Do you remember what made you fall head over heels for your favorite book? What is it about reading that you enjoy the most? Let us know and win a free book during our sweepstakes! Read the guidelines below for more details. We will give away one book (to be chosen from the list below) on Facebook, Twitter, tumblr and Instagram. Available titles include: Children’s bilingual picture books: The Place Where You Live / El lugar donde vives by James Luna A Bean and Cheese Taco Birthday / Un cumpleaños con tacos de frijoles con queso by Diane Gonzales Bertrand Young adult books: The Donkey Lady Fights La Llorona and Other Stories / La señora Asno se enfrenta a la Llorona y otros cuentos by Xavier Garza On the Other Side of the Bridge by Ray Villareal A Fighting Chance by Claudia Meléndez Salinas Adult books: Cuando México se (re)apropia de Texas: Ensayos / When Mexico Recaptures Texas: …

Ready for our latest selection of bilingual picture books? From a pair of brothers with different tastes in birthday parties to a loving home and neighborhood to an origin myth about how the Day of the Dead came to be, our fall titles have a little something for everyone! A Bean and Cheese Taco Birthday / Un cumpleaños con tacos de frijoles con queso Seven-year-old Dario is excited about his brother’s upcoming fifth birthday. He can’t wait for the party, and imagines one similar to his own with lots of friends and presents. So he’s surprised when Ariel requests a simple celebration at the park eating bean and cheese tacos and blowing bubbles. “But, Ariel,” he asks, “don’t you want to go somewhere special on your birthday?” It doesn’t seem like a party to Dario without video games and pizza! On Ariel’s birthday, the boys are happy to go to the park rather than …

HOUSTON, TX October 2015— Diane Gonzales Bertrand’s bilingual collection of short stories for teens, There’s a Name for This Feeling: Stories / Hay un nombre para lo que siento: Cuentos, has been named the Middle Grade/Young Adult Discovery Prize Winner in the 2014 Writers’ League of Texas Book Awards. Established in 1991, the awards recognize the year’s outstanding books published by Texas authors. Bertrand’s short and accessible contemporary stories are alternately amusing and poignant as they explore issues relevant to today’s youth. In the title story, Lucinda hatches a clever plan to get her boyfriend back and is crushed when she ultimately realizes that it’s impossible to force a guy to love you. Like all young people, she ignores the advice of her mom and learns that lesson—and many more—the hard way. In these short stories for young people, kids deal with both serious and humorous consequences after they ignore their …

Diane Gonzales Bertrand, Daniel Chacón and Sarah Cortez among lineup of Latino/a writers The Texas Book Festival/San Antonio Edition takes place this Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown San Antonio at the Central Library and the Southwest School of Art. Click here for the schedule and here for more information about the Festival. The vibrant lineup of more than 50 authors includes María Antonietta Berriozábal, Esmeralda Santiago, Bob Thompson and Joe Nick Patoski. The author lineup features novelists, poets, biographers, politicians, chefs, journalists, environmentalists and more. Book-lovers of every age and interest will have a chance for up-close encounters with favorite Texas and national authors at presentations, panel discussions, and signings at this free day of literary happenings. Special areas will also feature live music, cooking demonstrations, and children’s authors and activities. “We are so pleased to be a part of this partnership with the …