"The spirit of story and the spirit of peace are naturally bound together. Storytellers are one of the standard bearers for the creation of peace. I am convinced that story, as an expression of life, constitutes one of the highest forms of value creation." I took...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 58: Alburquerque by Rudolfo Anaya
by MHill | Sep 22, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
One of the great joys of reading fiction is when you get a novel that makes want to read on after you finished it. There are a lot of novels I have enjoyed reading, but once I close the book or eBook (these days) then I'm done with it. Well, Alburquerque by Rudolfo...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 57: Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera
by MHill | Sep 15, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Hispanic Heritage Month, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Signs Preceding The End of The World by Yuri Herrera is the first novel about the US-Mexico Border I can remember reading. I read Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy years ago but it did not deal directly with the current issues about the border. This book came to my...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
by MHill | Sep 11, 2020 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Tuesday September 15th begins the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Culture will be celebrated here in America until October 15th. Obviously, a month is never a long enough time to honor any ethnic group's contribution to American society. I will...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 42: Face of an Angel by Denise Chavez
by MHill | Apr 18, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Rereading Series, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Rereading a novel can bring different expectations from when you first read it over twenty-five years ago. This is the case with Face of An Angel by Denise Chavez. Face of an Angel tells the story of Soveida Dosamantes, a waitress at El Farol Restaurant in the...