A M'ija to Meet: Claudette, Honduran
What I love about being Latina: The way we talk with our whole bodies, not just our mouths. What I love about being Americana: The way I can be whomever […]
Book Giveaway #3 and What Not To Wear
So, I am totally bummed that no one entered last week’s book giveaway contest. I am holding on to the books and will do a new book giveaway with them […]
Querida Abuelita
My grandmother passed away this afternoon at the age of 96 years. When I was little, I saw her yearly as she would visit us from Puerto Rico annually and we […]
A M'ija to Meet: Mary, Mexican
This week’s M’ija, Mary Castillo, is from the literary world and just published a new book, Names I Call My Sister. Check her out here and then check her […]
New Question for Book Giveaway #3
So it looks like the book giveaway contest question didn’t excite anyone. We’ll have to go with something else because I want these great books to land in someone’s hands. […]
Book Giveaway Contest # 3
Happy Monday! I am excited to announce Book Giveaway #3. With this book giveaway, we will celebrate some of the great books published by Seal Press (my press). There are […]
Why learning to sew can help you love your body
In one of his essay-like chapters of Love is a Mix Tape (Crown), Rob Sheffield reflects on how Renee, his curvy wife, began to make her own clothes, […]
Winners of Book Giveaway #2
Congratulations to Raquel Michel, Marlene Avalos Thompson, Milly Dunaway and Krysia Villon for winning the drawing for the free autographed copy of Hijas Americanas. Now there’s still an offer on […]
A M'ija to Listen to…
Carrie Rodriguez, singer-songwriter-violinist, is in the midst of her first international headlining tour after the release of her debut album, Seven Angels on a Bicycle. Her coming-of-age story is featured […]
Magazines pick Hijas Americanas as a must read!
Pick up the June/ July issue of Latina magazine and head to page 26. There you’ll find Hijas Americanas as the Number 3 item in their popular feature: The Eight […]
