Literature

The premiere episode of this new series takes us to the timeless world portrayed in the book Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo. 

Perhaps because he wrote all his work in Spanish, this master of literature is easily overlooked. In the age of the Internet, not anymore. His words were alive this week in a AL DÍA Studio during the recording of the first episode of a podcast series entitled “Literature to Listen to” (Literatura Oral), soon to be launched.

Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli’s novel “Lost Children Archive” chronicles losses large and small, personal, national, and historical - while serving as proof of the aspects of truth which slip between the cracks in even the most airtight reporting on the arrival of many immigrants from Central America at the southern border.

Here are some of the most relevant titles on immigration that should be on your reading list and on your bookshelf.

Colombian-American journalist Silvana Paternostro’s new book on Gabriel García Márquez uses oral histories of friends, acquaintances, admirers, and colleagues of the legendary journalist and author to construct a portrait of the man behind the iconic works of “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” “Love in the Time of Cholera,” and more.

In her new book, Eileen Truax explores how, contrary to popular perception that the question is still up for debate, the U.S. has already “built the wall,” keeping asylum seekers out through the immigration system itself.

In his newly-published book of poetry, "In case I die tomorrow," Albor Ruiz gives voice to his journeys from his hometown of Cárdenas, Cuba, to the streets of New York City, in Manhattan.

The author of “We Built the Wall” will talk about her latest book, reporting on immigration, and more at events at both Temple University and AL DÍA News.

Nine short stories make up "Canciones para el Incendio" (Songs for the Fire).

These audiobooks are expected to increase readership. 

Cuban-American author Alexandra Diaz provides a window into the migrant journey of children from Central America with her award-winning novel for middle grades, “The Only Road.”

Janet N. Gold arrived in Honduras for the first time in 1971 to teach at the American School. She new almost nothing about the country. Forty years later, she has published a new book about modern Honduran literature. 

This summer, take some time to appreciate a classic novel by Tomás Rivera about the migrant worker experience through the eyes of a Mexican American boy.

In "La Tribu," the young Cuban writer Carlos Manuel Álvarez portrays the period from the thaw of relations with the United States to the death of Fidel Castro. In "Our Woman in Havana," the former U.S. ambassador defends the rapprochement between Cuba and the U.S.

In her latest book, California reporter Lauren Markham tells the odyssey of twins Ernesto and Raúl Flores, who fled violence in El Salvador and crossed the border alone to reach the United States.