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By Teresa Douglas

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LatinX Audio Lit MagNov 01, 2021

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Behind the Scenes with Roy Conboy, author of Tia Mary
Jan 15, 202434:56
Poetry: Tia Mary by Roy Conboy
Jan 15, 202404:38
Behind the Scenes with Kase Johnstun, author of Corridos and Tragedias: I Will No Longer Erase Us, Or Let You Erase Us
Jan 08, 202432:07
Nonfiction: Corridos and Tragedias: I Will No Longer Erase Us, Or Let You Erase Us by Kase Jonstun

Nonfiction: Corridos and Tragedias: I Will No Longer Erase Us, Or Let You Erase Us by Kase Jonstun

"By the time I was old enough to know, they only spoke in Spanish when they fought or when they swore. Then he would lift his hand and spin his finger around, directing me to dance while the first chords of La Cucaracha sang from his guitar. “La cucaracha y no puedo caminar.”

And he always sang the version that included “marijuana que fumar,” and he would get another side glance and laugh from grandma. Growing up, I thought this was the original and only version of the song. I had to look it up years later to learn that it has been around for decades but it’s not the version most grandfathers teach their grandchildren.

With this, for my grandpa Cordova, was par for the course on just about everything he taught us. If there was a dirty version of a song or a joke, that’s the one we heard."


Kase Johnston is an award-winning novelist, essayist, and memoirist. He lives in Ogden, Utah, with his small family, and is on the board of Label Me Latina/o literary journal — just a writer who has been grappling with identity his whole life.

Author: 'Cast Away' (forthcoming from Torrey House Press, 2024). You can buy the new book now!⁠ https://www.torreyhouse.org/let-the-wild-grasses-grow

'Let the Wild Grasses Grow' (Torrey House Press, 2021), Finalist High Plains Book Award, Fiction, 2022, Women’s National Book Association Great Group Read 2022

And 'Beyond the Grip of Craniosynostosis (McFarland & Co, 2015), Winner of the 2015 Gold Quill, League of Utah Writers

Co author/editor: Utah Reflections: Stories from the Wasatch Front (History Press, 2014)
Host, The LITerally Podcast - http://www.thebanyancollective.com/literally/

Jan 08, 202417:04
Behind the Scenes with Luna Vallejo, author of 'The Star Spangled Banner'
Dec 18, 202319:57
Poetry: Star Spangled Banner by Luna Vallejo
Dec 18, 202304:15
Behind the Scenes with Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, author of Breaking Pattern

Behind the Scenes with Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera, author of Breaking Pattern

What is a Rodeo Queen, and does it come with a golden lasso like Wonder Woman gets? Tune in to get the answer to this hard-hitting question and more as we take a deep dive into the world of Breaking Pattern.


Buy Breaking Pattern from Inlandia Books and Barnes and Noble


BIO: Chicana Feminist and former Rodeo Queen, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera (she/her) writes so the desert landscape of her childhood can be heard as loudly as the urban chaos of her adulthood. She is obsessed with food. A former high school teacher, she earned an MFA at Antioch University Los Angeles and a PhD in Creative Writing and Literature at the University of Southern California. Her fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Microfiction, and is spotlighted in Best Small Fictions 2022. Her short stories have been anthologized in Rural Writers of Color (EastOver Press 2023), Made in L.A. Volume 4 and 5 (Resonant Earth 2022 and 2023), Ramblings & Reflections: SouthWest Writers Winning Words Anthology, and Puro Chicanx Writers of the 21st Century. Her play Blind Thrust Fault was featured in Center Theater Group Writers’ Workshop Festival 2022 and her young adult novel Breaking Pattern is forthcoming from Inlandia Books. She is a Macondista and works for literary equity through Women Who Submit. You can read her other work at http://tishareichle.com/

Dec 01, 202330:07
Fiction: Breaking Pattern from Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera

Fiction: Breaking Pattern from Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera

Adriana Elizabeth Herrera Bowen loves horses more than people and lives for junior rodeo competitions. For the first time, the All-Around Cowgirl saddle is within her reach. Except her old gray mare, Pearl, isn’t as fast as she used to be, and another competitor has her eye on the same prize. So Adriana needs a faster horse. Is she willing to jeopardize her friendships and vet school dreams to win? Not if her parents have anything to say about it.


