New on the Libros Schmibros Podcast, the Carribean Fragoza Interview.

Vickie Vertiz in conversation with Carribean Fragoza, writer and artist from South El Monte. Her debut collection of stories Eat the Mouth That Feeds You was recently published by City Lights.

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David Kipen in conversation with writer and literary critic John Freeman. Freeman is the editor of The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story, a selection of short fiction

The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presents David Kipen in conversation with Rick West, President and CEO of the Autry Museum, who will be retiring from his position at the end of the month. Rick is also the founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. This (admittedly loooong) interview appears as part of the Cultural Affairs department's Big Read of Louise Erdrich's novel The Roundhouse. 

David Kipen and Colleen Jaurretche have a conversation with Kendra Atleework about her memoir, Miracle Country.  Her new book draws on personal stories as well as the environmental history of her place of birth, the Eastern Sierra.

David Kipen has a conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson about his work and the work of poet Kenneth Rexroth.  

His new book is Ministry for the Future, a science fiction novel set in the near future, about coping with the effects of climate change in the next 30 years.

David Kipen speaks with Jon Wiener, author of the revised and newly  timely Conspiracy in the Streets: The Extraordinary Trial of the Chicago  Seven and host of radio’s Trump Watch -- recently re-christened,  courtesy of Libros Schmibros’ expert naming service, Hey Joe.

Artist Shizu Saldamando talks with Cuauhtemoc Hernandez about her art  and inspirations, her recent exhibition "L.A. Intersections" at  Occidental College, her personal and educational background, collaborations with other artists and much more.

Film producer and entrepreneur Daniel Desure talks with Cuauhtemoc Hernandez about Total Luxury Spa, Commonwealth Projects collaborative network and the idea that streetwear can be a vehicle for positive change.

Cuauhtemoc Hernandez speaks with renowned Los Angeles native graffiti  artist Gajin Fujita about art, growing up in Boyle Heights, historical  references in his work and where we are now.

Cuauhtemoc Hernandez speaks with Sandra de la Loza about guerrilla art, politics, and her book, "the The Pocho Research Society Field Guide to L.A.: Monuments and Murals of Erased and Invisible Histories".   Hernandez and de la Loza talk about an upcoming project to do with Sleepy Lagoon.