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Redefining Religion
 Betsy Hart
How well I remember a dear Roman Catholic friend of mine saying to me, "you evangelicals are so caught up in your 'personal relationship with Christ' that sometimes you forget it's not all about you!" I'm guessing author Michael Horton would agree.
Books Behaving Badly
 Ed Hutmacher
Carlos Fuentes is a member of a vast and varied group of noteworthy authors whose books at some point over the years have been judged bad for some readers and removed—banned—from some U.S. library shelves.
Author Interview: Jenny McGill, author of DRAMA & DIPLOMACY: IN SULTRY PUERTO VALLARTA
 Dorothy Thompson
Jenny McGill grew up in the Deep South in Mississippi. After schooling she moved to Dallas where she met her husband, Howard. Their love of Mexico brought them to an early semi-retirement in 1973 in Puerto Vallarta.
New Book From Laura Chester Explores Culture Shock on the U.S./Mexican Border
 PRNewswire
ife on the U.S./Mexican border presents a clash of cultures and expectations that is explored with insight and dark humor in Laura Chester's new collection of short stories, Rancho Weirdo.
The Best Way to Celebrate Fuentes is by Reading Him: President Calderón
 Presidencia de la Repúbli
onday, at the citadel of Chapultepec Castle, President Felipe Calderón led a tribute to Carlos Fuentes on the occasion of the writer's 80th birthday, and declared that the best way to celebrate him is to read him, as a result of which Federal Government has implemented a series of programs to promote the reading of his works.
Mapping Out a New World Order
 Matthew Knight
A new book, The Atlas of the Real World, has redrawn the map giving vivid new insights and bringing economic, social and environmental data to life.
Distinguished Mexican Journalist and Novelist Paco Ignacio Taibo dies
 EFE
Distinguished Spanish-born journalist Paco Ignacio Taibo I died Thursday in his adopted homeland of Mexico, family members told Efe. He was 84.
Still Out of Sight, Fidel Castro Pens New Book
 Associated Press
Cuba on Wednesday presented a new book by Fidel Castro, who has not appeared in public since undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in July 2006 but who authorities claim spent more than 400 hours working on the manuscript.
Mexico Violence Overtakes Fiction: Fuentes
 Agence France-Presse
"We want to be writers but they turn us into prophets," said Mexican author Carlos Fuentes, one of the Spanish-speaking world's best-known living novelists, whose latest book explores Mexico's growing violence.
In Search of Mexican Cuisine: These Two Connoisseurs Live for the Food They Write About
 Ed Hutmacher
In North America, Diana Kennedy and Rick Bayless are household names among foodies with a hankering for Mexican cuisine. Both are famous for their best-selling books, which taught a generation of foreigners that Mexican food meant more than tacos...
November Reading Recommendations - Five Books That Will Inform, Inspire, or Entertain You
 Ed Hutmacher
November 20 is Revolution Day in Mexico, so this month's recommended reading includes a couple of timeless works by two celebrated Mexican authors and a few other books with Mexico-related themes that will enlighten and entertain you.
At Last...
 Richard Grabman
It only took seven years (though with significant breaks for other things), but Gods, Gachupines and Gringos: A People’s History of Mexico has finally gone to press.
 Long View: Deer Hunting With Jesus
 The Real Network
Much has been said about white working-class voters. But those who've been doing all the talking are pollsters and political operatives. As part of the Long View series, ANP traveled to rural Virginia to talk to someone who's lived the life and knows from personal experience what those voters are thinking - author Joe Bageant.
Puerto Vallarta Honor Students Share the Joy of Reading
 PVNN
The third year of Leer y Crecer (Read and Grow), a program designed by the National Honor Society (NHS) students of the American School of Puerto Vallarta to promote reading advocacy among our public school children, is underway.
Not Just a Crossover Comic Book
 Matthew E. Milliken
Call it a crossover comic book if you like. But the fotonovela is more than just a cross between a comic book and a camera.
Malcolm Lowry's 'Day of the Dead' and his Life Under the Volcano
 Ed Hutmacher
Los Dias de los Muertos is the time of year when people think about the dead and the undead, a suitable occasion to revisit a writer who was both. Malcolm Lowry's 'Under the Volcano' is a novel by a possessed man writing about a possessed man.
Argentina: Rewakening the Ghosts of the 1970s Violence
 Marcela Valente
Written by journalist and political scientist Ceferino Reato, the book "Operación Traviata. ¿Quién mató a Rucci? La verdadera historia" (Operation Traviata; Who Killed Rucci? The True Story) prompted the Rucci family to seek a reopening of the case, which was shelved 20 years ago.
