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Life as a Footnote
Carlos Eire’s new memoir, Learning to Die in Miami: Confessions of a Refugee Boy, explores life after leaving Cuba in the 1962 airlift that brought thousands of children stateside without their parents. Read
Radio Interview
Radio host and AARP VIVA Edito, Gabriela Zabalúa-Goddard, talked to Carlos Eire during an exclusive interview (in Spanish). Listen
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Award-Winning Books Teach Children
Each year the Pura Belpre awards celebrate outstanding literature for children created by Latino authors and illustrators. Read
Mario Vargas Llosa Wins Nobel Prize
At age 74, Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa wins the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature. Read
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Interview With Five Authors
Five of our favorite authors answer five questions about their lives as writers and readers. Read
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