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November 14th, 2009 in Blog Brag | 5 Comments »

Mayra Calvani
Latino Books Examiner
http://www.examiner.com/x-6309-Latino-Books-Examiner

What is your blog about?

My blog is all about books written by Latino and Latina authors: features, profiles, interviews, news, events and reviews.

What motivated you to do your blog?

An opportunity to connect with my roots, to keep up to date with what’s going with Hispanic literature and publishing in the US, and to share this information with readers.

What do you hope your readers to get from your blog?

Information about the latest Latino/a authors, book releases and events.

Mayra Calvani
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