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White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD September Challenge: A title featuring magic by a Latine/Latinx author. Titles are SIGNAL TO NOISE by Silvia Moreno Garcia; BINLE PUNK BRUJA by Desideria Mesa; ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel García Márquez; and EARTHEATER by Dolores Reyes, translated by Julia Sanches.

October FOLD 2023 Challenge: A title featuring magic by a Latine/Latinx author

Oct 1, 2023

By Ardo Omer and Jonisha Lewinson This month the spotlight is on books by Latine/Latinx authors that feature magic. While efforts have been made to uplift the Latine/Latinx community, there is still an overwhelming lack of representation of them in the publishing industry. With disparities in access to networking spaces and publishing professionals, the struggle...

White rectangular graphic with a green border, showcasing three book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD Kids October Challenge: A title featuring magic by a Latine/Latinx author. Title are FEATHERED SERPENT AND THE FIVE Five SUNS: A MESOAMERICAN CREATION MYTH by Duncan Tonatiuh; WITCHLINGS by Claribel A. Ortega; and LAKELORE by Anna-Marie McLemore, illustrated by Michaela Goade. At the bottom is a link, thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge23.

October FOLD Kids 2023 Challenge: A title featuring magic by a Latine/Latinx author

Oct 1, 2023

By Ardo Omer This month we’re highlighting books about magic by a Latine/Latinx author for picture book, middle grade, and young adult readers. Putting together this list revealed to us the need for more stories from Canadian Latine/Latinx authors about the fantastical especially the magical for children. In fact, more stories from Canadian Latine/Latinx authors...

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