“A remarkable debut. Valencia writes with a sinuous maturity, a boldness of vision far beyond his years. In Lord of California, this beyond-seeing is literal: wild, impressive, at times menacing invention about what a separatist California might look like begins to look downright prescient, and Valencia’s portraitist skill with his characters lifts them off the page, too.”—Ryan McIlvain, author of EldersSet in a future where the United States has dissolved and Cal...

Set in a future where the United States has dissolved and California is its own independent republic, Lord of California follows the struggles of the Temple family as they work at running a farm on a nationalized land parcel in the central San Joaquin Valley. When the family patriarch, Elliot, dies, it’s revealed that he had been keeping five separate families, and in the aftermath of their discovery, his widows and children must come together to keep from losing all they have. Bu...

2020 became the year that no one will forget as the coronavirus roared into East Hollywood lives. City College artists, reporters and editors capture life in quarantine and the consuming story of our time from Madrid to Salvador, from Guangzhou to L.A.

Sobre edición y libros, sus hechos y algunas ideas. Texturas es un espacio de análisis, reflexión y debate abierto. En este número: «La bibliomanía en Francia», Andrew Lang «De bibliopatías», Camilo Ayala Ochoa «El negocio editorial. De la creación de cultura a la acumulación de dinero», Juan Domingo Argüelles «El "exilio" aún vigente», Mattias Maggio-Ramírez «Mi paso por Alfaguara», Guillermo Schavelzon

A married guy games the system and becomes a priest. The people who help him have their own agenda, and Brian Linse finds himself trying to follow his priestly vocation among the poor, the rich, and even the rural Mormons.

This book is a travelogue about the cities of northern Spain. I travelled to Pamplona, Burgos, San Sebastian, Valladolid, Segovia, Leon, Gijon, Oviedo, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, A Coruna, and Vigo on board the fast, modern trains of the Spanish railways. I describe the history of these places along with the sights seen plus some food and drink options available to all. The cities range from the familiar such as Pamplona with its bull running and Leon with its world-famous cathedr...

The towns of Valencia's long coast and privileged climate, in particular Benidorm, southern Europe's skyscraper capital, are famous beach tourism destinations. Country of fire, fireworks and long meals (often featuring the renowned paella), Valencia is a Mediterranean land where people know how to enjoy life. This book tells the story of today's Spanish provinces of Valencia, Castelló and Alacant (Alicante), with their profound Moorish legacy. The Moors designed the intricate system of irr...