Latino Reads

The Award Winning Authors, in the categories of Children’s Picture Book, share a little about their story and winning book. If you are looking for a good book in these categories, watch this mini-podcast series covering over 100 categories.

These are winners in the 23rd International Latino Book Awards. Celebrated in October 2021. www.LatinoBookAwards.org

The Children’s Picture Book Awards - Presented by Isabel Campoy, Award Winning Author

The Award Winning Authors, in the categories of Young Adult Books, share a little about their story and winning book. If you are looking for a good book in these categories, watch this mini-podcast series covering over 100 categories.

These are winners in the 23rd International Latino Book Awards. Celebrated in October 2021. www.LatinoBookAwards.org

The Young Adult Book Awards - Presented by Dr. Antonio Flores, CEO of Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities

The Award Winning Authors, in the categories of Youth Chapter Books, share a little about their story and winning book. If you are looking for a good book in these categories, watch this mini-podcast series covering over 100 categories.

These are winners in the 23rd International Latino book Awards.Celebrated in October 2021. www.LatinoBookAwards.org

The Youth Chapter Book Awards - Presented by Cindy Rodriguez, Latinxs in Kid Lit

The Award Winning Authors, in the category of Latino Focused Children’s Picture Books, share a little about their story and winning book. If you are looking for a good book in these categories, watch this mini-podcast series covering over 100 categories.

These are winners in the 23rd International Latino book Awards. Celebrated in October 2021. www.LatinoBookAwards.org

The Alma Flor Ada Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book Awards - Presented by Alma Flor Ada, Empowering Latino Futures Legend

Gabriela Olmos, Award Winning Author presents a book to empower, to show that the children of the world need the community to see them. Eyes Closed is a book that includes interviews with children, the stories of how children have to fight forward wherever they live. With these stories, Gabriela wanted to present the diversity of children everywhere around the world.

Presenting her book The DNA of You and Me, Award Winning Author Andres Rothman explain that her book is a fiction novel about a love story between a young women and man trying to find the DNA in a research lab. This book is for those who are just starting in their careers. Andrea includes a little of science into her stories.

Dennis R. Garcia, Award Winning Author, presents his book Marine, Public Servant, Kansan. The purpose of this book is to show young people that dreams can be achieved. Dennis highlighting the successes of his family as they encounter many challenges in life especially during their Military careers. The big picture is that immigrants contribute to the success of a country, immigrants are patriots.

Los autores y periodistas Eduardo del Campo Cortés y Juan Castro Olivera presentan su libro Entre la Habana y Miami. Un libro que va más allá de la política es un libro de historias de vida, historias inspiradoras sobre la fuerza de las familias que viajan de Cuba a Miami. Basado en testimonios reales de familias que han vivido en ambos lados y las imposibilidades de estas familias.

The host is Norma de la Peña.

La autora galardonada, Antonieta Villamil, muestra una imagen de las vivencias de los migrantes con los desplazamientos y cruze de fronteras en su libro de poesía Acantilados del sueño. La autora lee un poema llamado "La gota que rompe el cantaro" que proyecta como las leyes y corrupción corrompen la voces y sueños.

La entrevistadora es Alina Gonzalez.

Anita Sanchez, Award Winning Author, brings a great spiritual book The Four Gifts for creating harmony and balance in the world and with oneself. This book brings the indigenous wisdom and their connection to the earth as powerful gifts. The powerful gifts for all humankind to remember to be back in relation to themselves and the world. The four gifts include forgiveness, unity, healing, and hope in action. An inspirational book to being free to living life.

The host is Lisa Montes.