Sandra Cisneros

Dec 4, 2024 | nytimes.com | Sandra Cisneros

This personal reflection is part of a series called Turning Point:More than 10,000 books were targeted for removal from school shelves in the United States in the 2023-2024 academic year. Turning Points, in which writers explore what critical moments from this year might mean for the year ahead. You can read more by visiting the Turning Points series page. As a kid, I cataloged the books I read each year in a three-ring notebook.

Sep 13, 2024 | splcenter.org | Gabriel García Márquez |Sandra Cisneros |Paulo Coelho |Eduardo Galeano

Sept. 15 marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration of the histories, cultures and contributions of this community. As part of the observance, which continues through Oct. 15, here are a few book selections from the Southern Poverty Law Center Latinx Affinity Group.

Sep 9, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Yasunari Kawabata |Sherrie Flick |Sandra Cisneros |Justin Torres

Reading Lists These writers prove that you don’t need a lot of words to write a good story Flash fiction is a form that often skirts the line between narrative poetry and short fiction, offering a depth of narrative and poetic expression. When I think about books that have had the most palpable impact on me, I realize that many of them use innovative forms. And many of the most memorable flash fiction books combine form and content in unexpected ways. Betsy Reed argued that one of most...

Sep 9, 2024 | newyorker.com | Sandra Cisneros

Apachurrado. Hat run over by a truck. Heart run over by unrequited love. Estrenar. To show off what’s new gloriously. Susto. Fear that spooks the soul away. Amfibio. Person with the gift of global perspective due to living between borders. Un pobre infeliz. The walking wounded maimed by land mines of life. Xoconostle. Must I explain everything for you?

Aug 23, 2024 | wamu.org | Sandra Cisneros |Tamron Hall |Doris Kearns Goodwin

Bookworms rejoice! The Library of Congress’ National Book Festival returns to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday. From 9 AM until 8 in the evening, bibliophiles will get the chance to peruse the festival’s offerings, get books signed by their favorite authors, and listen in to book talks with the writers themselves. Among the featured authors is actor turned children’s book author Max Greenfield.