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1 2 3 4 >>>     sort list by title | author The Promise Silvina Ocampo A dying woman's attempt to recount the story of her life reveals the fragility of memory and the illusion of identity. Forgotten Journey Silvina Ocampo Delicately crafted, intensely visual, deeply personal stories explore the nature of memory, family ties, and the difficult imbalances of love. Retablos Stories from a Life Lived Along the Border Octavio Solis Octavio Solis's memoir about growing up at the U.S./Mexico border. Recommended three times by the NY Times, and called one of the best books of the year by Buzzfeed. Torn from the World A Guerrilla's Escape from a Secret Prison in Mexico John Gibler The real-life story of a political insurgent who was disappeared and tortured by the Mexican Army and miraculously escaped to tell the tale. Poso Wells Gabriela Alemán Celebrated Ecuadorian author Gabriela Alemán's first work to appear in English: a noir, feminist eco-thriller in which venally corrupt politicians and greedy land speculators finally get their just comeuppance! Cruel Futures City Lights Spotlight Series No. 17 Carmen Giménez Smith A Latina feminist State of the Union address at the intersection of pop culture and interiority. Doc/Undoc Documentado/Undocumented Ars Shamánica Performática Felicia Rice MacArthur Genius Guillermo Gómez-Peña and award-winning book artist Felicia Rice create a multi-media, border-crossing hybrid: the book as performance art. I Couldn't Even Imagine That They Would Kill Us An Oral History of the Attacks Against the Students of Ayotzinapa John Gibler Chosen as a Best Book of 2017 by Publishers Weekly! Harrowing personal narratives describing how Mexican authorities disappeared, killed, and injured scores of students and others in a still-unsolved crime. venture of the infinite man Pablo Neruda Neruda's long-overlooked third book of poetry, critical in his poetic evolution, now translated into English for the very first time! Save Twilight: Selected Poems Pocket Poets Number 53 Julio Cortázar Newly expanded edition of a classic: the first and only collection of Cortázar's poetry to appear in English. Pedro Pietri Selected Poetry Pedro Pietri, Pedro Lopez Adorno, Juan Flores A compelling and humorous collection of poems by the poet laureate of the Nuyorican Poets. Includes previously unpublished works. Notes on the Assemblage Juan Felipe Herrera "[This year] Juan Felipe Herrera's Notes on the Assemblage has been a ladder of hope . . ."––Ada Limón, The New Yorker A Corner of the World Mylene Fernández-Pintado In contemporary Havana, "Do I stay or do I go?" is always the question, and love doesn't necessarily conquer all. Haiti Glass Lenelle Moïse Winner of the 2015 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award: With rhythmic poetry and intimate prose, Haiti Glass offers an unflinching look at disaster, desire, and death-defying love. 1 2 3 4 >>>