Posts Tagged ‘libros’
Poeta Tells Stories from and of the Cold
8:30 am By Maegan La Mala · Books| Events| New York City · Comments Off
12 Dec 2005
Ricardo León Peña-Villa is known to many simply as Poeta, and even though his latest book, Loisaida: Historias del Frío, is filled with short stories and not poems, his verse carries a rhythm that more than earns him the title. On Friday, December 9, at the Lectorum bookstore in Manhattan, the book containing 24 stories was officially presented in the U.S. The stories take readers from la Habana, to Umbrella House, occupied by squatters in the Lower East Side (a movement which the Poeta was a part of and the place the story collection is named for), to the country of his birth Colombia.
Gracias to Her For Bringing Libros to Tampa Latinos
3:36 pm By Maegan La Mala · Books| Entrepreneurs| Tampa · Comments Off
16 Nov 2005
When Oceania Gonzalez went to look for quality Spanish language literature in Tampa all she found were magazines covering the latest bochinches. So she solved the problem by saving up and opening up Tampa Libros, the only Spanish-language bookstore in Tampa. The University of South Florida’s Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean gave Gonzalez a well deserved reception last week, honoring her efforts that preserve and expose to many Spanish Language Latino literature. The Cubana’s small but well stocked store carries books written originally in Spanish and Spanish translations of English language books, including children’s books.
Via / TBO.com
Latina Wants You to be the Perfect Lover
18 Oct 2005
Mabel Iam, a Latina in Miami by way of Argentina, makes a bold entrance into the Anglo-American literary world with her first book to be translated into English: Sex and the Perfect Lover. The self-help book offering tips about sex and love based in the ancient Eastern traditions of Tantra, Tao, and the Kama Sutra, was first published in English in 2003 under the Llewellyn imprint. Now in October it was republished with a sexy new look thanks to Atria Books, a division of Simon and Shuster.
While the book is not specifically aimed towards a Latino audience, it is refreshing to have a Latina willing to step out of the Puta/Madonna paradigm and write about sex in a candid and intelligent way. And anyway, who doesn’t want to add a little more sabor in the bedroom and be a perfect lover?
Mabel Iam is touring the country with her book. Be sure to check out her website to find out when she will be near you and also to learn about her other books and work around issues of el amor y el sexo.
Latinas Serve it up con Estilo
9:35 am By Maegan La Mala · Books| Food| Lifestyle · 1 Comment
17 Oct 2005
It’s being marketed as the first the first-ever English-language, Hispanic entertaining coffee-table book. Marta Chula, I mean Stewart would be jealous. Latin Chic:Entertaining with Style and Sass , filled with splashy photographs, was published this month by Rayo/HarperCollins. It promises to help mujeres entertain in high class style con sabor. The book, written by Carolina Buia, a former Time magazine writer and current TV journalist, and Isabel C. Gonzalez, Teen People editor and frequent contributor to Time and the Washington Post, contains recetas for food and drinks, music suggestions, and decorating tips.
So for Latinas and non-Latinas alike who are looking for some pan-Latino flavor at your next get together, this book could very well be your biblia. I’m sure it would make a great hostess gift as well.
There are special appearances by the authors throughout the country so be sure to check out the website to find out when the estilo is gonna be in your hood. The website also acts as a teaser , with some yummy recipes for food and drink to sample before going out and adding this book to your collection.
Gloria jumps on the Celeb Kid Lit Conga Line
11 Oct 2005
Because the Estefans apparently don’t have their hands in enough business ventures, Gloria Estefan has a children’s book hitting shelves tomorrow. The book , titled “The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog,”, is your typical underdog (literally) saves the day story with a Latino twist, and according to Estefan is based on her own experience of struggle when she arrived to the U.S. from Cuba as a child.
So far critics aren’t falling all over themselves over the book, which seems pretty common for celeb penned kiddie lit. But I bet that the general Latino parenting community will go out and buy the book because of the sheer lack of Latino themed children’s books in English available. If you don’t believe me, go to your local chain bookstore and check it out for yourself and while you’re there check out Gloria’s latest endeavor.
Via / Yahoo! News
Of Forgotten Times and Latino Writers
30 Sep 2005
As part of its Hispanic Heritage Month activities, the The Queens Library New Americans Program in New York City presented Dominican author Marisela Rizik. Marisela read from her first novel Of Forgotten Times which was originally written in Spanish. The novel deals via fiction with the dictatorship of Trujillo in the Dominican Republic and its impact on women. The reading, held at a local public library ,was followed by a lively and bilingual question and answer session.
It is events like these that serve to help Latino writers connect in an industry that is all about connections. It also helps readers gain a greater understanding of the role of literature in the community as a way of preserving and relating history.
Hispanic Heritage Month is more than about los famosos singing and dancing on television and a few brown looking faces and names being stirred in between your regularly scheduled programming. The Association of American Publishers has published on its website a Latino Recommended Reading List. The list has books for adults and children in English and Spanish. Some books are by Latino authors, others are on Latino subjects or can be useful to Latinos regardless of the primary language used.
Hispanic Heritage is also a great opportunity for Latinos to support publishing houses that specialize in the publication and support of Latino authors. Two such houses worth checking out are Curbstone Press and Arte Público Press.
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