Mario Vargas Llosa nació el 28 de marzo de 1936 en Arequipa, Perú y falleció en Lima el 13 de abril a los 89 años de edad. Durante su vida, vivió en varios países como Perú, Bolivia, España, y Francia. Ganó el premio Príncipe de Asturias en 1986 y también el premio Nobel de Literatura en 2010. Autor de más de 50 obras de literatura incluidos Conversación en la catedral, Cartas a...
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Interview With an Author: Elsa Hart
Elsa Hart is the author of several acclaimed mystery novels set in eighteenth-century China, including City of Ink, one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2018.
In Conversation With Author Katie Orphan
I cannot begin to tell you how much I love this new book, Read Me Los Angeles: Exploring L.A.’s Book Culture from Prospect Park Books.
Feels Like Home: Post-Fire Memories, Rio Vista, Spring Street - Part 11
This post is the eleventh in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home
21st Century Kids: Stress Less
A common wish for adults is to return to childhood where it's assumed stress is non-existent. Although memories of play are at the forefront of this erroneous belief, stress is very real for kids in the 21st Century.
Interview With an Author: Jennifer Lynne Barnes
Jennifer Lynn Barnes (who mostly goes by Jen) is the author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed young adult novels.
Feels Like Home: Save the Books! - Part 10
This post is the tenth in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home
21st Century Kids: Travel America
“Don’t tell me the sky's the limit when there are footsteps on the moon.”—Paul Brandt
Interview With an Author: Michael Zapata
Michael Zapata is a founding editor of the award-winning MAKE: Literary Magazine. He is the recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Award for Fiction; the City of Chicago DCASE Individual Artist Program award; and a Pushcart Nomination.
Feels Like Home: Save the Books! - Part 9
This post is the ninth in a series of excerpts serializing the book Feels Like Home
If You Like Charles Bukowski…More Tough Guys to Read
The novels and poetry of Charles Bukowski continue to have devoted, admiring fans, who can never get enough of his books.