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Three authors who write in Spanish from the southeast
Oswaldo Estrada (Santa Ana, California, 1976) is a Peruvian-American writer. He is the author of a children’s book, El secreto de los trenes (2018), and of three collections of short stories, Luces de emergencia (Valparaíso Ediciones 2019, 2020; Maquinaciones Continue reading... 11/10/21
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2022 Magazine Submissions
We are proud to announce the call for submissions for our 2022 print magazine. This issue will be published in Spring 2022 and will include some of the best works by Latino/a/x writers and artists in the U.S. and worldwide. Continue reading... 10/14/20
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6 Guatemalan Authors You Should Know
Wingston González (he/him) is a textual producer. A member of the literary collective/show La Retaguardia, González is the author of Espuma sobre las piedras (2014), featuring choreography by Alejandra Garavito; No Budu Please (2018); and Qué haré con mi lugar en el cielo Continue reading... 6/1/21

ISABEL: The Intimate Story of Isabel Allende | HBO Max
HBO Max has released Isabel: The Intimate Story of Isabel Allende, a 3-part miniseries that follows the incredible life of Isabel Allende. The series delves into Isabel's life, her willingness to break all the socially accepted standards of her time, the Chilean Continue reading... 4/3/21

6 Contemporary Cuban Authors You Should Know
Nancy Morejón is a critic, poet, and translator from Cuba. Born in 1944, she is the author of more than twenty volumes of poetry, such as Persona (2010) and Peñalver 51 (2010), as well as the poetry collection Where the Island Sleeps Like a Wing (1985). Continue reading... 1/28/21
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2021 Magazine Submissions
Latino Book Review is proud to announce the call for submissions for our print magazine 2021 issue. Our latest issue is set to be published in Spring 2021 and will include some of the best work by Latinx writers and artists in the U.S. and around the world. Continue reading... 11/4/20
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5 Ecuadorians Authors You Should Know
Mauro Javier Cárdenas is an Ecuadorian writer. Born and raised in Guayaquil, he is the author of The Revolutionaries Try Again (2016) and Aphasia: A Novel (2020), forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Cárdenas has written essays or conducted interviews with Continue reading... 9/12/20

5 Contemporary Mexican Authors You Should Know
Fernanda Melchor is a Mexican journalist and writer. Born in Veracruz, Melchor is the author of Aquí no es Miami (2013) and Falsa Liebre (2013). Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The Paris Review, La Palabra y el Hombre, Excélsior, Replicante, Milenio Continue reading... 6/30/20

​13 Translations of Native Mexican Nahuatl Stories
The following 13 English translations present some of the native Nahuatl folktales collected by Pablo González Casanova, published by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). González Casanova started gathering a great number of folktales during Continue reading... 5/6/20

Roberto de la Torre | A Pilar of Spanish Literature
Yesterday, a friend and pilar of the South Texas community passed away. Roberto de la Torre was a folklorist, fiction writer, poet and organizer. He was the founder of Voces en la Frontera "Voices on the Border", one of the best established literary events on the US-Mexico Continue reading... 3/24/20
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5 Mayan Authors You Should Know
Humberto Ak'abal (31 October 1952 – 28 January 2019), was a Kʼicheʼ Maya poet from Guatemala. Akʼabʼal wrote in his native language of Kʼiche, and then translated his poetry into Spanish. With the translations of his works into numerous languages and Continue reading... 2/5/20

MacArthur Genius Award Winners
Valeria Luiselli is a writer of fiction, essays, and inventive hybrids of the two who challenges conventional notions of authorship and explores the experience of dislocation as a common theme across her many projects. Writing with dry humor and deftly controlled Continue reading... ​9/27/19

Borderbus | Poem by Juan Felipe Herrera
Borderbus began out of necessity, an urgent need to generate work that points to one of the most difficult issues of our time: the conditions experienced by refugees at our borders in the face of nationalistic extremism. It is the sixth book in the Literatura Chicanx / Latinx Continue reading... ​8/6/2019

Authors & Artists to Be Published in LBR Magazine
Latino Book Review began in April 2016 as an online platform. It’s purpose—to give Latin American authors a place to call their own. Since then, we have hosted and promoted contemporary Latin American authors and literature, through book reviews, interviews and Continue reading... 3/17/19

5 Contemporary Puerto Rican Authors 
Esmeralda Santiago was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is renowned for her adult memoirs such asWhen I Was Puerto Rican, Almost a Woman, which she adapted into a Peabody Award-winning film for PBS's Masterpiece Theatre, and The Turkish Lover Continue reading... 12/8/18 

