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Arrastrar esa sombra. (Drag That Shadow) Reviewed by Bruce Jensen, South Texas Coll. Lib., McAllen, TX - 07/15/2008 Monge, Emiliano.
Mexico: Sexto Piso. 2008. 124p. ISBN 978-84-96867-22-2. pap. $22.95. SHORT STORIESMore
Música de Zorros. (Foxes’ Music) Reviewed by Carlos Rodríguez Martorell, East Elmhurst, NY - 07/15/2008 Vargas, Manuel.
Bolivia: Correveidile, dist. by Bolivia Books. 2008. 218p. ISBN 978-00005-889-7-2. pap. $12. FICTIONMore
Noche sin fortuna. (A Night Without Luck) Reviewed by Rafael Ocasio, Agnes Scott Coll., Decatur, GA - 07/15/2008 Caicedo, Andrés. Colombia/U.S.: Norma (Colección Cara Cruz). 2008. 194p. ISBN 978-958-45-0732-7. pap. $13. FICTIONMore
Sombras, nada más…. (Shadows, Nothing Else…) Reviewed by María E. Cruz, New York City - 07/15/2008 Di Benedetto, Antonio. Argentina: Adriana Hidalgo Editora. 2008. 305p. ISBN 978-987-1156-80-1. pap. $28.95. FICTIONMore
La rebelión de los zendales. (Rebellion of the Tzeltales) Reviewed by Laura Barbas-Rhoden, Wofford Coll., Spartanburg, SC - 07/15/2008 Flores, Ronald. Guatemala: Piedra Santa & Amanuense Editorial (Colección Mar de tinta). 2008. 142p. ISBN 978-99922-1-040-6. pap. $31.95. 2008. FICTIONMore
EL accionista mayoritario. (The Majority Shareholder) Reviewed by Ana Katherine Bonfante, Berwyn, IL - 07/15/2008 Márkaris, Petros.
tr. by Joaquim Gestí & Montserrat Franquesa. Spain: Tusquets, dist. by Urano Pub. 2008. 365p. ISBN 978-84-8383-040-6. pap. $23.95. SUSPENSEMore
Multicultural Link Bruce Jensen, Automated Systems Librarian, South Texas College; Online Reference Librarian, OCLC's QuestionPoint June 28, 2008 Ruében Martínez redux
In case our story a few weeks ago wasn't enough to get all you Anaheim visitors over ... More
Antonio Orlando Rodríguez—No Small Feat
Antonio Orlando Rodríguez, the Cuban novelist who won this year’s Premio Alfaguara de Novela, has been traveling nonstop. His book tour brought him to New York City this past May, where he met with reporters eager to interview him on his latest accomplishment.
Publishing in Tough Times
When I read a recent New York Times article about how the recession is affecting Hispanic immigrants, I wound up thinking about the book business.