Book Reviews & Interviews

Book Review of Reinaldo Arenas’ “Viaje a la Havana”

The three parts can be read independently, but when viewed as parts of a single journey they acquire a new dimension.

On July 30, the independent literary magazine The Rumpus launched El Alboroto, a new section devoted to original writing in Spanish.

In Desire Lines, author Kristen Millares Young traces the paths that carry families across borders, generations, and inherited silences.

When I was growing up, my mother often said, “Nosotros somos indios, africanos y españoles.” We are Indigenous, African, and Spanish.

In my novel, The Optimistic Cuban, we connect with Fernando, the protagonist, who is a law student under Batista’s rule.

Every family has stories that shape its identity, but too often those stories disappear with the passing of generations.

Tell us where the book idea came from, what shaped the writing process, and what you hope readers take away.