I’m launching my Fall 2018 on-line Classical Nahuatl course on September 19. If that sounds at all interesting, here’s a basic overview of how the class will work. Basic Classical Nahuatl 101 is a thirteen-module, self-paced course that requires no previous knowledge of the language. Each module consists of four elements:…
Kirkus has released their review of They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems online. Here’s a sample of what they say: “In this slim verse novel, Bowles splendidly translates border life via loosely connected vignettes in an eclectic mix of poetic forms. Güero’s voice brims with humor, wit, and bits of…
Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico has received a starred review from School Library Journal! Thanks to the ancestors whose voices I tried to echo with my mestizo tongue. Tlazohcāmati, in antonānhuān in antotahhuān.
Say hola to my middle-grade poetry book They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems, featuring the amazing art and lettering of Zeke Peña, the 2018 Boston Globe–Horn Book Non-fiction Winner for Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide (along with author Isabel Quintero). Tomorrow I’ll reveal the wrap-around. Big shout-out…
Mexican myth in the house! Today is the official publication day of FEATHERED SERPENT, DARK HEART OF SKY! PRAISE FOR THE BOOK “Bowles’ dense yet lyrical prose raises the narrative to a level suited to high mythological tradition and illuminates the foundations on which contemporary Mexican culture is laid.” —Kirkus…
A great way to start Children’s Book Week is reading this wonderful blog post by Janet Wong up at Colorín Colorado, which features poetry by Pat Mora, Francisco X. Alarcón, and yours truly! Fantastic ideas for helping teachers “honor the many voices in our students’ lives.” http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/hearing-our-voices-honoring-our-selves
Here is my schedule for the Texas Library Association conference and the San Antonio Book Festival this week, for those attending and interested. Wednesday, April 4 Public reading at 6:30 pm at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Thursday, April 5 (Texas Library Association conference in Dallas)…
Kirkus has given a starred review to my newest book, Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico. Bowles’ dense yet lyrical prose raises the narrative to a level suited to high mythological tradition and illuminates the foundations on which contemporary Mexican culture is laid. Read what else they have…
This April I’ll be one of many featured authors at the San Antonio Book Festival, alongside Sandra Cisneros, Benjamín Alire Sáenz, Jorge Ramos, Carmen María Machado, Diana López, and others! Learn more by browsing the line-up on their page.
I’ve been selected as Spring 2018 Visiting Writer for Our Lady of the Lake University. Learn more on their website.
