Before the End, After the Beginning

I first discovered Dagoberto Gilb’s work while taking an undergrad Chicano/a literature course at Texas State University and immediately fell in love it, so I was upset to learn that he’d had a stroke in 2009. Although Gilb permanently lost some vision in both eyes, he recovered enough use of one hand to return to

Say Her Name

I was first intrigued by Francisco Goldman’s Say Her Name when I saw the genres it was listed under, two of which included “literary fiction” and “memoir.” If you’re doing a double take and trying to sort that one out in your head, I assure you, so did I.  Truth be told, I kind of still

War Dances; How I Became a Famous Novelist; Never Let Me Go

I’m so behind on reviews!  I was slammed with work/life in May, and I let my writing slide–but not the reading!  I’m now soaking up all the free time I have before summer session begins and I have to get back to work.  Some quickie reviews to catch up: War Dances Sherman Alexie, where have

Book of Clouds

Book of Clouds is the first novel by Mexican American author Chloe Aridjis.  The book is about a Mexican woman named Tatiana who won a national language contest and was awarded a year of study in Berlin.  She stays in Berlin after her scholarship is up, living a fairly solitary life and working odd jobs