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Self Publishing - The Digital Revolution
 R.D. Lyons
It may not be long until that bound, paper and ink thing we know as a book will be an endangered species. But the species is not dying, it is evolving. In fact, take the first letter of 'evolution' and add it to the book we know and love and you have the new sub-species - the Ebook
Genesis Gets the Crumb Treatment
 Kelpie Wilson
I confess that I am one of those feminists who finds a lot to like in the work of Robert Crumb. If his early work in the underground comics movement expressed a "sexual rage" as he calls it, well those were the times to get it all out of your system.
Controversy Over Film Adaptation Continues
 William Booth
When the Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez penned his most recent novel, "Memories of My Melancholy Whores," the wily old master knew he was being provocative.
It Begins in Wonder: Sy Montgomery's World
 Leslie Thatcher
Green Press Initiative publisher Chelsea Green has done a great service reissuing Ms. Montgomery's four science and adventure books: "Walking with the Great Apes," "The Spell of the Tiger," "Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest," and "Search For the Golden Moon Bear," each embellished with new material from the author or from her friends: author and anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and biologist Gary Galbreath.
Mexican States' Indepedence History Unveilied
 Rumbo de Mexico
As the country prepares to celebrate two important milestones next year, students at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM) now have the chance to learn about Mexican independence from their own state's perspective.
Bush Memoirs to Haunt GOP
 Andie Coller
For Republicans looking forward to the first Bush-free election in a decade, the book publishing schedule is the bearer of bad news: Between New Year’s Day and next November, as many as five Bush administration officials — including the former president himself — will rehash history in hardback.
2010 Writers Workshops in Sayulita Mexic
 PVNN
Starting in January, both aspiring and already successful writers will find something of interest to study, from techniques of memoir writing to blogging for a book deal, in the relaxed and welcoming beachfront setting of Sayulita, Mexico at The Sayulita Writers Workshops.
Los Mangos Library Update
 Pamela Thompson
With the children's library, Sally's Corner, nearing completion and the Autumn Concert Series kicking off with a violin and piano recital performed by Daniel Juarez Armenta and Alejandro Villareal on October 17, there is always something special happening at Biblioteca Los Mangos!
Temples of the Mist: An Epic of Faith and Love
 Author House
The ancient Mayan amulet opened a door that couldn't be closed at my whim. The visions were frightening - from the Mayan lady at Chichen Itza with her premonition, to the woman and child forced to jump to their deaths into the Sacred Well.
Review: 'Without Fidel' A Compelling Cuba Primer
 Associated Press
This fast-paced primer on Fidel Castro and the future of Cuba by veteran journalist Ann Louise Bardach offers a handful of new details into the communist leader's illness, his wives and youth.
Top 25 Censored Stories for 2010
 Project Censored
The latest collection of Project Censored’s research, the Top 25 censored news stories that didn’t make the news during 2009.
Lonely Planet's "Puerto Vallarta & Pacific Mexico"
 Joanna Mazewski
Discover a side of Mexico that you haven't seen before, and one that includes a captivating backdrop that goes along with the lively and sophisticated nightlife that is years away from the college booze infestation currently known and seen in Cancun.
World’s Largest Gathering of Travel Media to Take Place in Guadalajara
 Travel Video News
The largest gathering of professional travel writers and photographers in 2009 will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico on October 8-13 when the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) holds their annual convention here.
Book Review: Nothing, Nobody - The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake
 Gina Ruiz
As if the testimonies and the stories in this book weren’t enough to touch the heart, to outrage the mind, there are photos of the devastation, of the faces of the people, of the tears.
It Happened in America: Katrina’s Secret Jail
 Ed Taylor
“Did this really happen in America?” Asked in the Hurricane Katrina chronicle “Zeitoun,” by the wife of the man whose harrowing storm odyssey is the heart of the book, the question hangs over the story like a cloud. Answering it is the mission of this worthy addition to our understanding of the 2005 disaster.
Biblioteca Los Mangos October Events
 Pamela Thompson
Looking for something fun to do this October? There are always lots of great things to do at the Puerto Vallarta Library! You can browse through the library's huge English language book section, catch a movie or attend a fun event at Biblioteca Los Mangos.
Tucson Waldorf School Student Main Lesson Books on Display at Main Library
 Rebecca Briamonte
Main lesson books created by the Tucson Waldorf School first through eighth grade students is currently on display in the Children's section of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library.
Neoliberalism Needs Death Squads in Colombia
 Hans Bennett
As the largest recipient of US military aid in the hemisphere, Colombia has long been the US’ most important ally in Latin America. Simultaneously, Colombia has also become the hemisphere’s worst human rights violator.
