How ironic that President’s Day is meant for us all to reflect on the history of the great men, and not so great men, who occupied the Oval Office. History is supposed to endow us with the benefit of…
Local News, Northeast, zNew Headline
2015 Top Ten ‘New” Latino Authors’ List
Nov 11, 2014, 10:21 AM 0
By Jose B. Gonzalez CTLatinoNews t’s that time of year when Latinostories.com releases its national ‘Top Ten Latino authors to Watch (and read) list. Led by Connecticut resident Jose B. Gonzalez, it features fiction, an autobiography and biographies and…
Annika Darling CTLatinoNews.com It is estimated that Latinos in the U.S. will purchase over $500 million in books this year – in both English and Spanish. This is a reflection of how rapidly the Latino literary world is growing,…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
Conversation with Ruth Tobar, 2014 Pura Belpré award comm chair: How publishers can do better job of publishing writers from Spanish-speaking backgrounds
Apr 7, 2014, 1:30 PM 0
By Wendy Lamb Children’s Book Council Diversity Wendy Lamb: Can you please tell me something of your background, and your work in children’s books? Ruth Tobar:I worked as Publisher and Executive Director at Children’s Book Press and have been…
Books, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Reading Out Loud — books banned by Arizona educators
Sep 5, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — It’s another school year and another opportunity for those who want to ‘whitewash’ students’ curriculum to go at it. The most offensive form of school whitewashing is banning books by ethnic authors. Because the books reflect an…
Books, Culture
Four Latina bloggers band together to promote Latino literary talent to Latino readers and mainstream book publishers
Apr 9, 2013, 3:38 PM 0
LatinaLista — Last weekend, I received an email from a longtime reader whom I ‘virtually’ met several years ago when he was working on his book. His book, now published and award-winning, was being offered for free downloads on…
Books, Culture, General
2013 Top Ten “New” Latino Authors to Watch (and Read)
Jan 22, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinoStories.com Xanath Caraza: LatinoStories had the pleasure of reviewing her first major poetry collection, and it did not disappoint. Caraza’s Mayan, Spanish, and English gem shines as it conjures the magic of words. Expect to hear her name more…
Books, Culture, General, Multimedia, Technology, Women
Can’t decide on a Latina-authored book? There’s an app for that!
Jan 27, 2010, 9:39 AM 0
LatinaLista — In the mood to read a book authored by a Latina or Latino but just can’t seem to find the right one…well — There’s an app for that!! Grand Central Publishing (GCP), formerly Warner Books and a…
Books, General, Media, Social Media
One woman uses the power of blogs and social media to create Latino virtual book tours
Dec 17, 2009, 9:27 AM 2
LatinaLista — In many ways, the publishing industry has been like the proverbial canary in the mines. Long before the economy started tanking, publishers, from newspapers to books, noticed that people were changing their reading habits and becoming more…
