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📍Washington Heights, NYC. A space created to amplify our Dominican stories. #dominicanwriter #supportdominicanwriters
New York, NY
Joined May 2015
Come celebrate with Angie Cruz and Kianny N. Antigua this Friday at a special block party with a morning storytime, an early afternoon signing of their recent adult novel in English & Spanish, and then a party with music, food, and more! Info:
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Get tickets and support Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria by becoming a member
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And if you want to watch our interview with Angie Cruz, we have the conversation on our YouTube page:
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Happy Book Birthday to @acruzwriter and ANGÉLICA AND LA GÜIRA — out today from @KokilaBooks! Congrats also to @KiannyNAntigua, who translated ANGÉLICA Y LA GÜIRA! @AmarisCastillo spoke with Cruz about writing her picture book debut:
dominicanwriters.org
Angie Cruz speaks with the Dominican Writers Association about her debut picture book, "Angélica and la Güira."
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And happy book birthday to the illustrator of BODEGA CATS: PICTURE PURRFECT — @siaranoel! 🖼️
Happy Book Birthday to @HildaEBurgos1 and BODEGA CATS: PICTURE PURRFECT! This is a great story for young readers, filled with warmth and themes of bravery and kindness. Read @AmarisCastillo’s Q&A with Burgos about the first installment of a new series:
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Happy Book Birthday to @lydiaallthetime and UNEXPECTEDLY WED TO THE HEIR! Read about the latest in the Caribbean Courtships series:
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Check out Unexpectedly Wed to the Heir - "A sweet, satisfying, utterly intoxicating historical romance." - Olivia Waite, The New York Times on Compromised into a Scandalous Marriage His vow? To...
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Happy Book Birthday to @HildaEBurgos1 and BODEGA CATS: PICTURE PURRFECT! This is a great story for young readers, filled with warmth and themes of bravery and kindness. Read @AmarisCastillo’s Q&A with Burgos about the first installment of a new series:
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Happy Book Birthday to Cat Lantigua and her debut, BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME. Author @infantejp shared his thoughts on the guide — a blend of “personal stories, actionable advice and a wisdom we usually find in viejos.” Read the full review:
dominicanwriters.org
DWA reviews Cat Lantigua's debut book, 'Build It and They Will Come: A Guide to Architecting Intentional Community.'
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So much to celebrate today. Happy Book Birthday to @HildaEBurgos1, Cat Lantigua & @lydiaallthetime on their book releases! 🇩🇴🤩
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Happy Book Birthday to GLORIANA, PRESENTE and @AReynosoMorris! This picture book illustrated by Doris Rodriguez is a beautiful nod to existing in between cultures. Read a review from our guest contributor:
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We are so excited for GLORIANA, PRESENTE, @AReynosoMorris’ newest forthcoming picture book out tomorrow from Christy Ottaviano Books (Little Brown)! Our guest contributor reviewed the book about navigating two worlds at the same time.
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We hope @lissettejnorman had the best birthday yesterday with ABUELA’S LIBRARY (out now from @HarperChildrens)! 📚 Read @AmarisCastillo’s review of Norman’s newest picture book — a love letter to librarians:
dominicanwriters.org
By Amaris CastilloAlfonso’s grandmother used to be a librarian. She tells him that books hold this world together – and you can never have too many. So every Saturday, Alfonso and Abuela visit the...
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Happy Book Birthday to @angela_padron and AS THE SEAS RISE — a picture book biography about Nicole Hernández Hammer (@NHH_Climate)! @AmarisCastillo spoke with Quezada Padron about telling the climate scientist’s life story:
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By Amaris CastilloAn earthquake rattles Guatemala City on the first page of Angela Quezada Padron’s As the Seas Rise: Nicole Hernández Hammer and the Fight for Climate Change. There is despair and...
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ONE MORE SLEEP until ABUELA’S LIBRARY comes out! Eeeek! eight months ago, @DomWriters & librarian @mychal3ts helped me do the “cover reveal” for ABUELA’S LIBRARY and i can’t believe it’ll be out soon!! thank you again, angy & mychal!! AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! #kidlit
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Happy book birthday to debut author Carlos Matias and EMERGENCY QUARTERS (out today from @ktegenbooks)! Matias spoke with @andreina_rodrgz about writing his first children’s book and getting to capture Queens, NY. Read our interview:
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Happy Book Birthday to Julian Randall, whose debut memoir, THE DEAD DON'T NEED REMINDING, releases today! Guest reviewer Dianna Vega describes it as a journey on what it means to be a Black man in America and a heartfelt love poem to generations past:
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Happy Book Birthday to @AnnellLopez2 and I’LL GIVE YOU A REASON (out today from @FeministPress)! López spoke with us about the inspiration behind her debut short story collection & Newark’s influence. Read our Q&A with the Dominican writer.
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Congrats to @AnnellLopez2, whose debut short story collection I’LL GIVE YOU A REASON will release tomorrow from @FeministPress. Book reviewer @AmarisCastillo spoke with López about drawing inspiration from Newark. Our latest Q&A:
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Hey NYC, join author Pedro Cabiya and translator Jessica Powell at @WordUpBooks on 4/19 to celebrate REINBOU with @MateoActor and @DomWriters! Don't forget to register to save your spot. https://t.co/RD2t3qIPXf
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Happy Book Birthday to one of our literary icons, @writerjalvarez, and THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES! Book reviewer @AmarisCastillo recently interviewed Alvarez about her new spellbinding novel about storytelling (out today). Read their rich conversation: https://t.co/jhCAKmqdEA
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Congratulations to @cgomeratavarez and THE GIRL, THE RING, & THE BASEBALL BAT (out tomorrow from @LevineQuerido)! The author spoke with @AmarisCastillo about writing her first full-length novel, magical realism, and more:
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