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Three Trapped Tigersby G. Cabrera Infantetranslated by Suzanne Jill Levine Dalkey Archive Pressdalkeyarchive.com “Cabrera Infante’s masterpiece, Three Trapped Tigers is one of the most playful …

The Lost Stepsby Alejo Carpentiertranslated by Harriet de Onis University of Minnesota Pressupress.umn.edu The following is an excerpt from the book’s introduction by Timothy Brennan, …

Cecilia Valdes or El Angel Hillby Cirilo Villaverdetranslated from the Spanish by Helen Lane “Cecilia Valdés is arguably the most important novel of 19th century …

Ballantine Books ballantinebooks.com Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. This interview was first aired in November …

Nowhere Man by Miguel Mejides “Miguel Mejides is a Cuban novelist and storyteller who has been recognized as a major voice in Cuban literature.” —Brown …

About the Book: http://www.dragonsofasheville.com In a small, sleepy town in North Carolina, thirteen-year-old Jake Winston has discovered he carries a unique genetic trait; one that …

About the Book: http://www.lauraellenbooks.com There’s none so blind as they that won’t see. Seventeen-year-old Tricia Farni’s body floated to the surface of Alaska’s Birch River …

Dzanc Books FIRST SEVEN LINES:  “Come nights, the girl crawls into bed to wait for her father to tell her a tale before sleep. He …

Alternating Current FIRST SEVEN LINES:  “It’s 6 a.m. I’m lying on a bench in a Bus Station, the only traveler to have gotten off here, …

http://victoriacapper.com FIRST SEVEN LINES:  “What was that man doing? Thea instinctively drew back in her seat. Drew back, away from the man coming towards their …