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UNC Latina/o Studies Program Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Devil's Highway: A True Story, Luis Alberto Urrea

The Devil's Highway: A True Story

Luis Alberto Urrea
UNC Latina/o Studies ProgramUNC Latina/o Studies Program

Check out what our LSP staff members have been listening to, reading, & watching! Meleena: Tres Cuentos: Literary Podcast Nicole: Encanto on Disney + Walt: Chicano Batman Kevin: The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea https://t.co/qliyizWvXM

Paperback, 2005

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Verging Cities, Natalie Scenters-Zapico

The Verging Cities

Natalie Scenters-Zapico
UNC Latina/o Studies ProgramUNC Latina/o Studies Program

Join us next Friday from 3:30-4:30 EST as we host Natalie Scenters-Zapico. Natalie will perform work from her books Lima ::Limón (2019) and The Verging Cities (2015). Be sure to register before the event here: https://t.co/yLOOOJrNHx @UNC_CLC @UNCECL https://t.co/0LacwbhjhX

Paperback, 2015

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Lima:: Limón, Natalie Scenters-Zapico

Lima:: Limón

Natalie Scenters-Zapico
UNC Latina/o Studies ProgramUNC Latina/o Studies Program

Join us next Friday from 3:30-4:30 EST as we host Natalie Scenters-Zapico. Natalie will perform work from her books Lima ::Limón (2019) and The Verging Cities (2015). Be sure to register before the event here: https://t.co/yLOOOJrNHx @UNC_CLC @UNCECL https://t.co/0LacwbhjhX

Paperback, 2019

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Muse Found in a Colonized Body, Yesenia Montilla

Muse Found in a Colonized Body

Yesenia Montilla
UNC Latina/o Studies ProgramUNC Latina/o Studies Program

Join us TOMORROW 4/22 @ 6 PM EST as we host poet Yesenia Montilla! @yeseniamontilla will be reading poems from her debut collection The Pink Box as well as her upcoming collection Muse Found in a Colonized Body, followed by a Q&A. Register: https://t.co/uPGsO4Eoa2 https://t.co/nV7S6xrRij

Paperback, 2022

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Book Cover for: Cruel Futures: City Lights Spotlight No. 17, Carmen Giménez Smith

Cruel Futures: City Lights Spotlight No. 17

Carmen Giménez Smith
UNC Latina/o Studies ProgramUNC Latina/o Studies Program

Wondering what to read over the winter break? we're looking forward to Carmen Giménez Smith's 2018 poetry collection _Cruel Futures_ Do you have something on your shelf you've been waiting to read? Share a recommendation in the comments! https://t.co/oyxLrqdVzd

Paperback, 2018

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Book Cover for: Native Gardens, Zacarías

Native Gardens

Zacarías
UNC Latina/o Studies ProgramUNC Latina/o Studies Program

Have you seen Native Gardens @playmakersrep? Don't miss out on the closing weekend of Karen Zacarías' play, assistant directed by LSP Undergrad Ambassador Talitha Morena Moniz McMillian 📸 HuthPhoto Pictured: Sarita Ocón, Alejandro Rodriguez, Julia Gibson, Jeffrey Blair Cornell https://t.co/KPu4IRg83s

Paperback, 2019

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Book Cover for: In the Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez

In the Time of the Butterflies

Julia Alvarez
UNC Latina/o Studies ProgramUNC Latina/o Studies Program

The countdown to the 2021 Undergrad Symposium is on! Meet X. Ramos-Lara who will present on religion and revolution in Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies. Learn more about @saltywindow and register here: https://t.co/hQpkVdZh82 See you Tues. 2/16 from 4-6 PM! https://t.co/LTwYC0Rl4E

Paperback, 2010

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Book Cover for: Native Gardens, Zacarías

Native Gardens

Zacarías
UNC Latina/o Studies ProgramUNC Latina/o Studies Program

In Dr. Lawton’s course, “Students will be guided through the process of creating new works,” while reading plays such as Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias and Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage. For information on Fall LSP-associated courses check out our site here (https://t.co/cFfnE7XpSo). https://t.co/uwArD3ACGu

Paperback, 2019

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Pink Box, Yesenia Montilla

The Pink Box

Yesenia Montilla
UNC Latina/o Studies ProgramUNC Latina/o Studies Program

Join us TOMORROW 4/22 @ 6 PM EST as we host poet Yesenia Montilla! @yeseniamontilla will be reading poems from her debut collection The Pink Box as well as her upcoming collection Muse Found in a Colonized Body, followed by a Q&A. Register: https://t.co/uPGsO4Eoa2 https://t.co/nV7S6xrRij

Paperback, 2015

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book