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The Mexican Film Macario & My Uncle the Projectionist

When I was a little girl, my uncle worked as a cinema projectionist, operating the movie projector in a local …

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New Book: The Sadness of the Samurai By Victor del Arbol

I’ve been meaning to write about The Sadness of the Samurai: A Novel By Victor del Arbol since its English debut at …

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NYC: Come See Me at The Comadres y Compadres Writers Conference

I will be speaking at the upcoming Comadres y Compadres Writers Conference on October 6, 2012, in New York City, …

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New Book: Racial Indigestion: Eating Bodies in the 19th Century

I’m sooo reading this: Racial Indigestion: Eating Bodies in the 19th Century – because it totally relates to my comments here. The …

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Lit Links & Scoops

– The Plantation in Puerto Rican Popular Music – The Biggest One-Man Run Online Book Club Leader Never Reads the Books …

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New Book: Before the Rain: A Memoir of Love and Revolution by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa

I have to admit that when I initially spotted Before the Rain: A Memoir of Love and Revolution by Luisita Lopez …

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Paella Lime Lay’s Potato Chips

Lay’s, the world’s biggest food brand announced plans to cook one consumer’s recipe into a potato chip and pay $1 …

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New Book: The Invention of the White Race: The Origin of Racial Oppression

If you’re looking for a direct tie to the social construct of Race and its utilization as a tool for oppression and …

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