Hispanic Heritage Month: A Conversation on Writing, Identity, and Celebration

As Season 1 of Book Lounge by Libby comes to a close, we’re getting you ready to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with thoughtful conversations featuring Ann Dávila Cardinal, Isabel Cañas, Cleyvis Natera, Isabel Ibañez, and Tamara Yajía. 🌎 Together, they explore how heritage and identity shape their writing and the stories they share with the world. 

In Segment 2, Bre, Carmen, and Cece return with their top book recommendations to keep your shelves stacked with incredible Hispanic voices. 📚✨ 

✨ Season 2 of Book Lounge by Libby arrives at the end of September! 

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Articles Mentioned and referenced in the Intro & Episode: 

• https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/hispanic-heritage-month.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAbout%20National%20Hispanic%20Heritage%20Month,and%20Central%20and%20South%20America. 

• https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/why-fiction-from-latin-america-is-growing-in-popularity 

• https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/english/community/blog/posts/the-obscured-roots-of-magical-realism/#:~:text=Magical%20Realism%20is%20a%20genre,those%20that%20were%20not%20literate. 

• https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/what-is-magical-realism  

• https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/english/community/blog/posts/the-obscured-roots-of-magical-realism/  

• https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2022/10/latin-american-literary-traditions-through-time 

• https://www.fountaindale.org/magical-realism-and-the-latin-american-boom/ 

• https://bookriot.com/new-latino-boom/ 

• https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/why-fiction-from-latin-america-is-growing-in-popularity 

• https://coughtibridge.medium.com/alejo-carpentier-surrealism-and-the-birth-of-magical-realism-ca87f029040c   

Guest Host Recommendations: 

Bre 

• The Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas 

• The Spy - Paulo Coelho 

• Vampires of El Norte - Isabel Cañas 

• The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina - Zoraida Cordova 

Carmen 

• Saints of the Household - Ari Tison 

• Children of the Land - Marcelo Hernandez Castillo 

• Magical/Realism - Vanessa Angelica Villarreal 

• The Bewitching - Silvia Moreno-Garcia 

Cece 

• The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo 

• Cantoras - Caro de Robertis 

• Wild Beauty - Anna-Marie McLemore 

• Fever Dream - Samanta Schweblin 

 Follow the Guests & Guest Hosts: 

Segment 1: 

• Ann Dávila Cardinal - Website 

• Isabel Cañas - Website 

• Cleyvis Natera - Website 

• Isabel Ibañez - Website 

• Tamara Yajía - Instagram 

Segment 2:  

• Bre - Links 

• Carmen – Links 

• Cece – Links  

Time Stamps: 

00:00:00 Title 

00:00:16 Intro 

00:12:29 Segment 1- Part 1: Ann Dávila Cardinal & Isabel Cañas 

00:48:31 Segment 1 – Part 2: Cleyvis Natera, Isabel Ibañez & Tamara Yajía 

01:33:18 BREAK – Libby Tip: Creating & Using Tags! 

01:39:05 Segment 2 – Book Recs with Bre, Carmen & Cece! 

02:32:08 Outro 

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