Buy Breaking Pattern from Inlandia Books and Barnes and Noble


BIO: Chicana Feminist and former Rodeo Queen, Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera (she/her) writes so the desert landscape of her childhood can be heard as loudly as the urban chaos of her adulthood. She is obsessed with food. A former high school teacher, she earned an MFA at Antioch University Los Angeles and a PhD in Creative Writing and Literature at the University of Southern California. Her fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Microfiction, and is spotlighted in Best Small Fictions 2022. Her short stories have been anthologized in Rural Writers of Color (EastOver Press 2023), Made in L.A. Volume 4 and 5 (Resonant Earth 2022 and 2023), Ramblings & Reflections: SouthWest Writers Winning Words Anthology, and Puro Chicanx Writers of the 21st Century. Her play Blind Thrust Fault was featured in Center Theater Group Writers’ Workshop Festival 2022 and her young adult novel Breaking Pattern is forthcoming from Inlandia Books. She is a Macondista and works for literary equity through Women Who Submit. You can read her other work at http://tishareichle.com/

Dec 01, 202310:53
Behind the Scenes with Jessey Munoz, author of Coins from Heaven
Nov 27, 202320:04
Poetry: Coins from Heaven by Jessey Munoz
Nov 27, 202302:50
See Ya in the Fall

See Ya in the Fall

What an amazing Fourth Season! If you haven't had a chance to listen to the beautiful stories and poems over the last four seasons, then this is the perfect time to catch up. LatinxLit will be reading and recording submissions all summer long, and come back in September ready to rock your world. We can't wait to show you the magic.


Have a great summer.

May 22, 202300:36
Behind the Scenes with David Estringel, author of The Alchemy of Fingertips
May 15, 202336:14
Prose Poetry: The Alchemy of Fingertips
May 15, 202302:26
Book Talk: Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion (2022) by Evelyn Alsultany

Book Talk: Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion (2022) by Evelyn Alsultany

Latina Muslims are the fastest-growing ethnic group in Islam. However, many of the conversations surrounding Latinas and Muslims often don't include the intersection of these groups. In today’s episode, Evelyn Alsultany will discuss her book Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion (2022), which was listed as one of the 10 best scholarly books of 2022 by The Chronicle of Higher Education and was a finalist for the Association of American Publishers’ Prose Award. 

 

Evelyn Alsultany is a Professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College and author of Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11. She is the co-author of Arab and Arab American Feminisms: Gender, Violence, and Belonging and Between the Middle East and the Americas: The Cultural Politics of Diaspora. As a leading expert on the history of representations of Arabs and Muslims in the US media, she co-authored the Obeidi-Alsultany Test to help Hollywood improve representations of Muslims and serves as a consultant for Hollywood studios.

Apr 30, 202328:30
Behind the Scenes with Samatha Garcia, author of Wealthy Chicanas and Chicanos
Apr 17, 202319:45
Poetry (Spoken Word): Wealthy Chicanas and Chicanos by Samantha Garcia
Apr 17, 202304:34
Behind the Scenes with Tak Erzinger, author of Lenguaje Resonante | Echoing Language and Amplexus

Behind the Scenes with Tak Erzinger, author of Lenguaje Resonante | Echoing Language and Amplexus

If you enjoyed the way Tak wove the deeply personal with the natural world in her two poems, you're going to love hearing how she came to write them. And if you're looking to purchase her book Tourist, which published on April 11, 2023, you can do so at ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠ or at ⁠⁠Sea Crow Press.⁠⁠


TAK Erzinger is an American/Swiss poet and artist with a Colombian background. Her poetry has been featured in Bien Acompañada from Cornell University, The Muse from McMaster University, River And South Review, The Welter, and more. Her debut chapbook, Found: Between The Trees was published by Grey Border Books, Canada 2019. Erzinger’s most recent poetry collection, At The Foot Of The Mountain, Floricanto Press, California 2021, has been announced by the University of Indianapolis, Etchings Press as the Whirling Prize winner for 2021 for best nature poetry book. Her first audio drama, Stella’s Constellation, was produced by Alternative Stories And Fake Realities Podcasts, out of the UK.

Apr 11, 202324:57
Poetry: Lenguaje Resonante | Echoing Language and Amplexus by Tak Erzinger

Poetry: Lenguaje Resonante | Echoing Language and Amplexus by Tak Erzinger

"Yo hablo, yo hablo así, you hablo así, en mi corozón…

When I began to speak, I parroted 

Mariposas instead of butterflies

and they appeared to be tropical

but I realised I was landlocked and 

it was winter with dusty snowflakes..."


