Cabo Rojo: Editora Educación Emergente, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 230p., illus., wrps. Chronicles written by Puerto Rican writer Beatriz Llenín Figueroa, which covers crisis brought on by 2017's devestating hurricane season, Puerto Rico-United States relations, theater, and more. More about Puerto Islas : Crónicas, crisis, amor
Buenos Aires: Tusquets Editores (Colección: Mirada Crónica), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 268p., wrps. "Una isla artificial. Crónicas sobre japoneses en la Argentina" is a collection of stories on the history of Japanese immigrants in Argentina, who came fleeing war and famine. The work explores how they quickly took on jobs..... More about Una isla artificial. Crónicas sobre japoneses en la Argentina
San Juan: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, (Serie Literatura | Hoy), 2016. First edition. Paperback. 52p., wrps., 16vo. A collection of short stories by Puerto Rican author, Luis Negrón, who has previously published the book of short stoires "Mundo Cruel" (2010). More about Los tres golpes
San Juan: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, 2017. First edition. Paperback. 59p., wrps. Poetry by Puerto Rican writer Noel Luna, who has published books of poetry such as "Teoría del conocimiento" (2001), "Música de cámara" (2009), and "La escuela pagana" (2014), among others. Receiver of the Premio Nacional de Poesía del..... More about Luz negra
Puerto Rico: Libros El Navegante, Ediciones Callejón, Editorial Cuarto Propio (Colección Litoral), 2018. First edition. Paperback. 132p., wrps. "Geografías de lo perdido" is a collection of stories that push past the fears of idiosyncrasies, lost language, death, exile, and old age to talk about the things that matter: space, time..... More about Geografías de lo perdido
San Juan: Zemí Book (Crown Octavo), 2018. Second edition. Paperback. 157p., wrps. Fourteen short stories by Dominican author who wrote the short story "Montás", which was adapted in to a well-received film in the world of Carabbean cinema. More about Bichán : Catorce cuentos y el de montás
San Juan: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 139p., maps, bibl., wrps. A literary investigation into the life and works of two major Latin American writers: Juan José Saer (1937, Argentina - 2005, France) and Juan Carlos Onetti (1909, Uruguay - 1994, Spain). Features emphasis on displacement, exile... More about Desplazamientos territoriales (de ficciones, contextos y referentes) en al obra de Juan José...
San Juan: Ediciones Luscinia, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 79p., wrps. A collection of short stories by Puerto Rican writer Maite Ramos Ortiz, whose poetry and short stories have appeared in anthologies such as "Crónicas de María", "Di lo que quieres decir", and "Vislumbrando horizontes", among others. More about Ojos llenos de arena
San Juan: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, 2016. First edition. Paperback. 295p., wrps. Novel by Cuban born writer Jorge L. Pérez. Winner of the Premio de Novela del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. More about El último kamikaze
San Juan: Publicaciones Los Enchumbaos, 2018. First edition. Paperback. An investigation into Taíno history as well as its cultural patrimony in contemporary Puerto Rico, delving into Taíno origins, language, social organization, women's roles, economy, music, religion, art, enslavement, rebellion, and legacy. An investigation into Taíno history as well as its..... More about Somos Taínos: ¡Óyelo bien Boricua!
San Juan: Ediciones Callejón, (Colección en Fuga | Ensayos), 2017. First edition. Paperback. 253p., wrps. A colleciton of essays which explore power in the caribbean, focusing on higher education, political power, military power, and strategy. Features chapters on United States foreign policy during the Cold War, election strategies, and education..... More about Las casras del poder: ensayos sobre estrategía, política caribeña y educación superior
San Juan: Editorial Luscinia, C.E., 2018. First edition. Paperback. 111p., wrps. A collection of autobiographical stories by award-winning Afro-Cuban professor and writer Josefina Toledo Benedit, who has previously published titles such as "La Madre Negra de Martí" (2009), "La naturaleza en José Martí" (2007), and "Cuentistas cubanas contemporáneas" (2000)..... More about De las chozas y las sagas : relatos y cuentos autobiográficos
Buenos Aires: Editorial Dunken, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 311p., wrps. "Economía política del Peronismo" is a study on the political economy of Peronism and its contribution to Argentina's national development. Contents include: "Economía política del peronismo", "Planificación y estrategia", "Unidad nacional", "Convertibilidad bimonetaria", "Un antimodelo y su fracaso", "Análisis secuencial..... More about Economía política del Peronismo. Economía + Peronismo = Nuevo desarrollo
Buenos Aires: Planeta Cómic, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. (78) 71p., illus., wrps. "Ernie Pike 1&2" is the first and second volume of a series about a World War II and Korean War reporter named Ernie Pike, loosely based on the real journalist Ernie Pyle. The fictionalized version in this work... More about Ernie Pike 1&2
Buenos Aires: Alfaguara, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 283p., wrps. "Buenos Aires noir" is an anthology of crime stories that take place in Buenos Aires neighborhoods, providing a tour of the city. Featured authors include: Inés Garland, Ernesto Mallo, Verónica Abdala, Elsa Osorio, Claudia Piñeiro, Pablo..... More about Buenos Aires noir. Antologías de cuentos policiales
Santiago de Cuba: Casa del Caribe, Editorial Oriente, Instituto Cubano del Libro, 2015. First edition. Paperback. 202p., bibl., wrps. "Antonio Maceo en la historiografía cubana" is a rigorous historiographical investigation into Cuban Independence leader Antonio Maceo, aiming to separate truth from legend. More about Antonio Maceo en la historiografía cubana: El tratamiento a aspectos controvertidos de su...
