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May 2013 Teleconference
Monday, May 20
Rebozos
ISBN-13: 978-0916727987
Carmen Tafollo
(Wings Press; Bilingual Edition)
The Mexican rebozo is more than a woman's garment. Yes, it is a rectangle of cloth that can be worn as a shawl or scarf, but it is also a simple tool that has become a cultural icon. An essential element of daily life for centuries, one might say it is a physical manifestation of Mexican womanhood a silent witness to every state of life: a tool of daily labor, a sling to carry children, a shield from weather or from prying eyes, finally either an heirloom or a shroud. At the same time, the manner of its wearing can express every emotion, from shy seduction to sorrow, from flaunted status to simple joys and fears. . . .Read more
Additional Conversation with Laurie Ann Guerrero, author of
ISBN-13: 978-0268010478
A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying
(University of Notre Dame Press; 1st Edition)
Filled with the nuanced beauty and complexity of the everyday—a pot of beans, a goat carcass, embroidered linens, a grandfather’s cancer—A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying journeys through the inherited fear of creation and destruction. The histories of South Texas and its people unfold in Laurie Ann Guerrero’s stirring language, including the dehumanization of men and its consequences on women and children. . . . Read more
Additional Conversation with
Liliana Valenzuela, author of
Bilingual ISBN-13: 978-0983043560
Codex of Journeys: Bendito Camino
Illustrated by Liliana Wilson
(Mouthfeel Press)
Translated by Angela McEwan
Journey into the world of borders, from Ghana to Cuba to Texas, Valenzuela weaves a road in forms of poetry, and we glimpse what it is like to be a woman of color in a world filled with cultural and gender insecurities. Here are poems that cry out injustices and yet, . . . Read more
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January 2013 Teleconference
with Additional Conversation
Have You Seen Maria?
ISBN-13: 978-0307597946
Sandra Cisneros
Illustrated by Ester Hernandez
(Knopf/Random House Inc.)
The internationally acclaimed author of The House on Mango Street gives us a deeply moving tale of loss, grief, and healing: a lyrically told, richly illustrated fable for grown-ups about a woman’s search for a cat who goes missing in the wake of her mother’s death . . .Read more
¿Has Visto a Maria?
ISBN-13: 978-0307744708
Sandra Cisnero
Illustrated by Ester Hernandez
Translated by Liliana Valenzuela
(Vintage En Español)
La mundialmente aclamada autora de La casa en Mango Street nos brinda un relato profundamente conmovedor acerca de la pérdida, el duelo y la sanación: una fábula para adultos líricamente narrada y vívidamente ilustrada sobre una mujer que busca un gato extraviado tras la muerte de su madre . . .Read more
Additional Conversation with
María Antonietta Berriozábal, author of
ISBN-13: 978-1609402440
Maria, Daughter of Immigrants
(Wings Press)
More than a memoir of personal and political achievements, this volume chronicles a family's development from Mexican immigrants to American leaders. Written in an authentic and unique voice, this book describes how the author’s Mexican parents instilled a love of learning, a desire to excel, and a commitment to community in their children . . .Read more
February 2013 Teleconference
with Additional Conversation
8 Ways to Say "I Love My Life"
ISBN-13: 978-0307597946
Bel Hernandez Castillo, Laura de Anda, Margo de Leon, Nancy De Los Santos Reza, Joanna Ilizaliturri Diaz, Josefina Lopez, Rita Mosqueda Marmolejo, and Susan Orosco
(Knopf/Random House Inc.)
"If you don't do anything, nothing will happen." Nancy De Los Santos Reza learned this important lesson early in life. College wasn't an option, so she got a job as a secretary. A colleague, an older woman who had taken a liking to her, encouraged Nancy to ask her supervisor about attending a professional conference in California . . .Read more
Additional Conversation with
Annie Mary Perez, author of
ISBN-13: 978-1481184809
Clay Hills and Mud Pies
(Floricanto Press)
Skeletons abound in this revealing but poignant biography recounting a Mexican American family’s one hundred year history in the United States.
Three Memoirs in one, this San Diego Book Awards Finalist is rich with Mexican folklore and Americana. In Book One, which opens with a ghost story, the author describes her father’s life growing up motherless in Las Cruces, New Mexico. . . . Read more
March 2013 Teleconference
with Additional Conversation
Ink
ISBN-13: 978-0615657813
Sabrina Vouvoulias
(Crossed Genres Publications)
What happens when rhetoric about immigrants escalates to an institutionalized population control system?