Tak reads two poems from Tourist, her latest book of poetry. You can purchase a copy of Tourist at Amazon and at Sea Crow Press.

TAK Erzinger is an American/Swiss poet and artist with a Colombian background. Her poetry has been featured in Bien Acompañada from Cornell University, The Muse from McMaster University, River And South Review, The Welter, and more. Her debut chapbook, Found: Between The Trees was published by Grey Border Books, Canada 2019. Erzinger’s most recent poetry collection, At The Foot Of The Mountain, Floricanto Press, California 2021, has been announced by the University of Indianapolis, Etchings Press as the Whirling Prize winner for 2021 for best nature poetry book. Her first audio drama, Stella’s Constellation, was produced by Alternative Stories And Fake Realities Podcasts, out of the UK.

Apr 11, 202303:41
Behind the Scenes with Lyzs Flo, author of Wela
Apr 03, 202322:26
Poetry: Wela by Lyzs Flo
Apr 03, 202303:45
Behind the Scenes with David Estringel, author of Digging for Lost Temples

Behind the Scenes with David Estringel, author of Digging for Lost Temples

Feb 20, 202331:28
Prose Poetry: Digging for Lost Temples by David Estringel

Prose Poetry: Digging for Lost Temples by David Estringel

"Thumbing through The Borderlands, I can’t help but feel not “brown” enough. I’m Mexican Lite. Got a case of the “coconuts”. There are no rageful battle-cries inflaming this breast. No bitterness lingering on the tip of the tongue (the back of hands and the starch of white collars taste just the same no matter the bearer’s color). No tortured soul, longing for identity and re-appropriation. Just me and this suit of rosy-beige meat that touts my value best in the dead of winter."


David Estringel is a Xicanx writer/poet with works published in literary publications, such as The Opiate, Azahares, Cephalorpress, Lahar, Poetry Ni, DREICH, Rigorous, Somos en escrito, Hispanecdotes, Ethel, The Milk House, Beir Bua Journal, and The Blue Nib. David received his BA in English at the University of Texas at Brownsvile and his MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Currently, he is a graduate student, working on a PhD in English (World Literature), as well as a Graduate Instructor at Texas A&M-Commerce. His first collection of poetry and short fiction Indelible Fingerprints (Alien Buddha Press) was published in April 2019, followed his second and third poetry collections Blood Honey (Anxiety Press) and Cold Comfort House (Anxiety Press) in 2022. David has written five poetry chapbooks, Punctures (2019), PeripherieS (2020), Eating Pears on the Rooftop (2022), Golden Calves (coming March 2023), and Blue (coming September 2023). His new book of micro poetry little punctures, a collaboration with UK illustrator, Luca Bowles, will be released in 2023. David is also EIC at The Argyle Literary Magazine, as well as at Texas A&M’s literary magazine The Mayo Review (both launches scheduled for early 2023). Connect with David on Twitter @The_Booky_Man and his website www.davidaestringel.com.

Feb 20, 202305:19
Behind the Scenes with Larissa Freitas, author of BENÇA
Feb 13, 202322:30
Poetry: BENÇA by Larissa Freitas
Feb 13, 202302:28
Behind the Scenes with Mateo Omar, author of 'My Quiet Telemetry'

Behind the Scenes with Mateo Omar, author of 'My Quiet Telemetry'

Is it a sin to eat mac and cheese and Pozole in the same sitting? Get the answer to this question and more in this hard-hitting episode. Spoiler: Teresa liked this poem so much she was pretty much incoherent in her acceptance, but tried to do better in the actual interview.


Mateo Omar is a writer, poet, and artist currently based in San Diego county, California. So far his writing has been published in Mixed Mag, Gypsophila Zine, and Rise Up Review. He can be found on Instagram @arachnidoll.

Feb 06, 202318:08
Poetry: My Quiet Telemetry by Mateo Omar

Poetry: My Quiet Telemetry by Mateo Omar

"In my quiet telemetry, I send

The kind of invitations I’d want to receive

And the kind of warnings I’d ignore

Embedded deep in me

Occipital, parietal, frontal

And now lacrimal

Power sources

With no twin resonance in sight"


Mateo Omar is a writer, poet, and artist currently based in San Diego county, California. So far his writing has been published in Mixed Mag, Gypsophila Zine, and Rise Up Review. He can be found on Instagram @arachnidoll.

