How to use this Page

Wow. Here's a fantastic blog I haven't seen before.
The Art Department. Take a look at the origami Christmas tree at the Museum of National History. I'm hoping it is still up. I can't believe I missed seeing that.

Hola desde Nueva York! Greetings from New York City!

Book Expo America began today. It was with great pleasure that I attended the 9th Annual International Latino Book Awards this evening. The awards ceremony was simultaneously broadcast live on the Latino Book and Family Festival website. Que cool, no? Edward James Olmos welcomed attendees via video. I met new people and ran into old friends like Ruben Martinez who had the honor of presenting the Mariposa Awards for Best First Book.

I'm told that this year there was a 50% increase in entries from last year and that this year there were more categories. The list of winners is extensive and our own Lisa Alvarado's book Sister Chicas won the second place Mariposa Award for Best First book. Congratulations Lisa and all the winners!

The list of winners:

Best Educational Children's Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Puberman, Maria Villegas - Jennie Kent. Villegas Editores S.A.
2nd Place - El Alfabeta de Hojalata, Dalia Nieves Albert, Ediciones Puerto Rico
Honorable Mention - Tesoro Infinito, Maria Villegas - Jennie Kent, Villegas Editores S.A.
Best Educational Children's Book - Bilingual
New Mexico/Nuevo Mexico, Jose Maria Obregon. Rosen Publishing Group
2nd Place - Puerto Rico, Jose Maria Obregon. Rosen Publishing Group
Honorable Mention - Teo and The Brick/Teo y El Ladrillo, Adam Del Rio. Lectura Books
Best Children's Picture Book - English
The Boy of Steel, Ray Negron, HarperCollins Publishers
2nd Place - Noelle's Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious Adventure, Gloria Estefan. Rayo HarperCollins.

Best Children's Picture Book - Bilingual
Super Oscar - Oscar de la Hoya, Paula Wise Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
2nd Place - Pio Peep! Alma Flor Ada, Rayo HarperCollins
2nd Place - Talking With Mother Earth/Hablando con Madre Tierra, Jorge Argueta - Groundwood Books/House of Ansansi Press
Honorable Mention - Lupe Vargas and her Super Best Friend - Amy Costales. Luna Rising
Best Children's Picture Book - Spanish
La primera luna llena de Gatita - Kevin Henkes - Greenwillow Books/Rayo
2nd Place - Napi va a la montana - Antonio Ramirez - Groundwood Books/House of Ansansi Press
Honorable Mention - Benny - sieb Posthuma - Kane/Miller Book Publishers


Best Young Adult Fiction - English
Ribbons of the Sun - Harriet Hamilton - Brown Barn Books
2nd Place - Getting It - Alex Sanchez - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Honorable Mention - Ay Mija! Why do You Want To Be An Engineer? Edna Campos Gravenhorst - AHETEMS (Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math & Science)

Best Young Adult Fiction - Spanish
La Chica de Mendiburo - Andalucia - Cholita Prints & Publishing Company
2nd Place - Septimus Heap, Libro Uno: Magyk - Angie Sage - Rayo HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - Cartas a mi mama - Teresa Cardenas - Groundwood Books/House of Ansansi Press
Best Young Adult Fiction - Bilingual
The Ruiz Street Kids/Los Muchachos de la calle Ruiz - Diane Gonzales Bertrand - Arte Publico Press
2nd Place - Graciela's Dream/El Sueno de Graciela - Max Benavidez & Katherine Del Monte - Lectura Books

