Hay ocasiones felices en las que un libro me lleva de vuelta a La Habana. Me lleva de la mano, del pie o metiéndome, con todo y cabeza, en el ambiente cálido, gritón y el aire medio sucio de la ciudad. Es el caso de Muerte en La Habana (Vanilla Planifolia, 2021), del profesor de …
In White Space, Jennifer De Leon’s collection of essays, she cleverly uses the term “white space” to address a multiplicity of Latinx experiences. You might, as I did, assume that she would be referring mainly to spaces that are physically and culturally dominated by white Americans. While she does share the challenges that she experiences …
Readers of the bestseller Mexican Gothic are sure to flock to Velvet Was the Night, the latest work by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Her seventh novel is a masterful historical noir that delivers mystery, romance, and plenty of vintage tunes. Set in 1971 Mexico City, the novel is prefaced by a confidential telegram issued by the United …
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 …
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 …
