BOOK OF THE MONTH: ENTRE GUADALUPE Y MALINCHE: TEJANAS IN LITERATURE AND ART, EDITED BY INES HERNANDEZ-AVILA AND NORMA ELIA CANTU
University of Texas Press It’s Women’s History Month and The Latina Book Club begins its celebration with a new hot-off-the-press anthology— ENTRE GUADALUPE Y MALINCHE: TEJANAS IN LITERATURE AND ART —edited by two leading experts in Chicana and Mexican feminism, Inés Hernández-Ávila and Norma Elia Cantú . This is a unique collection of memoirs, poetry, essays and artwork from artists such as Carmen Lomas Garza, Kathy Varga and Santa Barraza. Contributors include writers such as Celeste De Luna, Maria Limon, Laura M. Lopez, Pat Mora, Ire’ne Lara Silva, Carmen Tafolla and Terry Ybañnez. Most of the pieces are in English, but a few are in Spanish with translations. The writers and artists discuss everything from family to friends to dreams to identity to community to women rights. Readers will find this a powerful, passionate and (sometimes) painful collection. Happy Reading. BOOK SUMMARY: Mexican and Mexican American wom...