Why I read Dominicana I ran across Dominicana on a book list somewhere, and to be honest, really the title made me want to read it. It seems almost musical. Buy on Amazon Why you should read Dominicana You might find Dominicana a confusing read because, if you think about it, it’s …
From the Dominican Republic to the U.S. to Live the “Dream”: “Dominicana” Read More »
What is the real story behind the history we learn in school? How do we know?
Why I Read Goodbye My Havana I ran across this book in the New Books section at one of my libraries…just another example of why it always pays to browse a bit. What caught my attention is that it’s set in Cuba…you just don’t see that much of anything coming from Cuba…who can admit to …
“Goodbye My Havana”: Memoir of a “gringa” in Cuba. Read More »
How An Evening in Paradise got on The Lois Level I’d never heard of Lucia Berlin, but I ran across her book A Manual for Cleaning Women on LitHub’s list of best short story collections of the decade a few months ago. I got a copy of A Manual for Cleaning Women at that time …
When life won’t let you rest: Lucia Berlin’s Short Stories Read More »
When I was a kid, most of my books came from the public library. I don’t think I went to a bookstore until I was seven or eight years old, and then the children’s book section was small, unlike the entire room devoted to children at the central library. One of the library books I …
Nilda, a classic of Hispanic-American lit: How an artist can make you see with words Read More »