Best Young Adult Nonfiction - English
When I Was a Boy Neruda Called Me Policarpo - Poli Delano - Groundwood Books/House of Ansansi Press
2nd Place - Mesoamerican Mythology - Graham Faiella - Rosen Publishing Group
Honorable Mention - letter to My Granddaughter - Eva S. Molina - AuthorHouse
Best Young Adult Nonfiction - Spanish
El primer año del bebe - Jeanne Warren Lindsay - Morning Glory Press
2nd Place - Puberman, Maria Villegas - Jennie Kent - Villegas Editores S.A.
Honorable Mention - Animales Atals con Pegatinas - Ruth Brockelhurst - EDC Publishing/Usborne
Best Arts Book - English
Bogata 360 Inside the City - Enrique Santos Molano - Villegas Editores S.A.
2nd Place - Guatemala (Ingles) Harris Whitbeck, Villegas Editores S.A.
Honorable Mention - Crafty Chica's Art de la Soul, Kathy Cano Murillo - Rayo/HarperCollins
Best Biography - English
Raul Salinas and the Jail Machine: My Weapon is My Pen, Raul Salinas - University of Texas Press
2nd Place - I Am My Father's Daughter - Maria Elena Salinas - Rayo/HarperCollins
2nd Place - Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends - John Leguizamo - Ecco/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa - Rigoberto Gonzalez - University of Wisconsin Press
Best Business Book
The Salsa Solution - Rafael Colon & Alesa Lightbourne - VI Publishing
2nd Place - The Money in You! Julie Stav - Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - Latino Advantage in the Workplace - Mariela Dabbah & Arturo Poire - Sourcebooks, Inc.

Best Health Book
Gordito Doesn't Mean Healthy - Claudia Gonzalez & Lourdes Alcaniz - Berkely (Penguin)
2nd Place - The Checklist - Manny Alvarez - Rayo/HarperCollins

Best History Book
Enriqueta Vasquez & the Chicano Movement - Enriqueta Vasquez - Arte Publico Press
2nd Place - A Home on the Field - Paul Cuadros - Rayo/HarperCollins
2nd Place - The Holy Vote - Ray Suarez Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - Chicana Lives and Criminal Justice: Voices From El Barrio - Juanita Diaz-Cotto - University of Texas Press
Best New Age Book - English
Nostradamus - Gonzaol Echevarry Uruburu - Villegas Editores S.A.
Best Religious Book - English
The Holy Vote - Ray Suarez - Rayo/HarperCollins
Best Self-Help Book - English
Once Upon a Cow - Dr. Camilo Cruz - Brainstorm Press, Inc.
2nd Place - The Money in You! - Julie Stav - Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - Real Life, Real Love - Father Alberto Cutie - Penguin Group, USA Inc.
Honorable Mention - The Love Diet - Mabel Iam - Rayo/HarperCollins

Best Travel Book - English
The World Cup - Fernando Fiore - Rayo/HarperCollins Publishers
2nd Place - Colombia 360, Cities and Towns - Enrique Santos Molano - Villegas Editores S.A.
Honorable Mention - Es Cuba: Life and Love on an Illegal Island - Lea Aschkenas
Best Reference - English
Columbia Natural Parks - Laura Sesana - Villegas Editores S.A.
2nd Place - Chicano and Chicana Literature - Charles M. Tatum - University of Arizona Press
Honorable Mention - Enigmas of the English Alphabet - Alvaro Alves-Milho - AuthorHouse
Honorable Mention - How to Buy a Home - Louis Cortes - Atria Books

Best Arts Books - Spanish or Bilingual
Eyes to Fly With: Portraits, self-Portraits and Other Photographers - Graciela Iturbide - University of Texas Press
2nd Place - Omar Rayo Homanaje - Omar Rayo - Villegas Editores S.A.

Best Biography - Spanish or Bilingual
Clemente - David Maraniss - Atria Books
2nd Place - La Hija del Ganges - Asha Miro - Atria Books
Honorable Mention - Yo Soy la Hija de mi Padre - Maria Elena Salinas - Rayo/HarperCollins

Best Business Book - Spanish or Bilingual
El Dinero que Hay en Ti! - Julie Stav - Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - Como Comunicarnos en Publico con Poder, Entusiasmo y Efectividad - Dr. Camilo Cruz

Best Cookbook - Spanish or English
Larousse De La Cocina Mexicana - Alicia Grionella de Angeli, Giorgio De Angeli, Ediciones Larousse
2nd Place - Primicias de Cocina Peruana - Rodolfo Hinostioza - Editorial Everest
Honorable Mention - Sabrosuras boricuas - Erisbelia Garriaga
Best Health Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Tu: El Manual de Instrucciones - Mehmet Oz & Michael F. Roizen - Rayo/HarperCollins
2nd Place - El Cuidado de su Hijo Pequeno Desde Que Nace Hasta Los cincos Anos - Steven P. Shelow, MD and Robert E. Hannemann, MD - American Bantam Books

Best History/Political Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Breve Historia de Cuba - Jaime Suchlicki - Pureplay Press
2nd Place - El Asesor del Presidente - Bill Minutaglio - Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - La politica, el amor y otros textos - Alberto Dangond Uribe - Villegas Editores S.A.

