"Every person is a city, carrying a world within themselves, and nowhere is this more evident than in New York." —Nicole Naim Dib

"This full-length collection is Agnese’s debut poetry book, expressing integral themes displayed throughout her life and her perception of the natural world." @greenwriterspress.bsky.social

"This is it; this is what the world needs now, a group of superheroes who come in at the last minute to save the planet. The only thing is, these superheroes do not wear flashy capes, they do not wear their underwear over their regular clothes..."

In this recorded interview, history opens one of its rarest doors. Listen to the testimony of José Sáenz Pardo, one of the eight men who killed Pancho Villa on July 20, 1923, in Parral, Chihuahua.

"In a century fascinated by endings, few works have captured the texture of absence with such poise. This is not a book about the fall of civilization; it is a meditation on the persistence of meaning after the noise of civilization has gone silent."

"In prolific poet Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl’s rich and resonant seventh poetry collection, MeXicana, we hear the voice of a powerful woman ambitiously exploring the complexities of cultural hybridity."

Dive into a collection of rare historical videos, documents, and interviews that bring the voices of Latin America’s greatest writers to life! www.latinobookreview.com/archives-of-...

🚨Explore the Archives of Latin American Literary Masters! Dive into an extraordinary collection of rare historical videos, documents, and interviews that bring the voices of Latin America’s greatest writers to life.

"Ana Hebra Flaster was nearly six when her family fled Cuba and settled in Nashua, New Hampshire...Her writing about Cuba and Cuban Americans has appeared in the The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and elsewhere."

"La sangre del guerrero la borra la saliva del poeta; la del sumiso nadie la enjuaga: se extiende en la conciencia y desde la conciencia mata." —Fable

"Presented in collaboration with Latino Book Review, the panel brought together three voices whose paths intersected around the idea that to tell one’s story is to reclaim existence; and in this act, lies our revolution."

🚨Mark the date! 🗓️Oct. 18th, 4PM 📍Hay Festival Dallas Forum, Oak Cliff Cultural Center #LatinoBookReview #FundacionZapata #HayFestival #NarrativasRevolucionarias

🚨 Latino Book Review & Fundación Zapata invite you to "Narrativas Revolucionarias" — a powerful conversation on the role of stories born in times of rupture & upheaval. Panelists: Edgar Castro Zapata, Rossy Lima, Héctor “Vale” Rendón 📅 Oct. 18 📍Hay Festival Dallas

We’re thrilled to share Teresa Dovalpage's conversation with Miami-based Peruvian author Pedro Medina León about his novel Comanche, P.I.—now available in English.

There is a certain comfort in believing that literature resists cartography; that words and worlds, once written, float free, refusing to be bound by borders or coordinates. And yet, a new and ambitious work dares to challenge that assumption.

"In Latin America, mourning has never belonged solely to the cemetery. It spills into the plazas, the kitchens, the pages of books. To grieve is not to withdraw but to gather, to light candles, to braid flowers into hair, to tell stories so the absent remain among the living."

Isabel Cañas’ grisliest novel yet, The Possession of Alba Díaz, gives us a heroine who refuses to be a victim. “She is the captain of her soul, wielding the darkness inside her to defy husbands, priests, and demons alike.”

This October, Dallas will host the Hay Festival Forum—a global gathering of writers, musicians, and thinkers whose very purpose is to celebrate the richness of diverse voices.

"In Waiting for Godínez, Olivas suggests that we may indeed all be condemned to live in a Beckett play. The tragedy is that for too many—those who wait in detention centers, or in legal limbo—the absurd is not metaphor but reality."

"And then on July 7, my play became reality when ICE and other federal agents, including federalized National Guard troops, marched into MacArthur Park, which was mostly empty except for children who attended a summer camp."

Poet Carlota Caulfield’s Aligrafías / Wingraphies takes flight—21 poems honoring the birds of New Mexico, with art by Dashel Hernández Guirado & translation by Sasha Reiter. “An homage to poets in communion with nature.” #Poetry #Birds

If the world, as we know it, ended tomorrow—could you start again? The Book: The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding Civilization blends art, history & survival, from penicillin to beer, roads to music. Part encyclopedia, part art piece, all human ingenuity.

🚨We are happy to announce that our headquarters are now located in the beautiful city of San Antonio! We look forward to connecting with other organizations that share our vision. Stay tuned for updates about our upcoming 10-year anniversary celebration. 🎉🎊

"[Oswaldo's] background as a scholar and advocate for Latinx and Latin American voices feeds this book, but the stories never feel academic. They are lived, felt, and fiercely human." —Héctor Rendón

🔥Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires reimagines the Dark Knight in 16th-century Tenochtitlán! Yohualli Coatl becomes Batman to defend his people from Hernán Cortés—now Two-Face. Indigenous resistance meets Aztec mythology 🎬Premieres Sept 18 in MX, streaming globally on HBO Max. Sept 19

"Melanie Márquez Adams’s Wonderland: Crónicas of Belonging in América...rejects the market’s hunger for predictable narratives of suffering and instead insists on a textured, plural, and defiant account of immigrant belonging."

