We just got in some more amazing praise for Esmeralda Santiago’s new novel, CONQUISTADORA. I have bolded my favorite parts. Don’t leave your multicultural and historical fiction collections bereft of this one. Have you read it? Let us know what you thought. “Extraordinary . . . a historical novel set in 19th Puerto Rico, featuring […]
(From our summer intern, Natasha Rivera) If books had to have warning labels, I’d imagine that Esmeralda Santiago’s newest would say “WARNING: INSIDE BEAUTY, PASSION AND THE HEAT OF PUERTO RICO. READING THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FANTASIES AND OBSESSIONS ” When I was younger, the summer before I started at my new private all-girls school, […]
As the resident quasi-Latino, this reminder falls to me. I’ve been trying to get back to my Latin roots lately. I’ve been taking salsa classes since February and chasing after Latin ladies (related? probably.), but I haven’t picked up a good Latin American book in awhile. This seems like the appropriate time. And luckily, I’ve a lot […]
