Feature: Corazon y Alma: Chicano and Latino Books
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Interview: Ana Castillo— A conversation with an icon of Chicana feminist history, prolific author, and poet Ana Castillo.
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Book Review: The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz— This is the long-awaited first novel from one of the most original and memorable writers working today.
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Book Review: The Guardians: A Novel by Ana Castillo
— An incandescent, beautiful, and moving novel by reknowned Chicana poetess and writer Ana Castillo.
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Book Review Carry Me Like Water by Benjamin Alire Saenz— A magical and touching story of intertwined lives, AIDs and immigration by the poet Benjamin Alire Saenz.
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Book Review: Nothing, Nobody - The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake by Elena Poniatowska— A gut-wrenching journalistic account of the massive earthquake that devastated Mexico City in 1985.
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Book Review Mama: Latina Daughters Celebrate Their Mothers by Various Authors— A perfect Mother's Day gift sure to delight any mom. Beautifully showcased stories and memories of Latina mothers by their famous daughters.
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Book Review: Dancing to Almendra by Mayra Montero— A hard-bitten Cuban noir about gangsters, one-armed women and one determined reporter.
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Book Review: Bitter Grounds by Sandra Benitez— An impressive saga follows the intertwined lives of three generations of Salvadoran women.
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Book Review: Rain of Gold by Victor Villasenor— The story of three generations of the author's family's and their migration from revolutionary Mexico in the 20th century to California.
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Book Review: The Door to Bitterness by Martin Limón— Two GI cops are back with a vengeance in their latest adventures in 1970s Seoul and the sin cities surrounding the capital.
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Book Review: Open Veins of Latin America - Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Eduardo Galeano— One of Uruguayan essayist's Eduardo Galeano's most controversial and intense books.
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Book Review - On the Blue Shore of Silence: Poems of the Sea by Pablo Neruda— A stunning collection of poems about the sea and Neruda's beloved Isla Negra.
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Graphic Novel Review: La Perdida by Jessica Abel— A gripping tale, set in Mexico City, of a young woman's self-discovery and self-deceit.
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Book Review: Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution by Frank McLynn— A thrilling and battle filled history of two of the icons of Mexican Revolution history - Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata.
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Book Review: The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea— A spellbinding and gritty tale of the famous Teresita, a magical healer and a truly amazing woman.
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Book Review: The People of Paper by Salvador Plasencia— A masterful storyteller narrates an hallucinogenic and allegorial tale of a father and daughter living in the strange world of El Monte, California.
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Book Review: Loving Pedro Infante by Denise Chavez— A sexy and witty tale of love, loss, bad boyfriends and most of all friendship and sisterhood.
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Book Review The Zapatista Reader Edited by Tom Hayden— An astounding collection of writings on the Zapatista rebellion by some of the world's foremost writers, poets and journalists.
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Book Review: Bent to the Earth by Blas Manuel de Luna— A poignant and deeply moving collection of poetry from Chicano poet Blas Manuel de Luna.
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Book Review Music of the Mill: A Novel by Luis J. Rodriguez— Luis J. Rodriguez takes us on a tour of the little known world of the gritty steel mills in South Central Los Angeles.
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Book Review: Frontera Dreams: A Hector Belascoaran Shayne Detective Novel by Paco Ignacio Taibo, II— One-eyed Mexican detective Hector Belascoaran Shayne has been stabbed, shot at, and left for dead, but he's back to find his missing high school sweetheart.
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Book Review: Massacre in Mexico by Elena Poniatowska— A gripping and heartbreaking account of the 1968 massacre of peaceful protesting students in Mexico City.
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Book Review: Inés of My Soul by Isabel Allende— An exciting journey with the first woman conquistador filled with bloody battles, history, and romance.
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Book Review: Las Soldaderas: Women of the Mexican Revolution by Elena Poniatowska— A compelling photojournal of the women of the Mexican Revolution.
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Book Review Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juarez by David Dorado Romo— A unique photo journal that documents the Mexican Revolution as it impacted Ciudad Juarez.
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Book Review: The Uncomfortable Dead: A Novel by Four Hands - What’s Missing is Missing by Subcomandante Marcos and Paco Ignacio Taibo III— A bizarre noir tale set in Mexico City and the hills of Chiapas.
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Book Review: In Perfect Light by Benjamin Alire Saenz— Former Catholic priest and award-winning poet Benajmin Alire Saenz writes an enchanting and haunting novel of family drama, AIDS, cancer and love.
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Book Review: Mondo Lucha A Go Go by Dan Madigan— Dan Madigan takes you deep into the wild world of Mexican wrestling in this info-packed book filled with photos, bios, memorabilia and history.
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