Op-Ed: “Queer Latine Heroes” and the Bittersweetness of Being First
I’m hopeful the visibility and representation my debut children’s picture book, “Queer Latine Heroes,” brings is an important step forward.
Books
Start Your Spooky Season with “The Possession of Alba Díaz”
The third novel by Isabel Cañas, “The Possession of Alba Díaz” is a beautifully, unsettling read that manages to also be oddly optimistic.
Op-Ed: Enter Your Radical Señora Era of Rest, Joy, and Saying No
In “Radical Señora Era,” Ann Dunning is reminding us to choose rest over depletion, community over isolation, and joy over endless striving.
Op-Ed: With “The Eternal Forest,” I Wrote My Family’s Cuban Exile Story
Immigration cleaves a family’s history into a before and an after. My book “The Eternal Forest” is a conversation between the two.
Op-Ed: “The Bleeding Woods” Helped Me Find Healing through Horror
“The Bleeding Woods” is a happy little mess of things that made me smile when my smiles were in short supply – and I am grateful for it.
Let’s Decolonize Latin American Heritage Month
We should pay more attention to how our community engages with its history and yes, that means we need to decolonize our Heritage Month.
Cleyvis Natera’s “The Grand Paloma Resort” Questions the Cost of Success
“The Grand Paloma Resort” is a searing story that unearths the trauma of intracommunity rejection in the name of capitalistic success.
Sonora Reyes Talks Novel “The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar”
With “The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar,” Sonora Reyes humanizes mental illness and disability, all while centering a queer Latino boy.
Meet the Mujeres Behind the Latinx Storytellers Conference
Alex Villasante and Inés Ayala share why the Latinx Storytellers Conference is giving prepublished authors “access, craft, and community.”
Op-Ed: We Need Joyful, Messy, Latina Fiction (Like “Someone’s Gotta Give”)
We should be able to tell all the stories – including the messy ones Lucia’s in “Someone’s Gotta Give” – because they are ALL our stories.