Video Book Trailer for Hijas Americanas
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Let the beauty revolution begin: Hijas Americanas Launches on June 1st
When I started work on Hijas Americanas in early 2006, there wasn’t much talk of shaking up America’s beauty standard. I researched, interviewed wonderful, forthright women, and wrote while taking […]
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 […]
