Under the patronage of renowned Latino artist Edward James Olmos, co-founder of Empowering Latino Futures (ELF), and under the banner of America s greatest awards for Latino literary achievement, the
San Antonio-based author Rudy Ruiz's latest novel, Valley of Shadows, was released in a paperback edition on Sept. 19th. A neo-Western blend of horror, mystery, and magical realism, the work has received a warm welcome from critics and fans alike.
This weekend in Los Angeles, Leticia Ordaz won the gold for Best Children's Fiction Picture Book for her bilingual book "Mr. Macaw Lost in the Big City."