The 2020 Top 10 list is one of the most eclectic we’ve ever put together. Our editors and readers were impressed by these Latinx authors who made their mark in the publishing industry. For the first time ever, a children’s picture book tops our list. And also for the first time, we’ve selected a chapbook. …
Told from the imaginative perspective of a young boy, these poems recount a young boy’s life in this collection of narrative poems that uses iconic Latin American and Latino films as a guiding motif. In each poem, famous movie and TV scenes featuring icons likes Pedro Infante and Cantinflas and modern stars such as Elizabeth …
According to the Pew Research Center, Salvadorans are the 3rd largest Latino group in the U.S, totaling 2.5 million in 2021 The authors have trail-blazed paths in the literary world, capturing major awards and critical acclaim along the way. Jose B. Gonzalez is the author of the International Latino Book Award Finalists, Toys Made of …
By Carole Goldberg, Books EditorHartford CourantDecember 12, 2006 Two Connecticut professors of English have launched a website that offers information for those interested in Latino literature. Jose B. Gonzalez, who teaches at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, and John S. Christie, of Capitol Community College in Hartford, created www.latinostories.com in May. The site, which …
Book Review by Vincent Bosquez Book Review: No Greater Love: The Lives and Times of Hispanic Soldiers by Retired Maj. Gen. Freddie Valenzuela, with Jason Lemons In March 2003, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Alfredo “Freddie” Valenzuela presided over the funeral of Army Spc. Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza, the first casualty of the Iraq war. Gonzalez-Garza was born in Sabinas …