Mexican Muralist Farid Rueda
It is widely known that Mexico has a long tradition of muralists that dates back to the Olmec Civilization. This legacy of art and culture has made Mexican art one of the richest in the world. The tradition of murals began with the Mesoamerican cultures and Continue reading.... 11/25/18

International Latin American Poetry Festival 2018
​A spectacular, one of a kind, three day poetry festival in McAllen, Texas united 32 poets, 5 honored poets and 3 special guests from Mexico, Colombia, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Venezuela, Uruguay, Ecuador, and many cities from around Continue reading... 10/10/18
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5 Dominican Authors You Should Know
Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960 at the age of ten. A novelist, poet, and essayist, she is the author of nineteen books, including How the García Girls Lost Their Accents,In the Time of the Butterflies--a National Continue reading... 8/5/2018

Latina Poetry Across the Americas
​The 2nd Annual Madrid Lecture and Symposium, Latina Poetry Across the Americas, will be a full day of poetry and conversations about Latina poetry and poetics. This symposium, hosted by Dr. Norma E. Cantú, will take place at the Holt Center at Trinity Continue reading... 4/3/`8
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2017 Outstanding Latino Authors
There are plenty of remarkable achievements to celebrate when it comes to Latino literature. Therefore, Latino Book Review has chosen the following 10 writers as this year's Outstanding Latino Authors–for their excellent work and breakthroughs in today's Continue reading...  12/15/17
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15 International Latin American Poetry Festival You Should Know About
1. Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellin (Colombia), 2. Festival Internacional de Poesía de Granada FIPG - (Nicaragua), 3. Festival Internacional de Poesía - FIP Lima (Peru), 4. Festival Continue Reading...  10/20/17
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Windward Review
Anchored at the heart of Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Windward Review is a literary journal that celebrates the spirit of South Texas and the Coastal Bend. Ranging from poetry to fiction and nonfiction, this dynamic journal continues to grow and Continue reading... 5/1/17
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Mexican Illustrator Becomes a Social Media Rockstar
With currently over 111,000 followers on facebook, Pedro Larez has rapidly become a social media rockstar and one of Mexico's leading comic strip illustrators. Through his originality and wit, he has been able to put Aztec mythology on the spotlight Continue reading... 3/15/17
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Latino Book Review's 2017 Reading Challenge
Inspire your world with the 33 reading suggestions provided by our platform. This readings are aimed to expose you to the Latin American experience: its identity, customs and traditions, vast heritage, dichotomies, desires, underground history, reflections Continue reading... 1/4/16

Junot Díaz Honored by Hispanic Heritage Foundation
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation has recently announced that the Pulitzer Prize Award Winning Author, Junot Díaz, will be receiving the Literature Award at the 29th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. The Awards recognize Latino leaders in various fields Continue reading... 8/1/16
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Juan Felipe Herrera: Hearts Filled with Pride
When the Library of Congress appointed the first Latino as the U.S. Poet Laureate in 2015, it became a moment of celebration for Latinos all around the country, adding a badge of honor to our community. Juan Felipe took this honor to heart, as he spent ​Continue reading... 4/19/16
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International Latin American Poetry Festival
The Latin American Foundation for the Arts will be hosting the International Latin American Poetry Festival in McAllen, TX. to celebrate  the marvelous Latin American arts and culture through spoken word. From September 1st - 3th, 2016 FeIPoL will hold its Continue reading... 3/27/16   
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International Poetry Award Pilar Fernández Labrador
The III edition of the prestigious International Poetry Award Pilar Fernández Labrador will be awarded the 1st of April, 2016. According to El Norte de Castilla newspaper, there were 465 poets who participated with their manuscripts. Out of the 465 Continue reading... 3/27/16  
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Acción Poética - Poetic Action
McALLEN - Collaborating with the Latin American Foundation for the Arts (creators of FeIPoL)  and the Consulate of Mexico, the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) will be the premier venue in the United States for the exhibition Continue reading... 7/1/16
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5 Latino Presses that Fight Against Trump's... 
With Trump's recent elimination of the Spanish content option on the oficial White House website, it is important to emphasize that regardless of the whims and wishes of any xenophobic politician, Spanish still holds and will continue to hold a very important place Continue reading... 1/29/17
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Letras en la Frontera
The literary organization Letras en la Frontera, founded by Alfredo Ávalos, will be celebrating the centenary of Juan Rulfo's birth on Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 through a set of literary events. On the 29th of Sept. at 6:30, at UNAM San Antonio, fragments of Rulfo's stories Continue reading... 9/26/16
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Latina Writers in the U.K.
Gaby Sambuccetti is an Argentine born, UK-based writer. She holds a BA in Creative Writing from Brunel University (London) and she is studying a MA Modern Languages, Literature and Culture at King’s College London at which she was awarded the Continue reading... 11/6/21

