June 20, 2022
With mentorship and guidance from outstanding faculty at the Highlights Foundation, aspiring authors and illustrators hone their craft and learn about book publishing. Visit https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/ to learn mor…
June 6, 2022
In "Chola Salvation”, author Estella Gonzalez draws upon her experiences living in East LA to vividly bring her characters to life. Add in a dose of magic realism and soon the reader is cheering for the underdogs in this eng…
May 16, 2022
Jessica Payne is the executive director of Kids Need to Read, an organization that provides books to schools and libraries across the country. Visit kidsneedtoread.org to request books for your school or library, or to make …
April 25, 2022
Author and illustrator Juliet Menéndez chats about her first book Latinitas and the inspiration behind this amazing project. Latinitas in an anthology of short stories about influential Latinas making history in Latina Am…
April 11, 2022
Episode 04. In the novel Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub, a young hero battles an Aztec dragon as he searches for his identity and destiny. Rudy Garcia delights readers in this epic journey. Order your copy from any Indie…
March 28, 2022
A conversation with librarian Laura Castillo about the many services offer by public libraries to the general population and especially the Latino community. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/latino-book-chat/me…