Here are just a few excellent Mexican American authors to read instead of American Dirt:
Gloria Anzaldúa
Michael Jaime Becerra
Ana Castillo
José Cruz González
Reyna Grande
Myriam Gurba
Raquel Gutierrez
Yuri Herrera
Arturo Islas (possibly my favorite)
Josefina López
Cherie Moraga
Manuel Muñoz
Guadalupe Nettel
Isabel Quintero
Tomás Rivera
Luis J. Rodríguez
Erika Sánchez
Mónica Sánchez
Michele Serros
Gary Soto
Griselda Suárez
Luis Alberto Urrea
Helena Maria Viramontes
Oscar Zeta Acosta
Again: this is a partial list of excellent Mexican American authors. No questions, please. My work is done.
Yes, I did see that. What the hell…
Thanks. Did you see what they did to Myriam Gurba? Her school put her on "administrative leave". Grrrrr…..