As Season 1 of Book Lounge by Libby comes to a close, we’re getting you ready to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with thoughtful conversations featuring Ann Dávila Cardinal, Isabel Cañas, Cleyvis Natera, Isabel Ibañez, and Tamara Yajía. 🌎 Together, they explore how heritage and identity shape their writing and the stories they share with the world. 

In Segment 2, Bre, Carmen, and Cece return with their top book recommendations to keep your shelves stacked with incredible Hispanic voices. 📚✨ 

✨ Season 2 of Book Lounge by Libby arrives at the end of September! 

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Articles Mentioned and referenced in the Intro & Episode: 

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/hispanic-heritage-month.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAbout%20National%20Hispanic%20Heritage%20Month,and%20Central%20and%20South%20America. 

https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/why-fiction-from-latin-america-is-growing-in-popularity 

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/english/community/blog/posts/the-obscured-roots-of-magical-realism/#:~:text=Magical%20Realism%20is%20a%20genre,those%20that%20were%20not%20literate. 

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/what-is-magical-realism  

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/english/community/blog/posts/the-obscured-roots-of-magical-realism/  

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2022/10/latin-american-literary-traditions-through-time 

https://www.fountaindale.org/magical-realism-and-the-latin-american-boom/ 

https://bookriot.com/new-latino-boom/ 

https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/why-fiction-from-latin-america-is-growing-in-popularity 

https://coughtibridge.medium.com/alejo-carpentier-surrealism-and-the-birth-of-magical-realism-ca87f029040c   

Guest Host Recommendations: 

Bre 

The Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas 

The Spy - Paulo Coelho 

Vampires of El Norte - Isabel Cañas 

The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina - Zoraida Cordova 

Carmen 

Saints of the Household - Ari Tison 

Children of the Land - Marcelo Hernandez Castillo 

Magical/Realism - Vanessa Angelica Villarreal 

The Bewitching - Silvia Moreno-Garcia 

Cece 

The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo 

Cantoras - Caro de Robertis 

Wild Beauty - Anna-Marie McLemore 

Fever Dream - Samanta Schweblin 

 Follow the Guests & Guest Hosts: 

Segment 1: 

Ann Dávila Cardinal - Website 

Isabel Cañas - Website 

Cleyvis Natera - Website 

Isabel Ibañez - Website 

Tamara Yajía - Instagram 

Segment 2:  

Bre - Links 

Carmen – Links 

Cece – Links  

Time Stamps: 

00:00:00 Title 

00:00:16 Intro 

00:12:29 Segment 1- Part 1: Ann Dávila Cardinal & Isabel Cañas 

00:48:31 Segment 1 – Part 2: Cleyvis Natera, Isabel Ibañez & Tamara Yajía 

01:33:18 BREAK – Libby Tip: Creating & Using Tags! 

01:39:05 Segment 2 – Book Recs with Bre, Carmen & Cece! 

02:32:08 Outro 

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