Judging New Books
‘The Hispanic Fanatic,’ a collection of essays by Daniel Cubias, is available now on Amazon
AUTHOR VAIBHAV SAINI MERGES HINDUISM AND LGBTQ THEMES IN HIS DEBUT NOVEL ‘INNOCENCE LIVES IN AN EYRIE’
The coming-of-age novel aims to give a voice and raise awareness about discrimination and prejudice suffered in India.
Fiction: That Real Good Feeling
You get real good sleep in jail. Especially if you’re hammered.
Episode 23 – Burning
Hector chats with Anonymous BCuz, a rapper and the author of ‘Burn,’ an account of the ten years she says she was the target and victim of a sex-slavery cult in Hector’s home town.
Episode 21 – Our Martí
Happy birthday, Martí! Hector chats with Alfred López, director of Latin American and Latino Studies at Purdue University, and author of ‘José Martí: A Revolutionary Life.’
Haunted by Waters
Hudson, the latest book of poetry by Xánath Caraza, is the literal version of a sealed jar preserving the power and beauty of the Hudson’s sacred waters.
Episode 10 – The Hispanic Fanatic
Hector chats with author Daniel Cubias (‘Barrio Imbroglio,’ ‘Zombie President’) about growing up in the Midwest, life as an author, writing in the age of Trump, and diversity in Hollywood.
Episode 7 – Border Bound
A long chat with Gabriel H. Sanchez, editor and publisher of The Raving Press out of Mission, Texas.