Books

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.

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.

The first time Danny Trejo heard the phrase “toxic masculinity” he was 74 years old, and as you can imagine, his first response was, “What the hell is toxic masculinity?”

“Lineage of Rain” author Janel Pineda discusses the process of publishing her first chapbook, how she prepares for performances, and her hopes for her career and the Salvadoran diaspora.

Mandy Gonzalez’s path to publishing her first book started in what may seem like an unusual place. As a child in California, she was a voracious reader and loyal library…

With her debut novel “The Five Wounds” out, author Kirstin Valdez Quade discusses with us the religious fraternity of penitentes in New Mexico, the inspiration behind the story, and the colonial violence that shapes our communities today.

In ‘Of Women and Salt,’ Gabriela García explores the complicated nature of identity as the novel shifts location, periods, and perspectives.

Patricia Engel is out with her fourth book this month, “Infinite Country” and we got on the phone with her to discuss her journey to become a writer, the barriers she faced, and how her latest book responds to the lies we’ve been told about immigration.

The first time I read This Bridge Called My Back, I was a junior in college. My favorite gender studies professor started a book club and bought everyone a copy…