“‘There are two kinds of children,’ Ellseth said. ‘Those who delight in stories and those who are too afraid to listen. He lifted his head and leaned toward Lalani. The chair creaked beneath him. ‘Do you delight in stories?’” I am always on the lookout for fiction by Pin@ys and Latinas, and I was overjoyed… Continue reading Book Review: Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly
The Bronzed Beasts is the final book to Roshani Chokshi’s three-part series, published in September 2021. This trilogy began only in 2019 with the first installment, The Gilded Wolves book itself, and the series, for me, has been the perfect pandemic read. Chokshi reminds us to believe, to lean into hope, and to trust our… Continue reading Recreating Our Stories: A Book Review of the Gilded Wolves Series by Roshani Chokshi
The day old gouldian baby finches turn their faces up to me as I open the wood nest box: their black and glowing pearly, alien mouths plead for food noiselessly. Rotating back and forth like sunflower heads moving their face toward the sun, their mouths wide. Moving much faster of course. Like some robotic face… Continue reading Como Pajaritos