Córdoba: Editorial Universitaria Villa María, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 395p., facsimiles, tables, bibl., wrps. "Interpelaciones. Indicios y fracturas en textos Latinoamericanos" is a collection of critical essays on Latin American texts that deal with interpellation. The work examines cultural magazines from the 60s and 70s, the stereotypes of the Borges..... More about Interpelaciones. Indicios y fracturas en textos Latinoamericanos
Buenos Aires: Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 2019. Second Edition. Paperback. 393p., bibl., index, wrps. "Dudario. Sobre el uso de la lengua española" explores the use of the Spanish language through a compilation of questions posed to Argentine and Spanish-American language consultants from various industries..... More about Dudario. Sobre el uso de la lengua española
Tijuana, B.C. El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, CLACSO, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 320p., graphics, bibl., wrps. "Juventudes e infancias en el escenario latinoamericano y caribeño actual" is a compilation of studies which aim to build an agenda of central themes around children's issues in contemporary Latin America, addressing education..... More about Juventudes e infancias en el escenario latinoamericano y caribeño actual
Buenos Aires: Galerna, 2019. First Edition, Fourth printing. Paperback. 308p., wrps. "La polaca" explores the history of Jewish prostitutes in Argentina during the 20th century, known as "polacas". This work explores the corruption of the police institution at the time, which deceived, kidnapped, and enslaved immigrant women, forcing them to... More about La polaca. Inmigración, rufianes y esclavas a comienzos del siglo XX
Tijuana, B.C. El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 2vols., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Integración y paradiplomacia transfronteriza: experiencias comparadas del río Bravo hasta la Patagonia" presents arguments from various pespectives based on practical experiences and cases in Latin America on the growing link between international action..... More about Integración y paradiplomacia transfronteriza: experiencias comparadas del río Bravo hasta la...
Montevideo: [the author], 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 187p., photos, wrps. "La emancipación femenina en el Uruguay" covers the most significant stages of progress in women's rights in Uruguay, spanning an extensive period which runs between the first oficial institution of the Spanish Colony (Cabildo originario, 1730) to the contemporary state... More about La emancipación femenina en el Uruguay : el desprendimiento del régimen colonial; Prólogo y...
Bogotá: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Alfaguara (Me gusta leer), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 186p., wrps. "Memorias de un hijueputa" is a powerful tirade against the Colombian political class by Fernando Vallejo. The memorialist argues that democracy is the pernicious electoral system of corrupt people who are power hungry, but... More about Memorias de un hijueputa
Bogotá: Editorial Universidad del Rosario, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 160p., maps, photos, tables, bibl., wrps. During the twentieth century, the city was a meeting place for elitist and plebeian political cultures, whose expressions were an essential part of political movements of the time. "La ciudad gaitanista" particularly explores the rise... More about La ciudad gaitanista. Santiago de Cali en la década de 1940
Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, Ediciones Uniandes, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 143p., bibl., wrps. "A Ítaca desde el Guaviare" is a collection of works that put the Iliad and the Odyssey alongside texts about the Colombian armed conflict. Contents include: "(Pos)conflicto e identidad en los poemas de Homero", "Narrar la..... More about A Ítaca desde el Guaviare. Viaje al posconflicto colombiano desde los poemas de Homero