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The best of The Hispanic Reader
After two years, 83 book reviews and 219 posts, I’ve decided to end publication of The Hispanic Reader. The ending is bittersweet. I enjoyed reading books and promoting authors of Latino literature....
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Book review: Matt de la Peña’s “The Living”
Shy, the main character in Matt de la Peña’s The Living (Delacorte), is not having a good week. The 18-year-old cruise ship worker watched a passenger jump to his death. Some of his family members have...
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Classic book review: José Saramago’s “Blindess”
José Saramago’s Blindness (Harcourt Brace) grabs you from the first page and doesn’t let you go. The 1995 novel by the late Portuguese author is one of the most acclaimed works in literature. Saramago...
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Happy Independence Day, Panama!
Panama declared its independence from Colombia on Nov. 3. The Central American country is best known for the Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Here’s a look at its writers:...
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In the News: New releases, remembering Oscar Hijuelos and more
Here’s the latest new releases and news in Latino literature for the month of November: • Already out: In her book Family Trouble, Joy Castro explores what happens to writers when they reveal their...
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Book review: Daniel Alarcón’s “At Night We Walk in Circles”
In the Daniel Alarcón novel At Night We Walk in Circles (Riverhead), Nelson is a young man who decides to jolt his life by joining a political theater troupe that tours an unnamed South American...
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Let’s play Lotería!: Books about the classic Mexican game
The game of Lotería is hot this year. The game is similar to American bingo, but uses images — such as el gallo and la dama – instead of numbers and letters. This year, Mario Alberto Zambrano won...
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Meet Xavier Garza, author of “Maximilian & the Bingo Rematch: A Lucha Libre...
Xavier Garza has turned the Mexican folklore he grew up listening to from his childhood into award-winning children’s books. His newest book, Maximilian & the Bingo Rematch: A Lucha Libre Sequel...
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Happy National Day, Spain!
Spain, the grandmotherland of Latino literature, celebrates one of its most important holidays Oct. 12 — Fiesta Nacional de España, or National Day. The European country has given the world one of the...
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Classic book review: Manuel Puig’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
Before it was an Oscar-winning movie, before it was a Broadway musical, before it was a widely produced play, there was the novel Kiss of the Spider Woman (Vintage). Manuel Puig’s 1976 book may be...
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Happy Independence Day, Chile!
Chile declared its independence from Spain on Sept. 18, 1810. The South American country has a turbulent history — and one of the richest literary traditions in the world. • The only Latina to win the...
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Happy Independence Day, Mexico!
Mexico declared its independence from Spain on Sept. 16, 1810. The North American country is the largest Spanish-speaking nation and perhaps the most influential Latin American nation in the world. Its...
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Happy Independence Day, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and...
On Sept. 15, 1821, five Central American countries declared their independence from Spain. (It also marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, with several Latin American countries celebrating...
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Book review: Patricio Pron’s “My Fathers’ Ghost is Climbing in the Rain”
My Fathers’ Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain (Knopf) by Partricio Pron has a premise as intriguing as its title. The first part begins somewhat mysteriously, with the narrator, returning to his native...
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Happy Independence Day, Brazil!
Brazil declared its independence from Portugal on Sept. 7, 1822. The country is host to Carnival, the 2014 World Cup, the 2016 Summer Olympics — and some memorable writers. • Joaquim Maria Machado de...
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Book review: Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s “The Sound of Things Falling”
After a game of billards with his friend Ricardo, Antonio Yammara walks out into the streets of Bogotá, Colombia, and gunfire rings out. Antonio is injured and Ricardo dies. The incident haunts Antonio...
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In the News: Fall brings new releases from Piñeiro, Suarez and Brown
September is here. Here’s a look at the latest books and news in Latino lit: • Already out: In A Crack in the Wall by Claudia Piñeiro, a young woman asks about the whereabouts for a missing person....
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Happy birthday, Julio Cortázar!
Julio Cortázar was born Aug. 26, 1916 in Belgium and died in 1984 in Paris. But he was raised in Argentina and, with his inventive novels and short stories, he’s considered one of Latino literature’s...
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Happy Independence Day, Uruguay!
Uruguay declared its independence from Brazil on Aug. 25, 1825. The South American country is one of the most progressive nations in the continent, recently passing laws legalizing marijuana and same...
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Classic book review: Gabriel García Márquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude”
Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude (Harper Perennial) has been named frequently on literature’s all-time greatest book lists. It also ranks high on Good Reads’ “didn’t finished”...
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