By Ana Maria Hanssen LatinaLista Mystery author Carolina Garcia-Aguilera creates an award-winning series based on the Golden Rule of writing — write what you know. For award-winning author Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, “in order to be a writer you have to…

By Silvia Vinas LatinaLista Before the success of her bestselling, mother of Latina Chick Lit — or Chica Lit — book, “The Dirty Girls Social Club,” Alisa Valdes says, “if you were a Latina you were expected to write…

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Remembering Latino Patriots

LatinaLista — On Memorial Day, we remember all people who lost their lives in service to our country. Their contributions and sacrifices should be honored and remembered by us all. Yet, due to past prejudices that existed in this…

By Jo Ann Hernandez LatinaLista — Author Oscar Casares shares the tale of two brothers in the poignantly touching novel Amigoland. Don Fidencio Rosales and Don Celestino are brothers who have not spoken to each other for many years over…

By Jo Ann Hernandez LatinaLista — A groundbreaking anthology of short fiction by Latino mystery writers, Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery, features an intriguing and unpredictable cast of sleuths, murderers and crime victims. Edited by Sarah Cortez and…