Feb 06, 202302:58
Behind the Scenes with Christiane Williams-Vigil , author of Me Casa es Su Casa

Behind the Scenes with Christiane Williams-Vigil , author of Me Casa es Su Casa

What does a freak snow storm and a 24-hour writing contest have in common? Both were seeds that sprouted this ultra-hopeful story. And if you enjoy stories that keep Chekhov's theory about guns in mind, you're going to love this episode.


Christiane Williams-Vigil is a Xicana writer from El Paso, Texas. Nationality wise she identifies as Mexican-American. Her work has been published in various literary magazines such as Marias at Sampaguitas, Chismosa Press, Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine, and Marshall University’s Movable Project. Currently, she is a Best of the Net nominee and contributing staff writer for Alebrijes Review. This story was previously published in a local community college's annual literary anthology.

Jan 30, 202316:07
Fiction: Me Casa es Su Casa by Christiane Williams-Vigil

Fiction: Me Casa es Su Casa by Christiane Williams-Vigil

Why would you drive during a freak snowstorm in Texas? If you're Christiane Williams-Vigil, the answer is that the person did it for love. 


Christiane Williams-Vigil, is a Xicana writer from El Paso, Texas. Her work has been published in various literary magazines such as Marias at Sampaguitas, Chismosa Press, Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine, and Marshall University’s Movable Project. Currently, she is a Best of the Net nominee and contributing staff writer for Alebrijes Review. This story was previously published in a local community college's annual literary anthology.

Jan 30, 202305:56
Behind the Scenes with Mary Teresa Toro, author of 'El Pilon'

Behind the Scenes with Mary Teresa Toro, author of 'El Pilon'

Some people just think in poetry, and Mary Teresa is one of them. In this episode, we'll hear Mary Teresa's process for writing El Pilon, and learn how to lure wild roosters into our lives. 


Mary Teresa Toro an aging Puerto Rican living in the woods of North Alabama with Frank, her husband of fifty-three years, Bitsie, a crazy mix of Weiner dog and mystery, and Ki-Ki-Ri-Ki, a random rooster who wandered onto the homestead.


Jan 23, 202321:07
Poetry: El Pilon by Mary Teresa Toro

Poetry: El Pilon by Mary Teresa Toro

When is a modest pilon more than a useful kitchen tool? When it's the only thing you can touch when your loved one is gone. 


Mary Teresa toro is an aging Puerto Rican living in the woods of North Alabama with Frank, her husband of fifty-three years, Bitsie, a crazy mix of Weiner dog and mystery, and Ki-Ki-Ri-Ki, a random rooster who wandered onto the homestead.


Jan 23, 202302:06
Behind the Scenes with Robert Rene Galvan, author of God's Country

Behind the Scenes with Robert Rene Galvan, author of God's Country

Delve into the fascinating world behind this lush poem. In more selfish news, Rene gave Teresa back a piece of her childhood. She may be listening to R.Carlos Naki's Canyon Trilogy on repeat now.


Robert René Galván, born in San Antonio of Indigenous/Mexican heritage, resides in New York City where he works as a professional musician and poet. His collections of poems are Meteors, published by Lux Nova Press and Undesirable: Race and Remembrance, Somos en Escrito Foundation Press, Standing Stones, Finishing Line Press and The Shadow of Time, Adelaide Books. His poetry has been featured in such publications as The Acentos Review, Adelaide Literary Magazine, Azahares Literary Magazine, Gyroscope, Hawaii Review, Hispanic Culture Review, Latino Book Review, Newtown Review, Panoply, Prachya Review, Sequestrum, Shoreline of Infinity, Somos en Escrito,  Stillwater Review, West Texas Literary Review, andUU World. He is a Shortlist Winner Nominee in the 2018 Adelaide Literary Award for Best Poem. Recently, his poems are featured in Puro ChicanX Writers of the 21st Century (2nd Edition) and in Yellow Medicine Review: A Journal of Indigenous Literature, Art and Thought. His poems have been nominated for Best of Web and the Pushcart Prize. His poem, Awakening, was featured in the author’s voice on NPR as part of National Poetry Month in the Spring of 2021.