The near-future, dark speculative novel Ink opens as a biometric tattoo is approved for use to mark temporary workers, permanent residents and citizens with recent immigration history - collectively known as inks . . .Read more
Additional Conversation with
Manuel Gonzales, author of
ISBN-13: 978-1594486043
The Miniature Wife and Other Stories
(Riverhead/Penguin Books)
The eighteen stories of Manuel Gonzales’ exhilarating first book render the fantastic commonplace and the ordinary extraordinary, in prose that thrums with energy and shimmers with beauty. In The Artist’s Voice, we meet one of the world’s foremost composers, a man who speaks through his ears.
A hijacked plane circles a city for twenty years in Pilot, Copilot, Writer. Sound can kill in The Sounds of Early Morning . . .Read more
April 2013 Dia de Los Niños
Teleconference
with Additional Conversation
Man Up: Cracking the Code of Modern Manhood
ISBN-13: 978-1592407781
Carlos Andrés Gómez
(Gotham Books)
Inspired by the award-winning poet and actor’s acclaimed one-man play, a powerful coming-of-age memoir that reimagines masculinity for the twenty-first-century male.
Award-winning poet, actor, and writer Carlos Andrés Gómez is a supremely gifted storyteller with a captivating voice whose power resonates equally on the live stage and on the page. In one of his most moving spoken-word poems, Gómez recounts a confrontation he once had after accidentally bumping into another man at a club. . . .Read more
Additional Conversation with
Monica Brown, author of
ISBN-13: 978-0061227837
Tito Puente, Mambo King | Rey del Mambo
(Rayo/HarperCollins Publishers)
Meet Tito Puente—the King of Mambo.
Tum Tica!
From musical prodigy on the streets of Harlem to five-time Grammy Award winner, Tito's life was full of rhythm. Drums and claves, saxophones and tambourines were all part of the fun.
Tac Tic! . . .Read more
May 2013 Poetry Month
Teleconference
with Additional Conversations
Rebozos
ISBN-13: 978-0916727987
Carmen Tafolla
(Wings Press; Bilingual edition)
The Mexican rebozo is more than a woman's garment. Yes, it is a rectangle of cloth that can be worn as a shawl or scarf, but it is also a simple tool that has become a cultural icon. An essential element of daily life for centuries, one might say it is a physical manifestation of Mexican womanhood a silent witness to every state of life: a tool of daily labor, a sling to carry children, a shield from weather or from prying eyes, finally either an heirloom or a shroud. At the same time, the manner of its wearing can express every emotion, from shy seduction to sorrow, from flaunted status to simple joys and fears. . . . Read more
Additional Conversation with
Laurie Ann Guerrero, author of
ISBN-13: 978-0268010478
A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying
(University of Notre Dame Press; 1st Edition)
Filled with the nuanced beauty and complexity of the everyday—a pot of beans, a goat carcass, embroidered linens, a grandfather’s cancer—A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying journeys through the inherited fear of creation and destruction. The histories of South Texas and its people unfold in Laurie Ann Guerrero’s stirring language, including the dehumanization of men and its consequences on women and children. . . . Read more
Additional Conversation with
Liliana Valenzuela, author of
Bilingual ISBN-13: 978-0983043560
Codex of Journeys: Bendito Camino
Illustrated by Liliana Wilson
(Mouthfeel Press)
Translated by Angela McEwan
(Vintage En Español)
Journey into the world of borders, from Ghana to Cuba to Texas, Valenzuela weaves a road in forms of poetry, and we glimpse what it is like to be a woman of color in a world filled with cultural and gender insecurities. Here are poems that cry out injustices and yet, . . . Read more
June 2013 Dude Month
Teleconference
with Additional Conversation
The Five Acts of Diego León
ISBN-13: 978-1400065400
Alex Espinoza
(Random House)
Acclaimed author Alex Espinoza, whose writing Lisa See has called “fresh, magical, beautiful, and evocative,” returns with a captivating, unforgettable novel set in Hollywood’s Golden Age, as a gifted and determined young man leaves Mexico—and everything he’s ever known—to follow his dreams.
Growing up in a rural village at the height of the Mexican Revolution, Diego León has many first loves: singing, dancing, and hearing the stories of his ancestors, the P’urhépecha. . . . Read more
Additional Conversation with
Rigoberto Gonzales, author of
ISBN-13: 978-0816521357
Red-Inked Retablos
(University of Arizona Press)