Best New Age Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Mas Alla de la Reencarnacion - Dr. Joe Slate - Llewellyn Espanol
2nd Place - La Magia de las Piedreas y los Cristales - Migene Gonzalez-Wippler - Llewellyn Espanol
Honorable Mention - Astrologia - Brenda Valentin - Llwellyn Espanol


Por que Dios permite el mal y como superarlo - Paramahansa Yogananda - Self Realization Fellowship
Honorable Mention - Cautivado por la Alegria - C.S. Lewis Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - Autobiografia de un Yogi - Paramahansa Yogananda - Self Realization Fellowship

Best Self-Help Book - Spanish or Bilingual (tie for first)
Ama De Verdad, Vive De Verdad - Padre Alberto Cutie - Penguin Group, USA, Inc.
Como Llegue Aca? - Barbara De Angelis - Rayo/HarperCollins
2nd Place - claves para ser propietario - 2da Edicion - National Foundation for Credit Counseling
Honorable Mention - Marte y Venus en el Dormitoria - John Gray - Rayo/HarperCollins

Best Travel Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Colombia 360 Ciudades y Pueblos - Enrique Santos Molano - Villegas Editores S.A.
2nd Place - Vamos al Mundial! - Fernando Fiore - Rayo/HarperCollins

Best Reference Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Ayde a sys hijos a Tener Exito en la Escuela - Mariela Dabbah - Sourcebooks, Inc.
2nd Place - Parques Naturales - Laura Sesana - Villegas Editores S.A.
Honorable Mention - La Guia Completa de Vitaminas, Hierbas y Suplementos - Winifred Conkling - Rayo/HarperCollins

Best Novel - Adventure or Drama - English
Ines of My Soul - Isabel Allende - HarperCollins Publishers
2nd Place - Our Lives Are the Rivers - Jamie Manrique - Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - The Last Cato - Matilde Asensi - Rayo/HarperCollins

Best Poetry Book - English
Adobe Odes - Pat Mora - University of Arizona Press
2nd Place - DRIVE: The First Quartet - Lorna Dee Cervantes - Wings Press
Honorable Mention - How Long She'll Last in This World - Maria Melendez - University of Arizona Press

Best Novel - Adventure or Drama - Spanish
El Corrido de Dante = Eduardo Gonzales Viana - Arte Publico Press
2nd Place - El Pergamino de la Seduccion - Giaconda Belli - Rayo/HarperCollins
2nd Place - Ines del Alma Mia - Isabel Allende - Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - McQuinn, la impostura - Julio Castellanos - Villegas Editores S.A.

Best Novel - Historical Fiction - English
Our Lives Are the Rivers - Jamie Manrique - Rayo/HarperCollins
2nd Place - Tomorrow They Will Kiss - Eduardo Santiago - Little, Brown & Company
2nd Place - The Scroll of Seduction - Giaconda Belli - Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - The Song of the Golden Cocks - Margaret Donnelly - Trafford Publishing

Best Novel - Romance - English
Do Not Pass Go - Beatriz Rivera - Arte Publico Press
2nd Place - The Mystics of Reyesville - Corinne Chacon - iUniverse, Inc.

