Arte Público Press

Mark your calendars to join authors Estella Gonzalez and Emma Pérez for an intimate afternoon filled with powerful of resilience and courage. Discover the journeys of from different generations as they reclaim their lives, alongside inspiring standing up for their rights challenging the past and future.

🗓️ Thursday, October 24, 2024
🕟 5:30 pm
📍 The Twig Book Shop

Founded in 1979 by Dr. Nicolás Kanellos, Arte Público Press is the nation’s largest and most established publisher of contemporary and recovered literature by U.S. Hispanic authors.

Through initiatives like the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage program, Arte Público Press has preserved over 2,000 newspapers and countless other documents. The collection represents local, national, and global perspectives and evokes themes such as art, politics, culture, economics, religion, and the U.S. Latinx experience.

BANF is proud to support Arte Público Press mission to elevate the Hispanic voice, enriching the American literary landscape with diverse narratives that might otherwise have been lost to history.

Read blog: https://houstonbanf.org/2024/09/houston-establishes-itself-as-a-prominent-hub-for-hispanic-literature-recovery-and-preservation-in-texas/

✨ Join the to connect with amazing next Monday, September 30, 2024, at 8pm (ET)! 📚 Don’t miss Estella Gonzalez as she shares insights from her new book, HUIZACHE WOMEN, and get ready for an engaging conversation about love, resilience, and family!

This talk will also be available on the Las Comadres para las Américas YouTube channel.

It's , so you know what we're going to be reading! 👀 Celebrate your freedom to read along with us all week long with these titles!

As part of , KHOU 11 News visits with experts including APP Deputy Director Dr. Gabi Baeza Ventura to learn the origin and meaning of the term "No Sabo Kid" — and the shift that's occurred as these young people take ownership of this derogatory label.

‘No sabo kid’ | The history behind the term and how the new generation of Hispanics are redefining it "No sabo" is supposed to mean “I don’t know,” but it’s grammatically incorrect, making it a knock on young Hispanic people who don’t speak fluent Spanish.

Celebramos nuestra con EN OTRA VOZ, la antología más completa de nuestra literatura producida en , en Estados Unidos. , fundador de Arte Público Press, editó esta obra que es producto del trabajo de cientos de académicos que hacen vida en el Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage program y que el escrito de nuestra .

APP Authors Speak presenta al Dr. Nicolás Kanellos El fundador de Arte Público Press y profesor Brown Foundation de la Universidad de Houston, Dr. Nicolás Kanellos, nos presenta la segunda edición aumentada d...

"The importance of celebrating gives us a sense of belonging and a sense of understanding that we're all contributing to the nation," Dr. Gabi Baeza Ventura, deputy director of Arte Público Press, says of in conversation with KPRC2 / Click2Houston. "It's an identity that we should all embrace especially if you do have some of that heritage."

All about Hispanic Heritage Month Gabriela Baeza Ventura, University of Houston Hispanic Studies professor, explains the reason Hispanic Heritage Month starts in the middle of the month.

Disfruta de una tarde de cuentos con nuestro Jorge Tetl Argueta y conoce las raíces de América Latina contadas por sus propias .
📅 Miércoles, 18 de septiembre de 2024.
⏰ 4 pm (CT); 5 pm (ET); 3 pm (MT)
Inscríbete: https://bit.ly/ArguetaMakeMake

We are thrilled to share that Jorge Tetl Argueta's trilingual TIERRA, TIERRITA / EARTH, LITTLE EARTH is included in the 2024-2025 MOSAIC Book Collection! Lincoln Public Schools’ MOSAIC committee promotes that authentically and realistically portray the of all students from historical and contemporary perspectives.

Celebrate family love at this at Brazos Bookstore! Join author Adriana Camacho-Church on a magical journey of memories, beauty, and imagination as she explores themes of loss, healing, and the special bond between children and grandparents.
🗓️ Saturday, September 14, 2024
⏳10:30 am
📍2421 Bissonet St. Houston, TX 77005

We are on the lookout for talented writers ready to share their unique and vibrant tales with children and teens.

