Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican-American novelist, poet, and short story writer. Her books include The House on Mango Street, Caramelo, and Woman Hollering Creek. She is the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as a Macarthur “Genius” Grant.
The first female Mexican-American writer to have her work published by a mainstream publisher, Cisneros has seen her books translated worldwide and The House on Mango Street remains required reading in middle schools, high schools, and universities across the country.
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Did you know it’s National Hispanic Heritage Month? Check out this great list of Latino and Latina YA and children’s writers!
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Did you know it’s National Hispanic Heritage Month? Check out this great list of Latino and Latina YA and children’s writers!
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Peep the epic new Breathless Reads trailer on MTV's Hollywood Crush blog!
MTV featuring ya book trailers on their website? Four for you, MTV, four for you.
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New paperbacks, grading the covers:
The Stranger’s Child: A
I was worried that, for The Stranger’s Child (Hollinghurst’s first foray into the fantasy genre), the book’s designers would make the common mistake of depicting the novel’s fantasy world on the cover, thereby depriving readers of the opportunity to imagine it for themselves.
But wisely, they avoided that strategy, and instead gave us an image of the novel’s characters on their way to the magical land’s gateway. Enticing, yet understated. Well done.
The Marriage Plot: C-
Yes, that font is perfect, and those watercolor drawings are lovely.
The only problem? As we all know The Marriage Plot is (to quote the jacket copy) “the action-packed thriller about hotheaded C.I.A. agent Mitchell Grammaticus and his attempt to kill international warlord Leonard Bankhead. His plan: hire the beautiful yet deadly assassin Madeleine Hanna to pose as a wealthy oil heiress, make Leonard fall in love with her, and then assassinate him on their wedding night. Will Madeleine be successful? Or will her own unexpected feelings keep her from carrying out The Marriage Plot?”
Exciting stuff, but you’d never know it by looking at this cover! It makes it look the book’s about a bunch of liberal arts kids and their post-college-graduation problems, or something like that.
oh snap, mcnally jackson.
Time for a little afternoon trivia: Hemingway or your mom’s email?
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Found the original essay, and added the sources in. Check it out; it is really a wonderful read (and was even cross posted to Racialicious).
The best book covers are the ones without people on them, and the art leaves it up to your imagination.
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A 6-year-old judges books by their covers. Clearly, this is adorable and hysterical. Click through for more on the blog.