You can find Rene on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Jan 16, 202331:39
Poetry: God's Country by Robert Rene Galvan

Poetry: God's Country by Robert Rene Galvan

In this poem, enter a world that is at once fairytale and post-apocalyptic. And above all, don't drive through it like hell.

Robert René Galván, born in San Antonio of Indigenous/Mexican heritage, resides in New York City where he works as a professional musician and poet. His collections of poems are Meteors, published by Lux Nova Press and Undesirable: Race and Remembrance, Somos en Escrito Foundation Press, Standing Stones, Finishing Line Press and The Shadow of Time, Adelaide Books. His poetry has been featured in such publications as The Acentos Review, Adelaide Literary Magazine, Azahares Literary Magazine, Gyroscope, Hawaii Review, Hispanic Culture Review, Latino Book Review, Newtown Review, Panoply, Prachya Review, Sequestrum, Shoreline of Infinity, Somos en Escrito,  Stillwater Review, West Texas Literary Review, andUU World. He is a Shortlist Winner Nominee in the 2018 Adelaide Literary Award for Best Poem. Recently, his poems are featured in Puro ChicanX Writers of the 21st Century (2nd Edition) and in Yellow Medicine Review: A Journal of Indigenous Literature, Art and Thought. His poems have been nominated for Best of Web and the Pushcart Prize. His poem, Awakening, was featured in the author’s voice on NPR as part of National Poetry Month in the Spring of 2021.

Jan 16, 202331:07
Behind the Scenes of This is Not a Love Song, by Brunilda Bonilla

Behind the Scenes of This is Not a Love Song, by Brunilda Bonilla

Brunilda couldn't make it to the podcast, so in today's episode, Teresa and her daughter discuss the wonders of grilled cheese, and whether or not you can judge someone operating outside their comfort zone. You can listen to the song Godzilla mentioned on the episode by clicking here.


Brunilda Bonia, Esquire, is a Puerto Rican and a practicing attorney for the past 25 years. She specializes in family/matrimonial law. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, three daughters and tuxedo cat, Pepper. On January 27, 2022 her first children's book, BLUE, was published by Pegasus Publishing Ltd.

Jan 09, 202314:47
Fiction: This is Not a Love Song by Brunilda Bonilla

Fiction: This is Not a Love Song by Brunilda Bonilla

A woman walks into a cafe in Italy with her boyfriend--will she walk out with him or alone? In this episode, Brunilda Bonia deftly imagines a moment of decision in a busy cafe.


Brunilda Bonia, Esquire is Puerto Rican who has been a practicing attorney for the past 25 years. She specializes in family/matrimonial law. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, three daughters and tuxedo cat, Pepper. On January 27, 2022 her first children's book, BLUE, was published by Pegasus Publishing Ltd.

Jan 09, 202309:41
Behind the Scenes with Natalia Figueroa Barroso, author of Abuela's Mark

Behind the Scenes with Natalia Figueroa Barroso, author of Abuela's Mark

Can you really put childhood on a dinner plate? How can you fictionalize a true story and still remain true to its spirit? Tune in to get the answers to all these questions and more.


Natalia Figueroa Barroso is a Uruguayan-Australian writer who lives on Dharug Country. Natalia has appeared in Sweatshop Women: Volume One, Racism: Stories on Fear, Hate & Bigotry, SBS Voices, Story Casters, Any Saturday, 2021. Running Westward, Kindling and Sage, Between Two Worlds, The Big Issue, Puentes Review, Meanjin and Overland.

Nov 21, 202216:05
Fiction: Abuela's Mark by Natalia Figueroa Barroso

Fiction: Abuela's Mark by Natalia Figueroa Barroso

"Mamá orders me to clean Abuela’s room as she tames her curly blonde hair into a tight bun and rolls up the sleeves on her black and blue flannel shirt. Mamá stands in front of me with her pale blue eyes and hands me an orange duster. She is ready to clean and pack Abuela’s belongings away. I stand at the door with my arms crossed. Mamá hits the top of my head with the duster, ‘¡Dale vos encargate del cuarto de la Abuela! Don’t make me tell you again.’"


