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Dec.12.2009
The holidays are a wonderful time to read with your children. I don't know about you, but when my kids were little, I used to burrow tons of Christmas books every week to read to them at night.
This week I spent some time online searching for holiday books with Latino themes and these are the...
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Dec.12.2009
This book holiday list was put together by Marcela Landres, editor of Latinidad. Be sure to check out the titles and add them to your gift list--books make the best presents!
The Latinidad List
Literary Fiction – Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea Simple prose and easy humor belie a...
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Dec.12.2009
Today on Pets & Their Authors my golden retriever, Amigo, interviews Buzz, proud owner of animal communicator Tim Link.
I'd like to extend an invitation to you all pet lovers to visit the blog at www.petsandauthors.blogspot.com
You can also find out more about Amigo HERE.
Thanks!
Mayra
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Dec.02.2009
For Lucha Corpi, art has always meant activism. As a woman, a Hispanic, an immigrant and a mother, she has always found herself breaking down barriers in both life and literature. Her initial writing forays led to the exploration of poetry in Spanish as an outlet for her creativity. In 1970, she...
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Nov.26.2009
America Libre By Raul Ramos y Sanchez Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 978-0446507752 Copyright August 2009 General Fiction
Dramatic and thought-provoking, America Libre is an ambitious novel.
The story is set in Los Angeles in the near future and begins with our protagonist, ex-army soldier...
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Nov.25.2009
It is my pleasure to introduce you to award-winning children's author, storyteller and librarian Lucia Gonzalez. Her classic Cuban folk tale, The Bossy Gallito, was awarded the Pura Belpre Children's Literature Honor Medal by the American Library Association, and selected for New York's Top 20 All...
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Nov.23.2009
There's a new Latino publisher on the web: Onda Books. Its goal? To support unpublished and new Latino authors and break the mold of the big publishing houses by offering an alternative press to those talented authors who work to move beyond traditional publishing. Here to tell us all about it is...
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Nov.18.2009
My guest today is talented illustrator and sometimes author Kit Grady. Grady has worked for Windswept House Publishers, Kaeden Books, Guardian Angel Publishing, The United Methodist Publishing House and Kicksclub Books. In this interview, Grady talks about her road to illustrating, her style and...
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Nov.15.2009
Author and educator Kathy Stemke writes fun, educational books for children. Her titles include Moving Through All Seven Days, Trouble on Earth Day, and Sh, Sh, Sh, Will the Baby Sleep? She's also the author of the Wonderful Water Explorers series. In addition, she's a regular contributor to Helium...
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Nov.14.2009
I'd like to announce the release of my third children's picture book, Humberto the Bookworm Hamster, now available in both print and ebook formats!
Humberto is an antisocial little hamster… he’s totally addicted to books! His neighbors, the squirrel, the rabbit, the skunk, the hedgehog and the...
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Nov.14.2009
My guest today is author and television producer Anjanette Delgado, whose first novel, The Heartbreak Pill, was recently released by Atria Books. She was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to answer my questions.
I hope you'll enjoy the interview!
Bio:
Anjanette Delgado began...
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Nov.12.2009
My special guest today is horror writer J. F. Gonzalez, author of several acclaimed novels of terror and suspense including Clickers (with Mark Williams), Clickers II: The Next Wave (with Brian Keene), Survivor, Bully, Fetish, and many others, as well as over sixty short stories and numerous...
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Aug.04.2009
August 4, 2009 For more information, contact:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stefanie Von Borstel
stefanie@fullcircleliterary.com
Adriana Domínguez, Former HarperCollins Executive Editor,
Joins Full Circle...
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Jun.21.2009
I'm happy to announce that my children's picture book, Crash!, released by Guardian Angel Publishing last year, is now available in a Spanish edition.
I'm donating 50% of my royalties of both editions to Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue & Sanctuary.
Blurb:
Marcelo is thrilled when he...
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Mar.26.2009
Hi all,
I'm happy to announce I'm the new National Latino Books Examiner for Examiner.com.
If you're a Latino/a author and would like to promote your work, please get in touch.
I'll be reviewing books, doing profiles and interviews, and really just writing about anything related to Hispanic...
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About Mayra
Mayra Calvani writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. She’s co-author of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, a ForeWord Best Book of the Year Award Winner and a 2011 Global eBooks Award Winner. She’s had over 300 stories, articles, interviews...
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Causes Mayra Calvani Supports
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue & Sanctuary
Mayra’s Favorite Books
The Stranger, The Awakening, Rebecca, Wuthering Heights, Blindness, Interview with the Vampire, Diamond Dogs: A Novel.