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A former Simon & Schuster editor, Marcela Landres is the author of the e-book How Editors Think and specializes in helping Latinos get published. Check out her webpage at: www.marcelalandres.com. Dancing with Butterflies: A Novel by Reyna Grande (Washington Square Press) A masterful depiction of women whose search for love and happiness is thwarted by …

In our last post, we talked about the themes the Powerful Latinas site (interviewees, blog posts, newsletters, book and film picks, etc) centered around in 2009.  Here is the second half of the list… In July, the theme was La Vendida (the betrayer or “sell out”).  We talked a lot about the theme of betrayal …

Over the course of 2009, I wanted to give us all some focus around the lessons we were learning and the women we spoke with, as well as the ideas we would focus on to discuss and consider.  Additionally, the contributors to the site centered their contributions around the themes, as well. I would encourage …

“La Anciana and the Solstice” “Around her hearth is where she plays music and resounds- says, shouts and whistles, says. She is the mistress of the household says… Her voice and her breath are good, says. There is no problem nor any difficulty, says. There is no garbage, there is no dust- says. Around her …

Wisdom comes from a variety of sources. It can come from experience, but it doesn’t have to. Someone has said that an expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. However, as we all know, the smart thing is to learn from OTHERS’ mistakes so we …

A former Simon & Schuster editor, Marcela Landres is the author of the e-book How Editors Think and specializes in helping Latinos get published. Check out her webpage at: www.marcelalandres.com. Sister Teresa: A Novel by Barbara Mujica (Overlook) A richly researched and gripping account of the original wise Latina, Saint Teresa of Avila.

I’m sure you get the ‘heebie jeebies’ thinking about grandma and grandpa knocking boots, right? So do I. How can sweet grandma, who makes tortillas and makes chorizo burritos, get busy with “tata”? You’ll be surprised. When we think of senior citizens having sex we automatically think of negative stereotypes: The dirty old geezer or …