Anjanette Delgado wanted to know how and why love turns into hate when she wrote "The Clairvoyant of Calle Ocho." The question was formed when she was being raised by her mother and an abusive and sadistic father in a Puerto Rican "caserío" and it persisted even after she, her sister and her mother escaped to New York City during the late 1970s.
Buenos Aires, Argentina was home to author-illustrator Lila Quintero Weaver until age five, when she and her family immigrated to a small town in Alabama during 1961, in the heart of Alabama's Black Belt. "Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White" is an ode to the staying power of that family history and recognition that the ability to read and manipulate language is an "amazing privilege."
Novelist Ernesto Quiñonez published his first book "Bodega Dreams" in 2000. The enthralling work was promptly declared "a New Immigrant Class" by The New York Times. The narrative, with its El Barrio-raised protagonist, has received nods from Barnes & Noble, the Los Angeles Times and Time Magazine, who've praised Quiñonez for his prose, evocation of life and extraordinary ability to detail passion.
Zoraida Córdova, the acclaimed Young Adult novelist, immigrated to the United States from Guayaquil, Ecuador at the age of 6. Her relocation to the multicultural metropolis of New York City made a profound impression on her, and it deeply informed her writing. Her trilogy, "The Vicious Deep," owns Brooklyn as its backdrop, yet each character in the riveting, urban fantasy novels claims a small bit of Ecuador.
Escritora Melinda Palacio is renowned and known best for her chapbook "Folsom Lockdown," her full-length poetry book "How Fire Is a Story, Waiting," and her novel, "Ocotillo Dreams." Those works, in addition to contributions to journals and anthologies, have proven her creative prowess and asserted her as a key player in American & American Latino literature.
When author Natalia Sylvester was young, a teacher told her that there's a story behind every story behind every story. And Sylvester found this to be exceptionally true when applied to the narrative of Latinos and Latino writers in the U.S.