Are you ready to be our next superstar? Submit now at bit.ly/artepublicosubmissions and let your words inspire our kids!

Join us to celebrate Harris County Public Library's FIESTA with a from Adriana Camacho-Church @ 2:15pm THIS SATURDAY at the La Porte Branch Library! We are so excited and can't wait to see you there!

Check out the captivating conversation between Diana Rojas and the Las Comadres book club! They dive deep into themes of , , and .

You won’t want to miss it!

LIVE INTERVIEWS WITH AUTHORS DIANA ROJAS AND ELBA IRIS PEREZ The Las Comadres & Friends Book Club interviewed authors Diana Rojas and Elba Iriz Perez about their new books.THE LITANY OF SAINTS: A TRIPTYCH by Diana Roja...

RESERVE YOUR SPOT to join illustrator C. Rod. Unalt as she reads from her latest title, PEDRO AND THE MONSTER EATERS / PEDRO Y LOS DEVORADORES DE MONSTRUOS! ( https://rb.gy/ccbshq )
Storytime will take place at Watchung Booksellers - The Kids Room:
📆 Sunday, September 29, 2024
📍 44 Fairfield Street Montclair, NJ 07042
⏰ 2-3 pm (EDT)

Congratulations to APP Sergio Troncoso for his upcoming induction into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame!

El Pasoan Sergio Troncoso to be inducted into Texas Literary Hall of Fame EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Self-described “proud” El Pasoan and author Sergio Troncoso has been selected to be among this year’s inductees into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame.…

Calling all Las Comadres for the conversation Monday, August 26, with Diana Rojas about her book, LITANY OF SAINTS.

August 2024 – Diana Rojas & Elba Iris Pérez - Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club Book of the Month Author: Diana Rojas Publisher: Arte Público Press ISBN: 978-1558859944 / 1558859942 SUMMARY: In the opening piece, “The Lives of Saints,” an immigrant family from Costa Rica regularly prays to a litany of saints to help deal with all that life throws their way—including alco...

Arte Público Press and Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage will deeply miss Dr. Tatcho Mindiola Jr. We will carry on his legacy in our classrooms and our hearts.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Tatcho Mindiola Jr., a leader whose vision, dedication, and unwavering commitment have left an indelible mark on the University of Houston, the CMALS community, and all who were fortunate enough to know and work with him. His leadership inspired us to strive for excellence and to believe in the power of unity and purpose. Dr. Mindiola’s legacy will continue to inspire us as we carry forward the mission he so passionately championed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and all those whose lives were touched by his remarkable life.

Reminder that THIS WEDNESDAY is the last day to submit orders before our annual inventory! Our order fulfillment department will close this Friday and reopen Tuesday, September 3. Continue to email orders or desk copy requests to [email protected].

Office of Commissioner Lesley Briones, Precinct 4, ¡thanks for visiting!

Nos complace compartir con ustedes nuestra pasión por los libros y las historias de nuestra comunidad.

"The Chicano professor was still young. This was his first university position, and he was still developing as a writer, a thinker, a person, still wrestling with his past, still fearful of his future, still able to fall deeply into despair and depression. He decided that his inability to understand Borges was because he was too stupid. It would be worse if he tried to read him in Spanish, because he would have to look up every other word. He couldn’t read Spanish."
Click below to read the rest of Daniel Chacon's "Borges and the Chicanx," published as part of his new book, THE LAST PHILOSOPHER IN TEXAS, and excerpted by Literal, Latin American Voices Magazine!

Borges and the Chicanx - Literal Magazine Je suis ma fils mon père, ma mère et je suis moi. A. Artaud They asked the Chicano questions about Mexico, Cuba and the pop idol Ricky Martin. They asked him about Day of the Dead, Cinco de Mayo and Like Water for Chocolate. He was expected to be a role model to Latino [...]

'So the Chicano Time Traveler Says to That Pendejo Columbus...' Daniel Chacón's short story collection shows how fiction and superstition often mix with reality in the lives of many Chicanos.