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Off The Page
Arts & Culture on the Corner with Gabriel San Román
Spotlighting our local and diverse O.C. communities and global topics that traverse our streets.
- Aug 2
- 4 min
Sympathy for the slasher? Stephen Graham Jones’ latest novel upends the horror genre
In Stephen Graham Jones’ latest novel, all the horror subgenre’s hallmarks are present while being turned on their head at the same time.
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- Jul 5
- 8 min
¡Luces, Cameras, Acción! Poco a Poco Productions Reclaims Latinx Film Stories, Founder Aims to Save the World
Elvia may not have yet saved the world, but she’s coming damn close to it—one stage, one set at a time.
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- Jun 7
- 8 min
Frederick Luis Aldama Against a (Capitalist) World: A Superhero’s Origin Story and the Endgame Behind Latinx Comics
For Frederick Aldama, books were not mere physical objects just for reading material...
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- May 3
- 4 min
Romance, War and the Undead entwine in Isabel Cañas’ ‘Vampires of El Norte’
Where Cañas thrives in ‘Vampires of El Norte’ is her setting in the RGV," writes local writer Gabriel San Román.
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- Apr 5
- 4 min
Tracing Memory & Cosmos in El Rey of Gold Teeth
Reyes Ramirez's debut book of poems, El Rey of Gold Teeth, doesn’t promise us gold, but instead maps out poems of wonder that are critical.
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- Mar 1
- 4 min
Then & Now: Kilson Street Broadcasts OC Rockstars from Garage to Glory
Kilson Street is “‘[t]he World’s BEST live-music-video show you’ve never heard of. Broadcasting from our Garage to yours.’”
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- Feb 2
- 5 min
A Looking Glass into Black History in Orange County: Past & Present, Pride & Parades
The Black community within the walls of Orange County has set its roots and is here to stay.
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- Jan 5
- 5 min
BIPOC Cookbooks, Chisme y Más
Sarah Rafael Garcia offers her Top 5 BIPOC cookbooks...
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- Dec 1, 2023
- 5 min
A Letter from the Founder: ¡Aquí Estamos y No Nos Vamos!
This year is rapidly ending. And as we take a moment to reflect, we realize how much our community has carried us along the way...
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- Nov 3, 2023
- 7 min
From the River to the Sea: Books that Raise Awareness on Palestine & Its Liberation
The list below is a selection of beloved books that offer another side to the conflict: a raw portrayal of what it means to be Palestinian.
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- Oct 6, 2023
- 6 min
Unos Libros Para El Susto: Latinx ~Espooky~ 2023 Books List
~Espooky~ season is upon us! Check out this list if you're a Halloween and/or Dia de Muertos fanatic.
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- Sep 1, 2023
- 4 min
Jesus Cortez has always been here, this show is our time to really notice
¿Ya Mero Compa? features the photography of Anaheim's Jesus Cortez — intersecting his life as an artist and immigrant worker.
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- Aug 4, 2023
- 4 min
Mapping Our City: How Santa Ana Lives On in the Cyberworld
Whether you’re a Santa Ana native, an OC local, or just a curious lover of all things history, A Storymap of Santa Ana is meant for you.
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- Jul 7, 2023
- 6 min
Just Around the Corner: Free POC-Led Art Spaces in Southern California
From Monterey Park to Long Beach, Compton to Santa Ana, we’ve gathered a list of free POC-led art spaces that beckon us home.
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- May 5, 2023
- 4 min
Orange County’s Book-Banning Dilemma: Age-Inappropriate Content vs. Literacy Censorship
Our little ones are our future, and their empowerment to read books, whether physically or digitally, shouldn’t be limited...
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- Apr 7, 2023
- 5 min
Welcome to the Santa Ana Public Library: A Looking Glass into Tradition & Modernism All in One Space
Santa Ana Public Library offers a quieter, more laid-back alternative to the hustle and bustle of DTSA...
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- Mar 3, 2023
- 4 min
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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- Feb 3, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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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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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