We talked to the renowned bilingual author Esmeralda Santiago a few months about her incredible trilogy of memoirs. So when she sent us her new novel, Las Madres, we couldn’t wait. Turns out she is just as good of a fiction writer as she is a memoirist. This is a searing, funny and fascinating portrait of mothers and daughters, the connection Puerto Ricans feel to their island, whether we are made up of more than our memories….and so much more. It sounds like a lot, but she does it all and she does it all well. We also talk to Lynne Phillips of Wordsworth Books, one of the plaintiffs in the case against Arkansas Act 372. She will give us her recommendations and talk about why her fight is so important.
Books mentioned in this week's podcast:

Las Madres by Esmeralda Santiago

Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago

America’s Dream by Esmeralda Santiago

When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago

Almost a Woman by Esmeralda Santiago

The Turkish Lover by Esmeralda Santiago

Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck

The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck

Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck

The Firm by John Grisham

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles


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