2nd Annual Diversity Month Day 28: Author Interview w/ Maya Gonzalez + Kindle Fire 6" and Book Giveaway!

There are some people that you meet in life that are just completely forgettable and then others that leave a mark on you. This next author we had the pleasure of meeting @Kidlitcon and allow us to say that she was just...a person you dream your whole lifetime of meeting.

As a writer of children's books she dares go where no one will: exploring gender in children. Maybe you're conservative maybe you're a little liberal but truth be told, more and more people are seeing a shift in identity roles. Whether you're a parent or sister or questioning your own identity, she books are an excellent resource to start.
 Let's make a toast to the lovely Maya Gonzalez(and did we mention she's Latina? Big Plus!)

*Us with Maya Gonzalez. She was totally amazing!*

Review: The Sista Hood: On the Mic by E-Fierce

 The Sista Hood on the Mic by E-Fierce

Purchase Links:

Amazon/Barnes & Noble/Goodreads

 I bought this book in August and after consuming it in less than a few days, I'm really disappointed in myself for taking such a long time to read it! It had everything a girl could ask for in a book! 

1.An Afro-Latina main character. 

2.Characters that come from a lower socio-economic background.

3.Queer female characters of color, especially Black and Latina characters of color.

4. Characters that reflected the Hip-Hop culture without being offensive, appropriating or stereotypical.

2nd Annual Diversity Month Day 20: Author Interview w/ Veronica Chambers +Kindle Fire 6" and Book Giveaway!

So today's awesome author is a woman we've been a fan of for more than a decade. Our first exposure to her was in the awesome article(which we still have, but is nowhere to be found on the internet!) in Latina magazine titled "Will The Real Latina Please Stand Up?"

It was dated in July 2002, and featured three women, all Latina(one white, one black, and one mestizo) who often had to prove their latin identity, especially to others who were Latino.

This article was a friggin turning point for us. Never had we seen our own experience articulated ANYWHERE. We were in love with Veronica Chambers ever since then. That article showed us we had nothing to prove. We were Black. We were Latino. We were both.

This is the first time we've ever tried to contact her, so we were THRILLED she wanted to participate in our Diversity Month event!

Now, with our further adieu!

Diverse Book Tours Presents: Pig Park by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez @maquilagorilla @diversebktours @dos_twinjas

Review: Cursed by Red Harvey

July 27th, 2013

Cursed by Red Harvey

Review: The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova

June 9th, 2014

The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova

"The Vast and Brutal Sea" Book Tour: Interview with Author Zoraida Cordova + Stellar Giveaway!!!

So summer's almost here and my sister and I have this sudden urge to pick up more mermaid books!!!Just in time for Zoraida Cordova's "The Vast and Brutal Sea"Book Tour. How this amazing"Ecuatoriana", has the time to write, update her own blog and contribute to one of our favorite blogs, Latinos in Kid Lit, we'll never know. But we had a chance to sit back and chillax with her. We don't really say this often, but we loooove hosting Latina authors. Being Latina ourselves, it's just awesome to see a Latina author really doing her thing!

Whether it's through an invisible touch, or tagging her name, Kelly Parra sits down with Twinja Book Reviews to discuss her writing!

There arent many Latina authors on our shelves, but you can bet half the books we own from such are penned by Kelly Parra!

1. We know you through "Graffiti Girl" and "Invisible Touch" being on our physical book shelf. But for those just tuning in, why dont you tell us more about yourself!

Thanks so much for inviting me to your blog! Well, I’m a writer of both teen and fiction for adults, in different subgenres of multicultural, suspense, and paranormal. I love to also write short fiction. My latest is a monster hunting series called SUPERNATURAL HUNTERS with teen characters Jaz and Blake.

2. We see that you are a great example of where this country is going as far being racially and culturally diverse. On your website, it states that you are a writer of "multicultural" teen novels. How do you define being a "multicultural" writer?

An author who writes characters that deal with issues in their lives that involve their culture.

3. I notice many of your main characters have "Spanish" surnames. You happen to be Mexican, Filipina and Italian. Each of those have surnames related to romance languages, but for Mexicans and Filipinos it is very common to have a Spanish surname. Is it correct to assume your main protagonists could be Latina, Asian or both?

In GRAFFITI GIRL and INVISIBLE TOUCH, the main characters are Latinas. I hope to write a book that blends cultures one day.