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Add These 10 Latine-Authored Books To Your 2021 Reading List

Alejandra Oliva — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:05:05 +0000

If 2021 is shaping up to be anything like 2020, we’re looking at a lot more time with only ourselves for company. Luckily, Latine authors are up for the challenge of helping to fill that time. From a novel-in-verse about maybe falling in love with Selena’s ghost to a memoir about growing up queer and

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7 Must-Read Texts by Latines on the National Book Awards Longlist

Alejandra Oliva — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 18:27:46 +0000

The National Book Awards is made up of some of the most important prizes in American writing. Every year, a longlist of 10 titles in each of five categories—Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature—is rolled out with great fanfare in the pages of The New Yorker, and an eventual winner in each

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Celia Cruz, Basquiat & More: 8 Books That Celebrate Inspirational Afro-Latinos

Nia Ita — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:48:11 +0000

The term “Afro-Latinidad” was originally adopted in academic circles as a response to the embedded colorism against and erasure of Latino, Latin American and Caribbean Blacks. It was intended to be used by individuals who wanted to acknowledge both their African descent and their Latin American roots. The term has helped many find community and

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6 Books About Soccer That Should Be On Your Summer Reading List

Juan José Ferro H. — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:27:32 +0000

There is plenty of soccer action this summer. The Euro just got under way in France while here in the USA, Copa America Centenario reached its definite stages. Since summer is also the time to chill under the sun with a book in your hands, we thought we could give you a few kind suggestions.

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