Lit Links & Scoops

An excellent post on Latinos and the Categories of Race, via @Urrealism

I cannot wait to read Zone One by Colson Whitehead.

The Future of Books: A Dystopian Timeline, via Techcrunch

Answering the question “What are you?” through time and place via Good Magazine.

“One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library..” ― bell hooks

I forgot how much I love Bell Hooks, I need to download her books to my ipad and reread!

Lifting my glass to our insane industry – Salud!

Verizon Wireless is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by asking consumers to upload a photo through Facebook or Twitter to the Verizon-commissioned digital art mosaic with $1 for every photo uploaded being donated to Casa de Esperanza, an organization dedicated to ending domestic violence in the Latino community. Simply go to hashtagart.com/verizonhispanicheritage before October 31 and click “Add Me” to claim a spot in this history-making event.

The Guardian takes us on a literary world tour of Colombia

Famous Authors: Baby Photos

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, National Public Radio’s Tell Me More is offering a weekly series on Latin music with guests Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd, hosts of NPR Music’s Alt.Latino podcast. They’ve been sharing new music releases from across Latin America and Spain.

How to make an ebook.

And, here’s a service that allows you to make animated ebooks: MoGlue

One Geek Dad asks what happens to young low income readers when physical books vanish…

“The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.” — Arundhati Roy

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