Reyna Grande Talks Debut Essay Collection “Migrant Heart”
With “Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget,” Reyna Grande asks us to reflect upon our own pasts and learn how to heal.
Books
Ana Paula Maia and the Booker Prize’s History of Nominating Latinos
Ana Paula Maia’s International Booker nomination is one more indication that LATAM culture is on the rise globally.
The 2026 Santa Fe International Literary Festival Centered POC Wisdom
As a local, I went into the 2026 Santa Fe International Literary Festival cautiously optimistic. I left blown away.
I Wrote “The Sun and All the Other Stars” Because I Couldn’t Explain My Latina Heartbreak
To heal intergenerational trauma, I did past-lives regression therapy – and got inspired me to write “The Sun and All the Other Stars.”
Reading Baek Sehee this Mental Health Awareness Month
After Baek Sehee died, I wanted to read her books even more – and I felt disgusted by my morbid curiosity even as I fed it.
Xochitl Gonzalez Reimagines a Classic with “Last Night in Brooklyn”
With “Last Night in Brooklyn,” Xochitl Gonzalez reimagines the 1925 classic The Great Gatsby, centering Latinidad in her version.
In “Lone Yellow Flower,” Poet Erika Gill Interrogates Identity & Change
Erika Gill’s “Lone Yellow Flower” is a stunning masterclass in how to mine the self, hoping it will come back better than before.
René Peña-Govea Talks Debut Novel “Estela, Undrowning”
By debut author René Peña-Govea, “Estela, Undrowning” is a vibrant and necessary response to questions of identity, belonging, and justice.
Op-Ed: Why I Tell the Story of a Mexican Queen in “The Other Moctezuma Girls”
“The Other Moctezuma Girls” honors this Mexican empress, who earned her place in our hearts long before we even knew her name.
“P FKN R” and the Politics of Bad Bunny
“P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Voice of a Global Movement” is the rare academic book you can read without a highlighter.