Jones and Bartlett Becomes Publisher for the Mexican Red Cross
 Business Wire
Jones and Bartlett Publishers (J&B) entered into a long-term strategic partnership with the Mexican Red Cross (MRC). Through this global partnership, J&B and MRC will educate Spanish-speaking prehospital providers worldwide.
1990 Laureate Octavio Paz and the Politics of the Nobel Prize for Literature
 Ed Hutmacher
We're in the thick of the Nobel Prize season - the Oscars of the global intelligentsia. What's behind this year's political drama? Ed Hutmacher of MexicoBookClub.com looks at the motives behind the Swedish Academy's decisions.
Avalon Travel Selects Puerto Vallarta Author for Eighth Edition of Popular Moon Guide
 PVNN
Local writer Robin Noelle was recently selected to author the eighth edition of the Moon Guide to Puerto Vallarta, a popular travel guide known for its eclectic authors and original content. The new PV edition is scheduled for publication in 2009.
Mexico-Related Books to Read this October
 Ed Hutmacher
October is a good month to finish off the lighthearted fare we feasted on through the summer and start getting ready for more serious reading. Here are five recommendations for Mexico-related books that will inform, inspire or entertain you.
Terrorists and Spies, Weaving Their Webs
 Michiko Kakutani
John le Carré’s latest novel, “A Most Wanted Man,” is set in Hamburg, Germany, the city where Mohamed Atta and other members of Al Qaeda prepared for their assault on the United States — a “guilty city,” in one character’s words, which hatched this terrorist cell, and which, in the years since the attacks, has become a focal point for German, American and British intelligence.
VP Debate Moderator Ifill Releasing Pro-Obama Book
 Bob Unruh
The moderator of Thursday's vice-presidential debate is writing a book to come out about the time the next president takes the oath of office that aims to "shed new light" on Democratic candidate Barack Obama and other "emerging young African American politicians" who are "forging a bold new path to political power."
President Calderón Announces Distribution of Book on Environmental Education
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón announced the start of a massive effort to take environmental education to the country's elementary and secondary schools, through the distribution of a book called, And What About the Environment? Problems in Mexico and the World.
Cuba Libre: Rum, Revolution and a Family Tale
 Barry Gewen
Americans have been on a death watch for quite a while now, without really paying a whole lot of attention. Yet once Fidel Castro passes from the scene, and the regime he founded collapses, the United States will inevitably become involved in setting the terms for Cuba’s future. So this is a particularly appropriate time to learn something about Cuba’s past.
"Vanishing Borderlands": Beauty, Danger of U.S.-Mexico Border Captured
 Irene Wanner
In his new book "Vanishing Borderlands," author/photographer John Annerino documents the imperiled beauty of the harsh and dangerous land along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A Remarkable Look at the Iraq Mess
 Arthur I. Cyr
Journalist and author Bob Woodward's new book "The War Within" provides informative insights concerning the United States military occupation of Iraq, not least because of his remarkable access to very senior officials of the Bush administration.
Summer Fun at Los Mangos Library
 Pamela Thompson
Many people do not know that we have a fabulous library here in Puerto Vallarta. Biblioteca Los Mangos is a first-rate library with books in English and in Spanish, as well as fun activities, movies, dance productions, art classes and exhibits.
The New Pearl Harbor Revisited: The Definitive Treatment of 9/11
 Tod Fletcher
In THE NEW PEARL HARBOR REVISITED, David Ray Griffin provides a brilliant and much-needed companion to his path-breaking and movement-building book on 9/11, The New Pearl Harbor.
Still Living in Nixonland
 Paul Campos
Rick Perlstein's new book "Nixonland" does a masterful job of describing the extent to which shamelessness gives a skillful politician a major advantage over ordinary humans.
Revolution! New Book Charts Roller Coaster Ride of South American Left
 Benjamin Dangl
The book serves as a useful introduction to the region’s current political dynamics, and journalist Nikolas Kozloff’s writing shines when he describes lesser-known characters and stories in the South American shift to the left.
21 Reasons to Question the Official Story about 9/11
David Ray Griffin
Although the points to follow are stated briefly, I give in each case the pages in my most recent book - "The New Pearl Harbor Revisited" - where the issue is documented and discussed more extensively.
Retorno a 1968
 Chellis Glendinning
Looking back, there’s little mystery as to why knowledge of the Mexico City massacre did not hit the airwaves in the U.S. By the morning of 3 October the bodies were nowhere to be found. The bloodied sidewalks had been washed clean - protestors and non-protestors alike sufficiently silenced - and the Mexican government denied it all. It took Paco Ignacio Taibo II 20 years to mount his nagging memory for the telling. 68 is his report.
Banned Books in Wasilla
 Paul D. Crist
Let's spend a few moments browsing the list of books Mayor Sarah Palin tried to get town librarian Mary Ellen Baker to ban in the lovely, all-American town of Wasilla, Alaska.
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