From Bookshelves to Literary Arts Festival: A Look into the Books (& their Authors) from Yesteryear
With LibroMobile’s Literary Arts Festival just around the corner,it’s important to celebrate the books (and the authors behind their pages).
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Arts & Culture on the Corner with Gabriel San Román
Spotlighting our local and diverse O.C. communities and global topics that traverse our streets.
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Trafficking in Death Brings Forth Life
by Daniel Arbino Part of LM Voices' Tiny Review series Pared down, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s debut novel When We Were Birds (2022) is a...
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- Feb 3
- 3 min
A Letter to the Comunidad: At the Heart of Art & Culture
Melanie Romero is thrilled to share that she's the incoming featured columnist for LibroMobile’s Arts & Culture “Off the Page”.
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- Jan 6
- 3 min
Next Time Will Be Better
by Luz Schweig Part of LibroMobile's Tiny Reviews series Carmen Rita Wong’s memoir Why Didn’t You Tell Me? traces the turbulent path of a...
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- Jan 6
- 4 min
Silvia Rodriguez Vega Forces Us to Listen to Children of Immigrants in Drawing Deportation
Dr. Rodriguez Vega's debut book published by NYU Press is both an interdisciplinary feat and an account of her professional researcher life.
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- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Meeting La Llorona Head On
by Damaris Leal Part of LibroMobile's Tiny Review series Have you ever wondered if witches need healing? In her novel River Woman River...
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- Nov 4, 2022
- 6 min
From the Ground Up: Orange County BIPOC Businesses on the Rise
Although not new to the region, Black,Indigenous and people of color businesses have evolved with a new generation of foodie entrepreneurs.
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- Oct 7, 2022
- 6 min
From One County to the Next, Author and Columnist Gustavo Arellano Oversees a New Horizon in L.A.
Born in Anaheim to Mexican parents, Arellano sought from the get-go to spotlight both the American and Mexican cultures in a divided OC.
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- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
Maria, Maria and Other Stories Finds Magic in the Cracks of Reality
by Reggie Peralta Part of LibroMobile's Tiny Review series The debut short story collection by Marytza K. Rubio, Maria, Maria and Other...
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- Sep 2, 2022
- 6 min
From Book to Film: Coppola’s Apocalypse Now is an Anti-War Epic
One of the most anticipated films in September at The Frida is the final cut of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.
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- Aug 5, 2022
- 9 min
A New Chicanx Cohort: Profes in Borderlands, Punk Communities, & Healing Justice
“They are all doing cutting-edge and critical work that goes beyond disciplinary boundaries,” said Dr. Patricia A. Pérez.
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- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
Transcending Reality with Blue Agave
A Review by Joe Armando Lopez Part of LibroMobile's Tiny Review series As Maya Hidalgo carries her father’s casket in procession through...
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- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Growing Up Means Coming Home
by Jasmin Flores Part of LM Voices' Tiny Review series “I think that many writers and storytellers believe that stories that don’t want...
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- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
Exploring Vargas Llosa's Neighborhood
by Reggie Peralta Part of LibroMobile's Tiny Review series The Neighborhood is a deceptively multifaceted offering from Nobel Prize...
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- Jun 3, 2022
- 5 min
Cinematic Experience Series includes Spielberg’s timeless Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Spielberg’s Close Encounters trades in terrifying thrills for tender emotions and awe-inspiring visuals.
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- May 3, 2022
- 5 min
Navigating the In-Between: A Review of Luivette Resto’s “Living on Islands Not Found on Maps”
If you’re seeking a place not found on a map, you need someone who has been there to show you.
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- Apr 8, 2022
- 4 min
OC Youth Poet Laureate Curating a Community Poem For & By Youth
The inaugural OC Youth Poet Laureate, Tina Mai, is culminating her term this summer with a Community Poem For-and-By Youth.
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- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
Home Is Remembering
by Brenda Celina García Ramos From LM Voices' Tiny Reviews series Alejandra Algorta's debut novel evokes the richness of memory,...
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- Mar 4, 2022
- 5 min
Jodorowsky’s Social Commentary & Surreal Fantasy in “The Holy Mountain” is Still Relevant Today
The Holy Mountain, a recurring favorite at The Frida Cinema will be coming back around on March 18th.
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- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
Poetic Observations, Anecdotes, & Descriptions Outline "An Identity Polyptych"
The polyptych model traverses various art forms aligns with the multidisciplinary background of author Meca’Ayo Cole (aka Tameca L Coleman),
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Gabriel San Román is a contributor to Times OC and a former OC Weekly staff writer. Subscribe to his weekly Slingshot! Newsletter. And in case anyone is wondering, he's still the tallest Mexican in OC.
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