Latino Book Review Presents

Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa is a Puerto Rican author who has lived in the Bronx for most of her life. Before becoming a recognized writer, she spent decades working as a teacher and as a librarian in the New York City public school system. She has received multiple awards, and she is recognized for telling stories from the perspective of Afro-Latinas in Puerto Rico. In this interview with Héctor Rendón, Dahlma shares about her life, influences, and upbringing in the Bronx and Puerto Rico. She also talks about her novel 'A Woman of Endurance', and much more.

Estela González is a binational and bilingual immigrant writer. She is a Latina who writes about the environment, class, and gender. She is a 2019 finalist in the Louise Meriwether Prize by Feminist Press. She is also a university professor who teaches creative writing at Middlebury College in Vermont. In this interview with Héctor Rendón, Estela shares about her life, the themes within her book, the universal problem of racism and colorism, and much more.

Erika L. Sánchez is a New York Times bestselling author, a National Book Award Finalist, and the Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz Chair at DePaul University in Chicago. She has been praised as one of the most accomplished young Latina writers of our time. In this interview with Héctor Rendón, Erika shares about her family background, her desire for equity, her literary journey, future projects, and much more.

Meg Medina is a multifaceted author. She writes picture books, middle-grade stories and young adult fiction. In 2019, she won the prestigious John Newbery Medal, and she has won a long list of other awards. She is a New York Times Best Selling Author. In this interview with Héctor Rendón, Meg shares about her family and background, her literary journey, the themes in her books and much more.

Angela Cervantes is one of the most prolific children's authors of our time. She writes books for middle school children, and she started writing her stories at the age of nine. Her stories focus on Latina main characters, and they have been praised everywhere. In this interview with Héctor Rendón, Angela speaks about the origin of her love for reading and writing, cultural visibility in literature, diversity, and much more. 

Sandra Cisneros is one of the most influential Latinx authors of all time. She is regarded by many as the main reference in Latinx and Chicano literature. She has sold millions of books, and her work has been translated all over the world. Her book, The House of Mango Street, is a popular reading in schools and universities across the United States. In this interview with Héctor Rendón, Sandra Cisneros talks about her new book titled Martita, I Remember You, her life's physical and spiritual journey, her literary perspectives, and much more.

Tony Diaz is a writer, activist and professor. He was the first Chicano to earn a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. He is also a political analyst with his own radio show, and his work has been published by multiple national media outlets. He is the founder of Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, which encourages cultural change within Latinx communities. In this interview, Tony talks about the Librotraficante "Book Trafficking" movement, the activism he is part of, his literary work and much more.

Christopher Carmona is the interim director of Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and an author of poetry and fiction. He is the author of the saga El Rinche: The Ghost Ranger of the Rio Grande, an acclaimed story that reimagines the Lone Ranger as a Chicano Superhero. In this interview with Héctor Rendón, Christopher Carmona talks about his work, superheroes, the bloody history of the Texas Rangers, and more.​

Kianny Antigua is a bilingual author specialized in children's literature. She was born in the Dominican Republic, migrated to the U.S. when she was a teenager, and today she is a writer and a senior lecturer at Dartmouth College. In this interview with Héctor Rendón, Kianny Antigua talks about her children's books, language, culture, and self-love.

Felicia Rose Chavez is an educator and nonfiction writer who has revolutionized classrooms across the United States. Her work and her teaching techniques have been recognized with multiple awards. In this interview with Héctor Rendón, Felicia Rose Chavez talks about her book titled The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop, classroom oppression faced by students of color across the country, a plan of action for educators, students, and writers, and much more.