Latest Episodes
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Jorell Meléndez Badillo, Puerto Rico: a National History
In a new episode of Writing Latinos, we talk with Jorell Meléndez-Badillo about his most recent book, Puerto Rico: A National History—out next month...
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Justin Torres Reads “Youth: The Palisades as a Backdrop”
In this special episode of Writing Latinos, with the writer Justin Torres, we tried something new. Torres reads a short vignette —“Youth: The Palisades...
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Nicolas Medina Mora: América del Norte
Sebastián Arteaga y Salazar is the descendant of an elite Mexican family who studies at Yale and then enrolls in an MFA program at...
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Marie Arana: Latinoland
Marie Arana has had a fascinating career as an editor and writer of both fiction and nonfiction. She is the author of the novels ...
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Lori Flores: Awaiting Their Feast
You probably remember the picture of himself, both thumbs up, that Donald Trump posted on social media with the caption, “Best Taco Bowl.” It...
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Karla Cornejo Villavicencio: Catalina
For the final episode of Season 2 of Writing Latinos, we talked with Karla CornejoVillavicencio about her new novel, Catalina, published by One World....