Natalie Diaz Wins 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
Natalie Diaz wins the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her book Postcolonial Love Poem (Greywolf Press, 2020), adding to her numerous literary accolades. In August 2020, Marian Perales from Latino Book Review wrote in her review about this "The ability to Continue reading... 6/12/21
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Latin Noir | Documentary
An explosive fusion of history, literature and crime. The documentary Latin Noir was premiered at the 38th edition of the Miami Film Festival, which took place in March 2021 in a hybrid version, and with programming available online in the United States. Continue reading... 4/10/21

6 Contemporary Honduran Authors You Should Know
Roy G. Guzmán they/them) is a Honduran poet, educator, and activist. Raised in Miami, Florida, Guzmán is the co-editor of the anthology Pulse/Pulso: In Remembrance of Orlando (2018) – written in the weeks following the Pulse nightclub shooting in June 2016 Continue reading... 4/2/21
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2021 Magazine | Selected Works
We are excited to announce the selected works and authors included in the 2021 Latino Book Review magazine issue! This upcoming issue begins with interview with Maria Hinojosa from NPR's Latino USA and includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, film, research, Continue reading... 2/16/21

6 Panamanian Authors You Should Know
Carlos Wynter Melo was born in Panama City in 1971. He has authored numerous works, including El escapista y otras reapariciones (2007), Nostalgia de escuchar tu risa loca (2013), Ojos para ver una invasión (2015), Mujeres que desaparecen (2016), and the essay collection Continue reading... 2/15/21
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10 English to Spanish Translators You Should Know
Liliana Valenzuela is an award-winning poet and acclaimed Spanish translator of works by authors such as Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, and Denise Chavez. She is the author of the book of poems titled Codex of Love: Bendita Ternura, published Continue reading... 12/17/20
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7 Spanish to English Translators You Should Know
is a Mexican-born poet and translator working in English and Spanish. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Words Without Borders, Asymptote, Magma Poetry, Shearsman, Structo, Gutter, and Glasgow Review of Books. She is also the author of Manca Continue reading... 10/11/20

5 Contemporary Argentinian Authors You Should Know
Samanta Schewblin is the author of various novels and short story collections, including Pájaros en la boca (2009), Distancia de rescate (2014), and Kentukis (2018). Born in Buenos Aires, Schweblin has earned numerous accolades, such as the Casa de las Américas Prize Continue reading... 8/3/20

A Poem in the Time of the Coronavirus
A couple of weeks ago Latino Book Review asked poets to submit a couple verses to create a single collaborative poem to foster unity in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. The following poem is a testimony of our times and solidarity. The authors of the poem include Continue reading... 4/15/20

Latino Book Review Magazine 2020
We are tremendously excited and proud to announce the Latino Book Review 2020 issue. This year's issue contains a broad range of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual arts, book reviews, and scholarly work. The authors and artists in this magazine represent countries Continue reading... 2/6/20
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A Poem in the Time of the Coronavirus​
In response to the Coronavirus pandemic which is having a worldwide impact, Latino Book Review would like to foster unity through a collaborative poem as a marker for future generations. We are asking poets, regardless of nationality or language, to submit two verses Continue reading... 3/29/20
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Authors, Scholars & Artists Selected for Publication
At Latino Book Review, we are extremely excited to announce the authors, scholars and artists selected for publication for the 2020 Latino Book Review print issue. This issue will include Latin American voices from the U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico, Continue reading... 1/27/20
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Call for Submissions​
​Latino Book Review is proud to announce the call for submissions for our print magazine 2020 issue. Our latest issue is set to be published in January 2020 and will include some of the best work by Latino writers and artists in the U.S. and around the world. Continue reading... 10/12/19