Natalia Figueroa Barroso is a Uruguayan-Australian writer who lives on Dharug Country. Natalia has appeared in Sweatshop Women: Volume One, Racism: Stories on Fear, Hate & Bigotry, SBS Voices, Story Casters, Any Saturday, 2021. Running Westward, Kindling and Sage, Between Two Worlds, The Big Issue, Puentes Review, Meanjin and Overland.

Nov 21, 202206:50
Behind the Scenes with Selene Lacayo, author of Immigration

Behind the Scenes with Selene Lacayo, author of Immigration

How do you distill an immigration story into a tight, accessible piece? Tune in to this episode where Selene lets us in on her secrets. This is Selene's second piece on the audio mag. You can check out her first piece Amalgam here.


Selene Lacayo is a writer and translator living in the Greater Philadelphia Area. She was the 2018 Judge's Choice Runner-Up for the Write Michigan Short Story Contest. Her essays have been published by InCulture Magazine, Americans Resisting Overseas, and the COVID-19 Community Stories of the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Most recently, her short story Amalgam formed part of The Best Short Stories of Philadelphia published in 2021 and her interview with Silvia Moreno-Garcia on her novel Velvet Was the Night was featured in Electric Literature. She is currently working on a memoir centered around the themes of belonging, identity and motherhood. You can follow her work at SeleneLacayo.com.

Nov 14, 202221:16
Nonfiction: Immigration by Selene Lacayo
Nov 14, 202207:12
Behind the Scenes with Michael Pacheco, author of 'En Plena Vista'
Nov 07, 202229:07
Fiction: En Plena Vista by Michael Pacheco
Nov 07, 202219:17
Behind the Scenes with Yara, author of The Guardian/Alebrije

Behind the Scenes with Yara, author of The Guardian/Alebrije

On the border between Mexico and Texas, where Yara grew up, the air is filled with a little light magic. In this episode, Yara talks about how this environment produced this gentle spooky tale.


Born in México and raised on the border, Yara is drawn to darker tales and is an aficionado of Mexican folklore. She attributes this to her own mother and abuela who told the best spooky stories around. Yara is a Latina dual language educator, mother and author who is passionate about representation and advocacy in all realms. As an elementary dual language (Spanish) educator of nearly a decade, she has been fortunate enough to gain a window into the exact type of literature that children are drawn to, and, also, what is missing within the current selection of literature for children. She has had short stories published in LatineLit magazine. Yara currently lives in Austin with my two daughters, husband and rescued Blue Heeler pup. You can follow her writing on Twitter at @Yariwrites.

Oct 31, 202216:46
Non Fiction: The Guardian/Alebrije by Yara Flores

Non Fiction: The Guardian/Alebrije by Yara Flores

"As the dementia accelerated, she claimed to see people at the window at night, including her beloved husband who had passed 5 years prior...Other, perhaps most sinister, nightly visitors, abuelita said, would whistle and try to convince her to unlatch the windows." 


Born in México and raised on the border, Yara is drawn to darker tales and is an aficionado of Mexican folklore. She attributes this to her own mother and abuela who told the best spooky stories around. Yara is a Latina dual language educator, mother and author who is passionate about representation and advocacy in all realms. As an elementary dual language (Spanish) educator of nearly a decade, she has been fortunate enough to gain a window into the exact type of literature that children are drawn to, and, also, what is missing within the current selection of literature for children. She has had short stories published in LatineLit magazine. Yara currently lives in Austin with my two daughters, husband and rescued Blue Heeler pup. You can follow her writing on Twitter at @Yariwrites.

Oct 31, 202207:07
Behind the Scenes with Kevin Casin, author of, 'At Storm's Edge.'
Oct 24, 202226:55
Fiction: At Storm's Edge by Kevin Casin
Oct 24, 202209:40
Behind the Scenes with Toni Margarita Plummer, author of Attack of Las Quetas
Oct 17, 202230:23
Fiction: Attack of Las Quetas by Toni Margarita Plummer
Oct 17, 202212:42
Behind the Scenes with Melissa K Nunez, author of 'Je Vois la Vie en Rose'
Oct 10, 202226:58
Creative Nonfiction: Je Vois la Vie en Rose by Melissa Nunez
Oct 10, 202203:42
Behind the Scenes with Mayte C Castro, author of 'Tortillas on a Sunday Afternoon'
Oct 03, 202218:28
Poetry: Tortillas on a Sunday Afternoon by Mayte C. Castro
Oct 03, 202202:30