Latino Writers and Journalists (A to Z of Latino Americans) [Hardcover]

Jamie Martinez Wood (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 294 pages
• Publisher: Facts on File; 1 edition (June 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816064229
• ISBN-13: 978-0816064229
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,192,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a very passionate and imaginative person. So much so, that sometimes its a bit exciting just to consider half of my dreams coming true. I love to hug trees and I truly don't like wearing shoes, unless they are really, really cute. I write because I have to. I tell stories because I want to. I want my books and stories to help others. I want to connect and entertain and maybe even enlighten, even though that sounds a bit pompous, its true all the same. I write about times, events, and ideas that I want to better understand and appreciate. Sometimes life throws curve balls, I just want to see the light in all things, crazy, wacky, painful, and otherwise.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and comprehensive guide, August 28, 2007

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Lorraine C. Ladish "Published author" (Naples, FL. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Latino Writers and Journalists (A to Z of Latino Americans) (Hardcover)

Latino Writers and Journalists is a book that I will have on my coffee table for frequent reference, along with my dictionaries. It includes the biographies of over 150 Latino writers and journalists who have helped shape Latino literature and who should be a point of reference to all aspiring writers, literature students and avid readers. It almost reads like a book of short stories, and features well-known contemporaries such as Jorge Ramos, Isabel Allende and María Elena Salinas, as well as others who do not enjoy the same popularity but are nevertheless cornerstones of modern literature. Interesting, useful and a must in every Latino home.