Book Says Obama's Life Is at Risk
 Christopher Moraff
In his best-selling new book, "In the President's Secret Service," journalist Ronald Kessler says the increased threat environment along with inadequate resources have led to a culture of "corner cutting" at the Secret Service that may be putting the commander in chief at risk.
 Sally's Corner Construction Underway
 Pamela Thompson
Though our beloved Sally Conley is no longer with us, the construction on 'Rincon de Sally' (Sally's Corner) is now underway at Biblioteca Los Mangos. The finish date is projected to be the end of November, which will coincide with the anniversary of Los Mangos Library.
Guns Don't Belong at Town Hall Meetings
 Jose de la Isla
The armed men injecting themselves into the town hall meetings on universal health care remind me why it is important to tell the thugs to go home the way Carmelita did. There's a reason to truncate that kind of serial intimidation, whether by a government or by unregulated militias. In his book "Ringside Seat to a Revolution," David Dorado Romo brings this to light.
Reclaiming a Continent: Latin American Experiments in Democracy
 Benjamin Dangl
Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy provides an in depth and accessible introduction to Latin American politics for people seeking to understand this past tumultuous and hopeful decade.
Controversial Mexican Textbook Omits Conquest
 Associated Press
A new sixth-grade world history textbook is causing a stir in Mexico because it leaves out any mention of the Spanish Conquest.
"Aztec" Ventures to the Small Screen
 Nellie Andreeva
A TV project based on the best-selling historical novel 'Aztec' is in the works. Written after more than 10 years of research into Aztec culture and rites, 'Aztec' tells the story of the native civilization of North America at its peak through the eyes of Mixtli.
Yelapa Author to Sign New Novel
 PVNN
Yelapa writer Robert Hardin announces a book signing of Race Relations, the latest novel in his popular David Armstrong series. The event will be held at Café Roma, just a few doors west of the municipal flea market in downtown Puerto Vallarta, from 2-5 pm on Saturday, August 29th.
If You Can Count, You Can Write A Book
 David Lyons
I've recently begun another novel. It's been awhile since I've started on something new. Fiction, non-fiction, it all begins with an idea, usually one you can express in ten words or less. You've got an idea? Then start writing. It's as easy as 1-2-3.
The Portable Castro: Cuba Issues Fidel Dictionary
 Associated Press
Cubans accustomed to hourslong speeches, thousand-word essays and lengthy interviews can now get Fidel Castro at a glance, thanks to a new dictionary of El Comandante's teachings.
Dissecting Utopia: New Book Assesses Latin American Left
 PVNN
The conflict in Honduras has been an ongoing challenge for governments across the political spectrum in Latin America. In the years leading up to this tense and decisive event a number of leaders and social movements have pushed the region to the left. It is this regional shift that is the focus of The New Latin American Left: Utopia Reborn, edited by Patrick Barrett, Daniel Chavez and Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito.
An Author Without Borders
 Charles McGrath
Mr. Vollmann, who just turned 50, is a loner, a bit of a recluse, despite being married and the father of a daughter, and a throwback: a wandering, try-anything writer-journalist in the tradition of Steinbeck or Jack London. Some people think he’s a little nuts.
America is Losing the Long War
 Cliff May
In his new book, "Winning the Long War," Ilan Berman makes a persuasive case that instruments of government power have not risen to the challenges posed by international jihadism, that the United States instead has lost "the initiative on the dominant battlefields of today's conflict."
Condensed Capitalism
 Seth Sandronsky
In his book, "Condensed Capitalism: Campbell Soup and the Pursuit of Cheap Production in the Twentieth Century," Daniel Sidorick analyzes industrial development of the food industry from the point of view of Campbell Foods' owners and workers.
Women Writers Who Break the Mould
 Marcela Valente
An Argentine woman’s first novel, narrated by a character that eludes female literary stereotypes, has surprisingly met with some nasty sexist comments from spheres where such biases were previously unheard of, such as literary criticism and sophisticated readership.
Anarchism, Marxism, and Zapatismo
 Hans Bennett
“The Mexican Revolution wrote into the national constitution the opportunity for a village to hold its land communally, in an ejido, so that no individual could alienate any portion of it,” writes Staughton Lynd, co-author of the new book Wobblies and Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism and Radical History.
Chile: Home Truths About the Dictator and His Family?
 Daniela Estrada
"La Familia. Historia privada de los Pinochet" (The Family: Private History of the Pinochets), a book that delves into the personal life of the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and his immediate family, has had a mixed reception in this country and in Ecuador.
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