Latino/a Children's and Young Adult Writers on the Art of Storytelling

Download or read book Latino/a Children's and Young Adult Writers on the Art of Storytelling written by Frederick Luis Aldama and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children’s and young adult literature has become an essential medium for identity formation in contemporary Latino/a culture in the United States. This book is an original collection of more than thirty interviews led by Frederick Luis Aldama with Latino/a authors working in the genre. The conversations revolve around the conveyance of young Latino/a experience, and what that means for the authors as they overcome societal obstacles and aesthetic complexity. The authors also speak extensively about their experiences within the publishing industry and with their audiences. As such, Aldama’s collection presents an open forum to contemporary Latino/a writers working in a vital literary category and sheds new light on the myriad formats, distinctive nature, and cultural impact it offers.