Hispanic Heritage Month: A Conversation on Writing, Identity, and Celebration

As Season 1 of Book Lounge by Libby comes to a close, we’re getting you ready to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with thoughtful conversations featuring Ann Dávila Cardinal, Isabel Cañas, Cleyvis Natera, Isabel Ibañez, and Tamara Yajía. 🌎 Together, they explore how heritage and identity shape their writing and the stories they share with the world.  In Segment 2, Bre, Carmen, and Cece return with their top book recommendations to keep your shelves stacked with incredible Hispanic voices. 📚✨  ✨ Season 2 of Book Lounge by Libby arrives at the end of September!  Want to watch the show? Check out the Libby App YouTube channel.  Articles Mentioned and referenced in the Intro & Episode:  https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/hispanic-heritage-month.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAbout%20National%20Hispanic%20Heritage%20Month,and%20Central%20and%20South%20America.  https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/why-fiction-from-latin-america-is-growing-in-popularity  https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/english/community/blog/posts/the-obscured-roots-of-magical-realism/#:~:text=Magical%20Realism%20is%20a%20genre,those%20that%20were%20not%20literate.  https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/what-is-magical-realism   https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/english/community/blog/posts/the-obscured-roots-of-magical-realism/   https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2022/10/latin-american-literary-traditions-through-time  https://www.fountaindale.org/magical-realism-and-the-latin-american-boom/  https://bookriot.com/new-latino-boom/  https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/why-fiction-from-latin-america-is-growing-in-popularity  https://coughtibridge.medium.com/alejo-carpentier-surrealism-and-the-birth-of-magical-realism-ca87f029040c    Guest Host Recommendations:  Bre  The Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas  The Spy - Paulo Coelho  Vampires of El Norte - Isabel Cañas  The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina - Zoraida Cordova  Carmen  Saints of the Household - Ari Tison  Children of the Land - Marcelo Hernandez Castillo  Magical/Realism - Vanessa Angelica Villarreal  The Bewitching - Silvia Moreno-Garcia  Cece  The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo  Cantoras - Caro de Robertis  Wild Beauty - Anna-Marie McLemore  Fever Dream - Samanta Schweblin   Follow the Guests & Guest Hosts:  Segment 1:  Ann Dávila Cardinal - Website  Isabel Cañas - Website  Cleyvis Natera - Website  Isabel Ibañez - Website  Tamara Yajía - Instagram  Segment 2:   Bre - Links  Carmen – Links  Cece – Links   Time Stamps:  00:00:00 Title  00:00:16 Intro  00:12:29 Segment 1- Part 1: Ann Dávila Cardinal & Isabel Cañas  00:48:31 Segment 1 – Part 2: Cleyvis Natera, Isabel Ibañez & Tamara Yajía  01:33:18 BREAK – Libby Tip: Creating & Using Tags!  01:39:05 Segment 2 – Book Recs with Bre, Carmen & Cece!  02:32:08 Outro  Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode in Libby. Library friends can add these titles to their digital collections for free in OverDrive Marketplace and Kanopy. Check out our Cumulative List for the whole season, or this list for today’s episode!  Looking for more bookish content? Check out the Libby Life Blog!  We hope you enjoy this episode of Book Lounge by Libby. Be sure to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! You can watch the video version of our show on the Libby App YouTube channel. Keep up with us on social media by following the Libby App on Instagram!   Want to reach out? Send an email to [e-mail]. Want some cool bookish swag? Check out our merch store at: http://plotthreadsshop.com/booklounge!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices