Feature: Corazon y Alma: Chicano and Latino Books

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Gina Ruiz

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• Interview: Ana Castillo

  A conversation with an icon of Chicana feminist history, prolific author, and poet Ana Castillo.

  Interview by Gina Ruiz — on Sep 28, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Aug 30, 2007

• Book Review: The Guardians: A Novel by Ana Castillo

  An incandescent, beautiful, and moving novel by reknowned Chicana poetess and writer Ana Castillo.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jun 12, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on May 12, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on May 11, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on May 11, 2007

• Book Review: Dancing to Almendra by Mayra Montero

  A hard-bitten Cuban noir about gangsters, one-armed women and one determined reporter.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on May 01, 2007

• Book Review: Bitter Grounds by Sandra Benitez

  An impressive saga follows the intertwined lives of three generations of Salvadoran women.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 28, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 15, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 15, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 14, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 12, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 10, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 05, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 05, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 04, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 03, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Mar 28, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Mar 27, 2007

• 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.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Mar 24, 2007