Strand Bookstore | An Enthralling Experience
A stroll around Union Park in NYC leads me straight to Strand Bookstore’s 18 miles of books. An instant connection takes me through the halls of floor-to-ceiling shelves, the tables stacked with new releases and special prices, and the clever merchandise Continue reading... 9/15/19
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Rizzoli | One of the Most Beautiful Bookstores in the US
​On an ordinary walk through Broadway Street in New York, you can hear the steps on the asphalt leading you to Rizzoli Bookstore—an echo of the countless steps that have found their way to the realm of multilingual books and magazines. With an extensive Continue reading... 7/5/19
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Roma and Cuarón Make History​
Roma made history tonight. The film directed by Alfonso Cuarón received a total of 3 Oscars at the 91st Academy Awards. Alfonso Cuarón won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and another for Best Director. He became the first person to win an Oscar Continue reading... 2/24/19
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LibroMobile | Sarah Rafael-García
In March 2016, Sarah Rafael-Garcia had returned to her childhood city, Santa Ana, CA., as an artist-in-residence at CSUF Grand Central Art Center (GCAC). Prior to her return, Santa Ana’s only bookstore had closed. Her nostalgia and desire to reclaim Continue reading... ​11/21/18
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The Americas Poetry Festival of New York Names
​Rossy Evelin Lima Poet of The Year
​This past Friday at the Instituto Cervantes in New York, The Americas Poetry Festival of New York (TAPFY) recognized the Mexican poet and DACA recipient, Rossy Evelin Lima, with the Poet of the Year Continue reading... 10/14/18

6 Colombian Authors You Should Know
Ángela Becerra has won several awards such as the Planeta-Casa de América Award (Premio Planeta - Casa de América) in 2009, the Azorín Prize (Premio Azorín) in 2005 and four Chicago Latin Literary Awards. Her works have been translated into 23 Continue reading... 9/22/18
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El Rinche | Christopher Carmona
​The moon hung low on that unusual April night. It wanted a better look at the incident that would change everything. It was a beautiful night for injustice. For treachery. For a knot in the narrative thread. The skies were filled with so many stars that chased every Continue reading... 7/30/18
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5 Contemporary Chilean Authors You Should Know
​Isabel Allende (1942) is a Chilean writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre of "magical realism", is famous for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias) Continue reading... 5/28/18
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8 Haitian Authors You Should Know
​​The following is a list of 8 Haitian authors you should know. Their wide ranging work and recognition has granted them awards such as the Book Critics Circle Award, the MacArthur Fellow, the Prix Médicis, honorary degrees, and many other recognitions for Continue reading... 4/25/18
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Artist, Luis Corpus, Speak About DACA Through Art
Originally from Corpus Christi and currently a resident of the Rio Grande Valley, Luis Corpus has decided to generate awareness of the situation DACA recipients currently face through his portraiture artwork. As an educator in South Texas, Luis has been able to Continue Reading... 2/17/18
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10 Contemporary Afro-Latino Authors
At Latino Book Review, we celebrate the diversity of cultural traditions, recollections, and histories that intersect with our identities as a community. That means creating a space that is inclusive of our divergent voices and exploring how our legacies are being Continue reading...  2/1/18
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Rossy Evelin Lima, Wins Italian Poetry Award
​Milan, Italy - South Texas author, Rossy Evelin Lima, receives first place in the Italian poetry award Concorso Internazionale La Finestra Eterea. With a poem about her grandfather, Rossy Lima obtains the award given the organization La Finestra Eterea Continue reading...  1/06/18
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Cristina Rivera Garza - Academic of the Year
Despite all of the social and political turmoil our country is facing, it is important to take time and celebrate some of the great accomplishments achieved within our community. One of these remarkable and historical moments will occur this Fall 2017 at the University Continue reading... 7/21/17
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National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Earlier this year, Editor-in-chief of Latino Book Review, Gerald Padilla, was contacted and invited to be a juror in the writing category by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. As you can imagine, it was a tremendous honor for Latino Book Review to receive such Continue reading... 6/22/17
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10 Bilingual Poetry Books for National Poetry Month
​If you are looking for something to read during National Poetry Month, you are in the right place. We have compiled a marvelous list of recently published bilingual poetry books that will enrich your poetic and cultural experience. The nationalities Continue reading... 4/20/17
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U.S Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on Rossy Lima
Mexican Poet, Rossy Evelin Lima, continues to make enormous strides within the U.S/Latino poetic scene, gracefully representing our literature with power, determination and finesse, while shedding light on topics such as immigration and Continue reading... 4/13/17
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Favorite Latino Author Survey
​Choose your favorite Latino authors: Juan Rulfo, Julio Cortázar, Carlos Fuentes, Rosario Castellanos, Isabel Allende, Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, Pita Amor, Alejo Carpentier, Paulo Coelho, Miguel Ángel Continue reading... 3/30/17