Why I’m Excited for Selena Gomez’s Latinx Sixteen Candles
The Latinx Sixteen Candles is a chance to celebrate our culture and provide representation that is much more nuanced than the original.
Sofía Aguilar
Sofía Aguilar is a Chicana writer and editor based on the traditional homelands of the Tongva and Chumash peoples, now known as Los Angeles, California. Her work has appeared in the L.A. Times, Refinery29 Somos, Them., and HipLatina, among other publications. As an alum of WriteGirl and a first-generation college graduate, Sofía earned a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, where she received the Andrea Klein Willison Prize for Poetry and the Spencer Barnett Memorial Prize for Excellence in Latin American and Latinx Studies. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter @sofiaxaguilar and visit her website sofiaaguilar.com.
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Q+A With Naima Coster, Author of “What’s Mine and Yours”
Dominican and Caribbean-American author Naima Coster is unafraid to tell extraordinary stories about ordinary families, especially the women that lead them. Her sophomore novel “What’s Mine and Yours” is now out in paperback.
The Latinas of ‘Euphoria’ Leave Me Wanting More
Euphoria’s two Latina characters, Maddy and Kat, offer more fuel to the backlash fire, deepening rather than undercutting Latina stereotypes.
Q+A With Crystal Maldonado, Author of ‘No Filter and Other Lies’
YA author Crystal Maldonado is making her mark on Latinx readers across the world. Crystal’s stories center fat, beautiful, brown girls chasing the love they’ve always deserved but haven’t received–until now.
‘Noche de Fuego’ Deserves to Win at the Oscars
Despite the girls’ lives being torn apart by war, the heart of ‘Noche de Fuego’ is not their fear but the love they share.
‘Gentefied’ Is the Latest Casualty of Capitalism and I’m Mad
Finding out last week that Netflix had canceled ‘Gentefied’ after only two seasons felt like a gut-punch. And I know what to blame: capitalism.
Q+A With Emilly Prado, Author of ‘Funeral for Flaca’
As a Portland-based writer, educator, and DJ, Emilly Prado is one of the most unique triple threats out there. We sat down with Prado to discuss her debut essay collection, ‘Funeral for Flaca.’
Q+A With Zoraida Córdova, Author of ‘The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina’
The author of 17 YA, middle-grade, and adult fiction novels, Zoraida Córdova has established herself as an essential voice in the Latinx publishing space, exploring fantastical worlds, science fiction universes, and magical realism with an Ecuadorian twist. Her most recent novel, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, is a stunning exploration of matriarchy, memorializing the past, and the inherent divisions and yet unbreakable connections throughout time.
An Ode to Ana Morales of ‘Gentefied’
There was nothing quite like hearing Ana Morales say, “I am a brown lesbian woman” in the middle of a corporate boardroom in Gentefied’s second season.
Q+A with Romina Garber, Author of “Lobizona” and “Cazadora”
Argentine author Romina Garber has been a fresh and unabashedly original voice in the industry since her young-adult fantasy novel Lobizona hit shelves last August. Blending mythology, magic, and werewolves (?!), the novel follows an undocumented immigrant named Manu whose mother is arrested by ICE, leaving her alone in the world. When she decides to […]