Maria Enrqiuez on What Cemeteries Have To Teach Readers About Life

A review of “Sombeody is Walking on Your Grave” by Maria Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell, now out in paperback.

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Incisive Questions about Mothering in “The Cracks We Bear”

“The Cracks We Bear” by Catalina Infante (translated by Michelle Mirabella) asks incisive questions about mothering, both the act of being mothered and that of becoming one.

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“Swamp”: A Historical Novel Full of Symbolism, Metaphor

The persona of Benito Juárez, revolutionary and first president of Mexico, transports readers to pre-Civil War New Orleans in this tale of bear fights, murders, infatuation, and yellow fever.

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