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[thebookdragon217]

It's a rainy Friday today. No guide today but I do have a new #ReadPuertoRican and #readCaribbean review and recommendation. "Americanos son locos, that's for sure." I said to Cheito. QOTD: What monster did you grow up hearing about in your culture? Tales from the Barrio and Beyond by Irma Olmedo was the short story collection I needed to get me out of the funk I have been in. I loved each of these stories. Each one felt like a warm kiss and abrazo from my tías and abuelitas. It was like being in the sala listening to family stories during the holidays. The stories felt like a little piece of home from the food, to the topics to the characters to the refranes. I smiled with nostalgia from the NYC references. I loved that the author included two stories featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. If you're in the mood for Boricua barrio memories, I highly recommend you pick this one up. I know I will be rereading it many more times when I'm missing the comforts of Puerto Rico. *Please note you will never think about dog food, dentures or the Cuco the same again after reading these cuentos.* #ReadPuertoRican #BoricuaBooks #BoricuaAuthors #shortstories #OwnVoices #LatinxBookstagram #BoricuaBookstagram #BooksandArt #BooksandMurals #BooksOutside #bibliophile #BookDragon #boricua #BookReviews #bookrecs #books #PuertoRicanLit #Spanglish #barrio #FloricantoPress #IrmaOlmedo #PuertoRico #Serranosisters #spreadartnyc #bushwick #Latinx #ReadCaribbean #BookPhotos #BookFeature (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPbq475Lvm-/?utm_medium=tumblr

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BOOK RELEASE: Posada's Unknown Calaveras. 100 Literary Calaveras written and illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada. Bilingual edition published by Floricantopress $19.95 http://latinobooks-com.3dcartstores.com/Posada’s-Unknown-Calaveras-By-Gloria-Arjona_p_282.html