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If you’re looking for a good scare (or several dozen good scares), then look no further than F.P. Dorchak’s anthology of short horror fiction Do …

“Split Seconds Havana features the people, the architecture and, of course, the iconic ‘50s era cars of Cuba’s capital city. The presentation is candid, direct …

Dreaming in Cuban: 25th Anniversary Editionby Cristina Garcia Ballantine Booksrandomhousebooks.com Introduction to the 25th Anniversary Edition A quarter century? How is that possible? I remember very well …

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 …