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Hola Escritores

About the Book Column

Hola Escritores is a monthly book column that serves to uplift Latine writers and literature. Through the support of volunteer writers, we will release a new story on the first Friday of each month, including book reviews, author interviews and trend and analysis stories relating to Latine literature and the publishing industry.

Hola Escritores celebrates Latine writers of any genre who have published in English, including English translations. This column complements our weekly Spanish language literary content that comes out on Mondays, featuring book reviews, interviews, essays, poetry, microfiction and more.

Submission Guidelines

Latine authors are welcome to submit for review their English-written or translated books published in the last 2 years or upcoming year. We also encourage those interested in literature to join as volunteer writers and interviewers.

Please review our guidelines to learn more about applying, submitting a pitch and writing requirements. For further questions, email Michelle Benitez.

Literary Charlas

Each month, we’re hosting a live reading and discussion with the authors featured in our monthly book column.

Check back soon for the details of our June charla.

Past Charlas

On April 16, Catalina Infante, author of “The Cracks We Bear,” and translator Michelle Mirabella joined us for a reading.

On March 19, we held our first charla with Violeta Garza, author of the poetry collection “Brava.”

Past Monthly Columns

Cropped cover of "Middle Spoon" by author Alejandro Varela

Heartbreaker: Rethinking Love with Alejandro Varela

In “Middle Spoon,” National Book Award finalist and “The Town of Babylon” author, Alejandro Varela,  writes about heartbreak...
Chilean author Catalina Infante and translator Michelle Mirabella read from “The Cracks We Bear” during our second Hola Escritores charla

Five takeaways about motherhood from our charla with author Catalina Infante Beovic

Motherhood is often described as instinctive, joyful, even idyllic. But in an intimate, audience-only Q&A following Hola Cultura’s...
Cropped cover of “The Cracks We Bear” (English translation by Michelle Mirabella)

Reconciling motherhood and identity in “The Cracks We Bear”

On April 16, Catalina Infante, author of “The Cracks We Bear,” and translator Michelle Mirabella joined us for...
Hola Escritores charla with poet Violeta Garza

Poet Violeta Garza wowed us at the first monthly Hola Escritores Charlas

Hola Cultura launched a new literary charla (discussion) last week with a reading and discussion with poet Violeta...
Cropped cover of Violeta Garza’s debut poetry collection, “Brava”

Living brava with Violeta Garza

On March 19, we held our first Hola Escritores Charla with Author Violeta Garza. Watch a recording of...
Cover of "Loca" by author Alejandro Heredia

On friendship, pride and belonging with Alejandro Heredia

It has been one year since Alejandro Heredia introduced the world to “Loca.” This spellbinding debut about intersectionality...
Close up of the cover of Dispossessed by Désirée Zamorano

Désirée Zamorano on Mexican repatriation, yesterday and today

Désirée Zamorano’s novel “Dispossessed” came out in October 2024, when a second-term Trump presidency was still uncertain and...
Part of the cover of "A Necklace of Ears"

‘A Necklace of Ears’ on the fantasies of seeking revenge

For Sergio, a normal day at work starts with repairing a clogged sink pipe and ends with him...
Hola Escritores book raffle graphic showing each of the covers

Announcing the 1st annual Hola Escritores Book Raffle!

Our new books column, Hola Escritores, has been one of the highlights of the year. To celebrate, we’re...
Cover of "Another World Is Possible” by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Hopeful pathways, Natasha Hakimi Zapata’s ‘Another World Is Possible’

It’s hard to have hope in the U.S. today. In “Another World Is Possible,” Natasha Hakimi Zapata shares...
Stack of books with the titles crossed out

As book bans proliferate, Latine authors are increasingly caught in the cultural crossfire

What happens when a community’s stories are stripped from the shelves? What does it mean when young Latine...
Cover of "This Is the Only Kingdom" by Jaquira Díaz

Family, music and queerness: Exploring the worlds of ‘This Is the Only Kingdom’

Jaquira Díaz’s debut novel, “This Is the Only Kingdom,” is one of Time magazine’s most anticipated books of...