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HERMOSA | YESIKA SALGADO
In the poetry collection “Hermosa”, Yesika Salgado brings forth a life in multitudes as she writes about her home of Los Angeles, lingering love, the healing power of friendship, childhood memories brought into the stark light of adulthood complicated adulthood complicated deaths of people who were difficult to Continue reading... 

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​LITERATURE REVIEW | THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO  
The conquest of Mexico was a historical event that produced radical changes in both the old and the New World. Spain benefited immensely from the riches found on the other side of the ocean, while New Spain was experiencing a cultural shock caused by religious impositions Continue reading... ​

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NONFICTION
THE BROWNING OF THE NEW SOUTH | JENNIFER A. JONES
Our current political climate is one where conflict seems to trump cooperation. Jennifer Jones’s The Browning of the New South invites us to see cooperative tendencies on the local and regional scale, in the face of louder national narratives of racial tension. Continue reading...

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IN THE DREAM HOUSE | CARMEN MARIA MACHADO
In this fragmented memoir of her relationship with an abusive long-term partner, Machado imbues her own personal story with exposition of the “archival silence” on the topic of abuse in the queer community. It starts with a fervent crush on a beautiful, charming Continue reading...

NEWS

Call for Submissions | Latino Book Review 2020 Issue

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INTERVIEW

Interview with International Award Winning Isabel Allende

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INTERVIEW

 Interview with Sandra Cisneros

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Interview with U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera

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