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2009 Wrap-up
Hello everyone! I want to begin this post by thanking the increasingly large number of followers of this blog. You are the reason I continue to write it, despite a very busy schedule. The holidays have been busier than usual and I don't plan on writi...
Award-Winning Author Reyna Grande Visits East Coast
New York City's newly renovated Museo del Barrio, in collaboration with La Casa Azul Bookstore, will host an exciting literary event, featuring Reyna Grande (Across A Hundred Mountains, Atria 2006; Dancing with Butterflies, Atria, 2009) and Sergio Tr...
Guest Blogger: Author and Editor Michelle Herrera Mulligan
Michelle Herrera Mulligan is the editor of, and a contributor to Juicy Mangos: Erotica Collection (Atria Books, 2007), the first-ever collection of Latina erotica in English, which Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos called “not only a ta...
Hispanic Heritage Month Giveaway Winners!
Thanks to everyone who entered the contest, especially the new followers. I was very impressed by the amount of thought and consideration that went into some of the suggestions for the blog, and pleased as well, since I interpreted that grea...
Come join me in Los Angeles this weekend!
I will be at this year's Latino Book and Family Festival in Los Angeles this Saturday and Sunday, participating on panels on the state of publishing, and interviewing the fabulous Pat Mora. Come check it out, this year's festival promises to be the b...
Hispanic Heritage Month Giveaway!
Hachette Book Group has once again generously provided copies of 5 of their new books by Latino authors to give away to readers of VOCES in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.Five winners will received the whole set of five books! To win your copies, d...
Carolina De Robertis' THE INVISIBLE MOUNTAIN
I'd like to first take this opportunity to thank you all for the wonderful messages of support you have sent me regarding my new venture as a newly-minted literary agent. I appreciate them very much. I want to clarify that I will continue working o...
The 2009 National Latino Writers Conference in Albuquerque, NM: Part III
René Colato Laínez is the award-winning author of WAITING FOR PAPÁ, PLAYING LOTERÍA, and I AM RENÉ, THE BOY. He is a graduate of the Vermont College MFA program in Writing for Children & Young Adults, and a bilingual elementary teacher at Fe...
The 2009 National Latino Writers Conference in Albuquerque, NM: Part I
From May 21st through the 23rd of this year, I had the pleasure of participating in this wonderful yearly event as a guest faculty member. As such, I took part in a panel of editors, and provided attendees with one-on-one editorial consultations. I k...
Críticas is Back!
It was about four months ago that I first reported on Reed Elsevier’s highly criticized decision to cease publication of Críticas magazine due to insufficient ad revenue. I am now happy to report that the company that owns Publisher’s Weekly, Li...
And the Winners Are… (Part II)
Latino Book Month Giveaway I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who entered the contest, especially the new “followers.” It was wonderful to hear from you. I was pleased to learn that publishers, authors, and readers are following ...
And the Winners Are… (Part I)
The 11th Annual International Latino Book AwardsFor me, one of the highlights of Book Expo America, year after year, is the Latino Book Awards presented during the conference. The awards, which honor literary excellence in a variety of categories, ar...
Mario y Uruguay
It's been a interesting time to be Uruguayan this year; Eduardo Galeano made his way into the world's spotlight—and the #1 spot on best sellers lists— after Hugo Chávez handed a copy of his Open Veins of Latin America to President Obama. Uru...
New Translation Guide Released
Some of you have requested coverage on the topic of translation, and, as a translator myself, I am happy to oblige: I just received word that the University of Illinois’ Dalkey Archive Press, in partnership with the Society of Authors, the British ...
Latino Book Month Giveaway!
Hachette Book Group has generously provided copies of 5 of their new books by Latino authors to give away to readers of VOCES in honor of Latino Books Month.Five winners will received the whole set of five books! To win your copies, do the following...
New Calendar Feature, and More
Hello everyone! I am dropping you this quick note to let you know that in an effort to make this blog as helpful and informative as possible for all readers, including book publishing professionals, authors and book lovers, I have added a calendar of...
Being Bilingual and Bicultural
Although NBC’s series on the Hispanic-American experience called “We the People” aired nearly two weeks ago, I strongly believe that the clip below is worth a second look because it deals with some of the issues that we have all faced as produc...
NBC Joins the Conversation
Two-thirds of the Latino population voted for Obama, effectively helping him to get into office by winning him states that had previously gone to the Republicans, such as Florida, New Mexico, and Colorado.This fact has not gone unnoticed by the mains...
Sanity Makes a Comeback
I want to begin by stating that I echo your comments on the last post, and that I too know that Latino publishing is not going anywhere. It can't. A recession will not change the fact that we are the largest minority group in this country, or that ou...
The Other Shoe Drops
Upon my return to the U.S. and a mere two days after watching President Obama’s declaration that we are in the midst of “a full blown crisis,” I have the unfortunate task of having to report on not one, but TWO major ways in which this crisis h...
And the Awards Go To... (What a Wonderful Surprise!)
Here is a nice follow up to the last post that could not wait until my return to the States:On Monday, the American Library Association (ALA) released its official announcement of their Youth Media Awards for 2009:The following is a listing of the 20...
An Update and Some Shameless Promotion
I am out of the country until the first week of February, when I will resume posting. In the meantime, I want to let you know that I continue to work on future posts that I hope will be of interest to you, and that I am still open to ideas and sugges...
A Nerd, a Radio, and a Poem: 2008 in Review
Those who know me are well acquainted with my incurable optimism and can-do attitude. They count on me to see the good side of things and find solutions to problems—and I often do both. Looking back over this past year however, it seemed that I mig...
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Happy Holidays!¡Felices fiestas!I wish you all a wonderful holiday season, and a bright new year, full of possibilities.Les deseo todo lo mejor estas Navidades, y que el año nuevo les traiga todo lo que desean. ...
New Blog on the Block: Voces
I want to share a wonderfully unexpected post from my friend and fellow blogger Adriana López, from Críticas magazine, who was kind enough to spread the word about this site and the work I am trying to do here. Thank you Adriana!New Blog on the Blo...
Welcome!/¡Bienvenidos!
I've created this blog with one goal in mind: To provide you with a place to read about Latino authors, their books, and news related to the Latino book market (with a special emphasis on the Latino children's market). We write and speak in two langu...
