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In Mexico, I think nothing is more honored and adored than the Virgen de Guadalupe or, as I know her, Tonantzin . Her image is everywhe...

The Virgin’s Guide to Mexio Author: Eric B. Martin Publisher: MacAdam/Cage ISBN-10: 1596922109 ISBN-13: 978-1596922105 The Virgin’s...

La Perdida Author: Jessica Abel Publisher: Pantheon ISBN-10: 0375423656 ISBN-13: 978-0375423659 La Perdida is the story of Carla Olivares, ...

Diego Author: Jonah Winter Illustrator: Jeanette Winter Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; Bilingual edition (January 9, 2007) ISBN-1...

Title: Napí Author:Antonio Ramírez Illustrator: Domi Publisher: Groundwood Books ISBN: 0888996101 Napí is the story of a young Mazateca gir...

I love piñatas! They hold a special place in my heart and memories. When I was seven years old, my grandfather brought back from Mexico a be...

Little Night Author/Illustrator: Yuyi Morales Publisher: Roaring Brook Press ISBN-10: 1596430885 ISBN-13: 978-1596430884 From the book jacke...

The Uncomfortable Dead, A Novel by Four Hands: What’s Missing is Missing Author: Subcomandate Marcos, Paco Taibo III Publisher: Akashic Book...

Title: Ringside Seat to a Revolution Author: David Dorado Romo Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press ISBN: 03854253090-938317-91-1 Ringside Seat to ...

La Bloga: THE LEGEND OF THE VOLCANOS

In the fall of 1968, 325 students were massacred by the Mexican police in the public square of Tlatelolco during a protest. One person I kno...

This book was another great find from one of my favorite publishers Cinco Puntos Press. The translation into English by Sharon Franco and Jo...

“AMID THE MARKETS AND CANALS of the great city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, smack on the corner where nowadays Dolores Street runs past the Chine...

The Queen of the South is a fast-paced thriller with the most unlikely of heroines, Teresa Mendoza, the girlfriend of a drug runner and pil...

I just finished reading the most remarkable book by Luis Urrea called The Hummingbird’s daughter . It was absolutely astounding and I would ...

“ If you’re Mejicana or Mejicano and don’t know who Pedro Infante is, you should be tied to a hot stove with yucca rope and beaten with shar...

These essays by modern writers on the Virgen de Guadalupe are incredible. It is so wonderful to read these writers’ thoughts and feelings on...

The first time I read Rain of Gold , I thought to myself, “My God this is my family!” Victor Villasenor has the ability to draw in the read...

Elizabeth Salas’ Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and History is such a fascinating and useful book. I first came across it when I ...

I first encountered Maria Amparo Escandon in her lovely little novel, Esperanza’s Box of Saints which made me a die hard fan for life so i...