Author Ivonne Lamazares opens up about her powerful new novel, The Tilting House, in conversation with Teresa Dovalpage. A story of Cuban sisters, exile, grief & the search for home. 📖 Read the full interview via Latino Book Review. #LatinoBookReview #IvonneLamazares #TheTiltingHouse

"...Regalos is a bittersweet symphony of poems that are testament to the Latinx experience in the US. She does not shy away from shedding light on our own failings as a community, while also praising the strength inherent within the Latino family..." —Dr. Laura Fernández

"These metatextual cultural and historical references abound throughout this poetry collection, adding a sensorial aspect, that again, anchors the reader back to a core memory but at the same time elicits alternate readings..." —Alex Lima

excited to share that my creative nonfic piece “The Mambo King” was published in this year’s issue of @latinobookreview.bsky.social !! 🍃 huge thanks to the editorial team for including me in this gorgeous issue with so many other amazing contributors xx

"Tinged with nostalgia for her years surrounded by family, celebratory meals, and togetherness while facing economic challenges as other working-class Puerto Rican families in la gran urbe, Olmedo’s stories reclaim the humanity of displaced Puerto Rican families in New York..."

Have you ever read the world's first bilingual palindromic sonnet? Read about the author. "Pedro Poitevin, born in Guatemala and a mathematician by training, speaks of verse the way a physicist might speak of light: wave and particle, music and measure."

Our first batch of orders is being shipped to CA, NY, NJ, DC, TX, MO, OH, OR, VA, RI, NH, MI, and Mexico. Purchase your copy www.latinobookreview.com/magazine-202... For institutional subscriptions, please see www.latinobookreview.com/institutiona...

📣 It’s here! The Latino Book Review 2025 Magazine is now available! Featuring powerful work by Latinx writers & artists from the U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Peru, Belize, Venezuela, Colombia, DR, France & more. Buy your copy & join the movement! www.latinobookreview.com/magazine-202...

"...a powerful and comprehensive account of the Hispanic and Native American communities’ enduring struggle for civil rights in New Mexico..."

🎉 Exciting news! The selected works for Latino Book Review’s 2025 Magazine Issue are in! Get ready for bold stories, poems, essays & art that celebrate Latinx creativity in all its forms. Dropping soon—don’t miss it! #LatinoBookReview #LatinxCreatives #2025Magazine #LatinoLiterature

Amarilis Tavárez-Vales's lyrical bravery resists easy definitions, frames poetry itself as a coffin: beautiful, deceptively simple vessels containing the essence of a life. 🇵🇷

🚨 Don't miss our interview with Edgar Castro Zapata, the great-grandson of the Mexican revolutionary hero General Emiliano Zapata. 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

Sadness, the Fury/Triste, la furia, written in Spanish and English, returns to this mission to conceive new worlds with the conviction that what appears between pages of words organized to suggest fate are seeds of realities for future contexts. VIA tinyurl.com/5mmd4ctz @luisothonielrosa.bsky.social

"I write because I need poetry to speak to me, to make me feel alive. I write poems very frequently, but not every day. . . . The word spreads across the page, making circles in my head."

"...a rich and resonant anthology that seeks to answer the question: What does it really mean to be a Xicana?... Combining short stories, poetry, and biographical (or semi-autobiographical) passages, this book boasts the voices of 83 Xicana authors and poets from far-ranging backgrounds..."

In 1965, Pope Francis (then Jorge Bergoglio) invited Borges to inspire students to write. Their collaboration, rooted in a shared belief in the power of creativity, remains a testament to their bond. Read more on this fascinating literary connection.

La comunidad de escritores Letras en la Frontera lanza una convocatoria abierta para su antología poética "Lenguas no Oficiales" como respuesta a la política de supresión lingüística en EEUU. ¡Participen!

"It carried my books, my manuscripts, my fleeting inspirations. It gave me the chance to receive poetry when paper was scarce, to organize my voice when the stage demanded precision, to write when the moment called for ink." @reMarkable READ: ----> shorturl.at/KySbz

📢🚨Calling all Latinx writers! Don’t miss this webinar hosted by @LKBFStorytellrs and @LatinxinPub, where industry experts will discuss how storytellers can pitch to publishers while staying true to themselves in today’s political climate. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/42nHMOk

📢 Join us for Traduciendo mi Caribe / Translating My Caribbean! A virtual translation workshop with acclaimed author & translator Kianny N. Antigua, exploring the challenges of translating Caribbean & Latinx literature.

🚨COVER REVEAL🚨 We are thrilled to unveil the 2025 Latino Book Review magazine cover—a breathtaking masterpiece by Guillermo Flores Pacheco! 👉If you haven't seen our multi-genre open call for submissions, make sure to visit www.latinobookreview.com/2025-latino-.... Deadline: 3/25/25

"​Puerto Rico’s storied relationship with poetry is poised to take center stage once again with the fourteenth edition of the Festival Internacional de Poesía en Puerto Rico (FIP-PR), running from March 15–21, 2025." READ VIA: www.latinobookreview.com/puerto-rico-...

🚨 Great news! We're thrilled to announce that our journal is now available to all students and faculty at Bard College! A huge shout-out and a warm welcome to our new readers at Bard! For information on institutional subscriptions, visit www.latinobookreview.com/subscribe.html

📣 We’re thrilled to announce our next #LatinoPoetry program, a virtual panel on the translation of indigenous poetics! We hope you’ll join this exciting conversation!   Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...