Justicia and Cultura

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…

‘Gentefied’ asks: what does it mean to be part of a culture? It means honoring and defending the people no matter where we fall on the Latinx spectrum.

At another time in my life, I might have jumped out of my seat and laughed at the irony that Gabriela Mistral, the writer of my grandmother’s favorite verses, was a lesbian like me.

This Latina Equal Pay Day, we can’t help but think that the size of Latinas’ paystubs is tied to how invisible we are. It doesn’t have to be this way.

The following Latina writers not only make an impact with readers with their work — but they also wowed their peers and earned numerous prestigious organizations — paving the way for more Latina authors. Let’s celebrate them!

To call Brooklyn 99 a “good” cop show isn’t as simple as it seems. After the murder of George Floyd, cops and the shows that portrayed them faced a lot of well-earned scrutiny. Brooklyn 99 was just one of many series to experience an identity crisis during its latest (and for B99, its last) season.

With his sophomore release “El Gusano,” author Luis Carlos Barragán Castro shows a trend in his work, where he integrates the imaginative power of science-fiction and the richness of Latin American culture to imagine better worlds. Not perfect, not absent of conflict, pain, confusion, or death, but better.

Author and Latina Rebels’ founder Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez’s debut, For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color is the book I’ve been waiting for my whole life. What began as her love letter, almost a prayer, addressed to brown girls has become a 270-page book. It’s to, for, and about Latinas who have to navigate racism, sexism, and classism in all spaces, but particularly white-dominant ones.

A partnership between #WeAllGrow Latina and LatinaMedia.Co NEWS FOR LATINAS BY LATINAS From Haiti to Afghanistan to the continuing pandemic, we cannot ignore what’s happening in our world today. Luckily there are…

For your next TBR (to be read) book, I want to suggest five great Latina authors you should know about, as well as their must-read 2021 books.