How Influencers Are Reimagining Mexican Publishing
The next wave in Mexican publishing isn’t coming from universities or corporate houses – influencers are brewing it in our feeds.
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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.
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.
Why Don’t Americans Read Machado de Assis?
While readership is down and the U.S. governments is banning books, it’s up to you to seek out foreign authors like Machado de Assis.
A Power List of 40 Latinas and Queer Latinxs in Publishing
While the numbers aren’t great, there are Latinas in publishing who are pushing for more Latinx voices. Let’s celebrate them.
I Judge Books by Their Covers and You Should Too
“Don’t judge a book by its cover”may work as a metaphor but with actual book covers, it’s a little more complicated.
Q&A with Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, Author of “For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts”
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.