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...
View ArticleResolutions for the New Year
Hey, happy new year! Today is the day set aside to recover from last night, watch football and make resolutions. I’ve got a few of my own for my blog. 2011 was a great year for Latino literature but,...
View ArticleClassic Book Review: Isabel Allende’s “The House of the Spirits”
Isabel Allende’s 1982 The House of the Spirits is considered one of Latino literature’s best-known and greatest pieces of work. When you read it, you can the sense the influence the book has had on the...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleIn the news: April showers books from Coelho, Anaya and Allende
April is the month notorious for rain. Fortunately, there are plenty of books to keep you entertained: • Already out: In Rita Moreno: A Memoir, the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning actress looks...
View ArticleBook review: Isabel Allende’s “Maya’s Notebook”
Nineteen-year-old Maya Vidal is in danger. She is sent to live to what seems like the end of the earth – Chilóe, a small island off the coast of Chile. And it’s there that she begins to find herself –...
View ArticleIn the news: New releases by Arana, Rodriguez, García
May brings out plenty of books, ranging from historical biographies and fiction to new novels from Linda Rodriguez and Cristina García. • Already out: Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana, author...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day, Chile!
Chile declared its independence from Spain on Sept. 18, 1810. The South American country has a turbulent history — and one of the richest literary traditions in the world. • The only Latina to win the...
View ArticleIn the News: New releases from Zepeda, Garcia and Alarcón
October has arrived, and cooler temperatures mean a better excuse to curl up with a good book. Here’s what going on in the world of Latino literature: Book releases: • Already out: Gwendolyn Zepeda’s...
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