Healthy Shrimp Etouffee con Sofrito
As a way of decompressing and getting my mind off of a lot things, I’ve taken up a lot of …
The 2020 Mapa de las Lenguas Book List
The twelve titles selected for the 2020 Mapa de las Lenguas [Map of Languages] list represent 21 Spanish-speaking countries. The …
The Lit & Luz Book Club
I recently got an email from the Chicago-base organization behind the annual Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and …
The Lucky Ones by Julianne Pachico
While her parents are away, a teenager finds herself home alone, with the household staff mysteriously gone, no phone connection, …
The Book of Emma Reyes by Emma Reyes
This astonishing memoir was hailed as an instant classic when first published in Colombia in 2012, nearly a decade after …
Did Goya Go Organic?
After over a decade of hoping that some of my beloved food brands would offer better for you, low sodium …
#FridayReads: The Leavers by Lisa Ko
The Leavers by Lisa Ko Book description: “The Leavers is courageous, sensitive, and perfectly of this moment.” —Barbara Kingsolver An …
Library Apps for Book Lovers
Slowly, over the past decade, I have come over to the dark side and became a reader of eBooks. It …
#FridayReads: Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories by Mariana Enriquez
Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories by Mariana Enriquez Book description: An arresting collection of short stories, reminiscent of …
#FridayReads: I Got This: To Gold and Beyond by Laurie Hernandez
I Got This: To Gold and Beyond by Laurie Hernandez I am SO excited to announce my first book “I …
#FridayReads: The Gringo Champion by Aura Xilonen
The Gringo Champion by Aura Xilonen Book description: Liborio has to leave Mexico, a land that has taught him little …
#FridayReads: Glaxo by Hernan Ronsino
Glaxo by Hernan Ronsino Book description: Glaxo is a chilling novel of betrayal, romance, and murder, from a major Latin …