On this episode of Cafecito, we are joined by celebrated author, educator and activist Sandra Cisneros. The proud Chicana feminist discusses how her m...
Celebrate National Poetry Month Read poems. Write Poems. Defend freedom of speech & critical thinking. Work By Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante...
Ever wonder what songs might define Latina literary giant Sandra Cisneros? Now you can find out. The critically acclaimed Chicana author best known fo...
The following is an interview with author Sandra Cisneros, conducted at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. She is best known for her first...
What is your vision? Really relax and think about this -- visualize it. What kind of business or organization are you building? How much money do you plan to make? Who is your ideal customer? Who do you want to work with?
I went into the 2012 National Council of La Raza Annual Conference in Las Vegas, eyes, ears and heart wide open to receive the kind of inspiration that leads to action, and I was haunted knowing that Sandra Cisneros was going to be a part of one of the workshops.
In honor of National Poetry Month, we want to remember some of our favorite poets -- pioneers who experimented with their craft, who broke the rules a...
The Houston-based book trafficking caravaneros have been on the road since Monday. This weekend, librotraficantes from the Southwest and beyond will "smuggle" "wet-books" into Arizona.
An 'underground library' movement is starting to develop in Houston, San Antonio, Albuquerque and Tucson as part of the 'Librotraficante Caravan' , a...
Latina moms are quickly becoming one of the most powerful and fastest-growing groups of influencers in the state, and the trend is reflected around the country.
HBO will be debuting “The Latino List,” a new documentary featuring a series of “highly personal video portraits of Latinos who have richly con...
Chicago has one. So do Malibu and San Diego, Denver and Poughkeepsie, Seattle and Philadelphia. Somerville does too. What they share, along with hu...
On Thursday, over 8,000 writers flocked to Denver to participate in the annual Association of Writing Programs conference. One of the underlying themes of this conference for me was religion and spirituality.
It's Chicago's turn to inspire an issue of Granta, the esteemed British literary journal that seems to instantly confer upon the subscriber a mantle of elevated intellect, or at least the appearance of it. I talked about the issue with editor John Freeman.
Mayor Daley's 16th selection today for the One Book, One Chicago program was written by an author who said her literary achievements came despite grow...