Best Novel - Mystery - English
The Last Cato - Matilde Asensi - Rayo/HarperCollins Publishers
2nd Place - Statute of Limitations - Steven F. Havill - St. Martin's Press
Honorable Mention - The Mystics of Reyesville - Corinne Chacon - iUniverse, Inc.
Honorable Mention - The Nymphos of Rocky Flats - Mario Acevedo - Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - Missing in Precinct Puerto Rico - Steven Torres - St. Martin's Press

Best Novel - Historical Fiction - Spanish
Malinche - Laura Esquivel - Atria Books
2nd Place - El Pergamino de la Seduccion - Giaconda Belli - Rayo/HarperCollins
Honorable Mention - Ines del Alma Mia - Isabel Allenda - Rayo/HarperCollins

Best Novel Romance - Spanish
Lo Que Le Falta Al Tiempo - Angela Becerra - Villegas Editores S.A.

Best Poetry Book - Spanish
Among the Angeles of Memory/Entre los angeles de la memoria - Marjorie Agosin - Wings Press
2nd Place - Connecting Lines: New Poetry from Mexico - Luis Cortes Bargallo - Sarabande Books
Honorable Mention - La Ventana/The Window - Marie Delgado Travis

Best Cover Design - Hard Cover
Guatemala Inedita - Cristobal Von Rothkirch, Illustrator - Villegas Editores S.A.

Best Cover Design - Soft Cover
The Mystics of Reyesville - Corinne Chacon - iUniverse, Inc.
2nd Place - La Chica de Mendiburo - Adalucia, Illustrator - Cholita Prints & Publishing Co
Honorable Mention - La furia de los elementos - Luis Fernando Charry - Villegas Editores S.A.

Best Interior
Omar Rayo - Oscar Monsalve, Illustrator - Villegas Editores S.A.
2nd Place - Las Ultimas Siete Palabras de Cristo - Oscar Romero, Illustrator - World Library Publications
Honorable Mention - La Chica de Mendiburo - Adalucia, Illustrator - Cholita Prints & Publishing

Best Cover Illustration
The Mystics of Reyesville - Corinne Chacon - iUniverse, Inc.
2nd Place - Puberman - Ivan Chacon, Ilustrator - Villegas Editoes S.A.
Honorable Mention - La Chica de Mendiburo - Adalucia, Illustrator - Cholita Prints & Publishing

Best Children's Audio Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Leah Ann adopta un perico - Connie Reza - yo puedo! Publishing

Best Fiction Audio Book - Spanish or Bilingual
Malinche - Laura Esquivel - Fonolibro, Inc.

Best Non Fiction Audio Book - Spanish or Bilingual
La Vaca - Dr. Camilo Cruz - Brainstorm Press, Inc.
2nd Place - Los 7 Pasos Para Ser Mas Feliz - Dra. Isabel - Fonolibro Inc.

THE MARIPOSA AWARDS

Best First Book - Spanish
Leah Ann adopta un perico - Connie Reza - yo puedo! Publishing
2nd Place - Lupe Vargas and Her Super Best Friend - Amy Costales - Luna Rising
2nd Place - Padres de Hoy - Iris Yankelevich - Llewellyn Espanol
2nd Place - Puberman - Maria Villegas, Jennie Kent - Villegas Editores S.A.
Honorable Mention - La dificultad e las cosas - Mauricio Bernal - Villegas Editores S.A.

Best First Book - English
The Heiress of Water - Sandra Rodriguez Barron - Rayo/HarperCollins Publishers
2nd Place - Sister Chicas - Lisa Alvarado, Ann Hagman Cardinal, Jane Alberdeston Coralin
Honorable Mention - Tomorrow They Will Kiss - Eduardo Santiago - Little, Brown & Company

Sol is in New York for Book Expo America - Chicano style. I'll be attending the Latino Book Awards, panels on Latino publishing and the launch party of LIP (Latinos in Publishing). Keep trucha for sneaky additions to the ends of other peoples posts (OPP) with news and views from the convention floor. It's like a treasure hunt.

Currently, it's 11pmish (closer to midnight) and I'm at a friend's apartment on the 10th floor typing on the balcony that overlooks the city. Superpadrissimo!

If you're a Chicano or Latino in publishing or an author or algo and attending the conferencia, send me an email and we'll meet up.

Meanwhile, enjoy all the posting from my comadre and compadritos and watch for those OPPs. If I can figure out my new camera, there will be fotos tambien.