Latino activists say they hope the controversy around the novel 'American Dirt' brings more attention to recent and overlooked works by Latino writers.
Latino activists say they hope the controversy around the novel "American Dirt" brings more attention to recent and overlooked works by Latino writersFILE - In this file photo taken Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, writer and activist Luis J. Rodriguez poses for a photo at his independent bookstore and community center "Tia Chucha" in Los Angeles. Rodriguez's collection of essays released Jan.
Across the U.S., Latino writers say they are seeing a jump in sales of those works following social media campaigns to draw more attention to Latino literature as big New York publishers face criticism for ignoring the work or not promoting it enough. Journalist and novelist Luis Alberto Urrea, who Cummings cited as an influence, reported seeing sales of his early 2019 novel “The House of Broken Angels” jump to his surprise. It was one of the books mentioned on social media.
In addition, Latino advocates told followers to look out for new work from memoirist and essayist Luis J. Rodriguez, who released on last month, “From Our Land to Our Land: Essays, Journeys and Imaginings From a Native Xicanx Writer.” Gurba and a group of other Latino writers called #DignidadLiteraria met with publisher Macmillan this week demand the publisher hire more Latino staff.
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