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Havana Breathes, Swears, and Cries: Book Review of Dariel Suárez’s The Playwright’s House

Havana breathes, swears and cries in Dariel Suárez’s first novel, The Playwright’s House (Red Hen Press, 2021). With a plot that blends family stories and national history, this is a beautifully layered book that shows Cuba through the eyes of a native. Serguey is a young lawyer employed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expecting …

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Book Review of No Greater Love

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 …