Join Mariquita, Mhairie, and Sam for a discussion about Isabel Cañas’s genre-defying new release, Vampires of El Norte. Cañas’s work seamlessly blends the chilling elements of horror, the tender allure of romance, and the rich tapestry of historical fiction into a single captivating narrative. In this episode, our hosts take a deep dive into this […]
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[cw: body horror, child abuse, death, descriptions of blood and gore] Background When I was in fourth grade, my father told me the legend of La Llorona, a vengeful ghost. According to the story, which dates all the way back to at least 16th-century Mexico, the woman forever roams waterfront areas at night, crying and
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We are already closer to 2022 then I’m comfortable with and this year has brought us vaccinations (thank you scientists!) and some really great reads. One of my favorite books that I read during the first half of 2021 was Infinite Country by Patricia Engel. Infinite Country came out in March and it graced our
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Happy Latinx Heritage Month! In case no one told you today, here is your reminder to read Latinx all year long. Month-long heritage holidays are a great time to celebrate and highlight, but the work of uplifting, supporting, and reading Latinx, and BIPOC in general, never ends. Now that that is out of the way,
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