Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚

May every single person in power be held accountable. Let the system that upheld their abuse burn and justice prevail.

If you’re still looking for Latine books to read after the Benito Bowl, then join Bien Leidos Bindery where you get a weekly newsletter, book club, access to a very active Discord and so much more.

Join us: bien-leidos.binderybooks.com/membership/

You can find all these lists linked in my bio: linktr.ee/tomesandtext...

My love language is letting me rewatch the Benito Bowl over and over again

If you’re looking for more Latine books this week, my weekly newsletter highlights all the Latine releases on my radar. It’s free to join! And if you want to support the work I do, there are paid tiers as well.

Today’s releases: bien-leidos.binderybooks.com/item/ilpwR5A...

I sent this photo I took of the Benito Bowl to my primata and she texted back:

En el nombre del padre, el hijo, y el espíritu Benito

I’m going to be obnoxiously Latina for at least 7 business days

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We're live!!!! @jgv.bsky.social and I started a podcast! You can search "bidi bidi book pod" wherever you listen to podcasts or find the full ep and transcript here: bidibidibookpod.com/episodes/jon...

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Happy book birthday to all the amazing Latine titles releasing today! I put together this list and post all the new Latine books every week on my Bindery. It’s free to join to get this newsletter in your inbox! bien-leidos.binderybooks.com/item/DKcP8el...

This is appalling

Uh, @thehill.com, why did you just post this piece of right-wing propaganda about the Freedom Trucks that STOLE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM AMERICAN LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS?

thehill.com/opinion/educ...

Friendly reminder that if you’re reading US history and it makes you feel patriotic, you’re actually reading propaganda

They can try all they want to strike fear in our hearts but there is no denying our Latinidad is a superpower

I wrote my first Substack!

I’ll begin posting my weekly Latine releases over there next week, but here are last week’s releases a little late and more about Bien Leidos book club…

substack.com/@tomesandtex...

Good thread.

🙏🏼🙏🏼

There’s an indoor slide at DC’s MLK library! 😁🛝📚

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Mychal laughs, saying, “Here we go!” He slides down the indoor slide at DC Public Library's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial central branch. Library friends cheer him on ✨

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(3/3) If you’d like to find the newest and best in Latine literature, join Bien Leidos: bien-leidos.binderybooks.com

(2/3) publishers then don't invest the money in the few Latine stories they DO publish, abandoning them the languish in the midlist.

The purpose of Bien Leidos is to uplift Latine stories every week with new Latine book Tuesday and to read our monthly Latine book club pick.

The reason you don't see Latine representation in traditional publishing isn’t just because our stories are underrepresented (we make up 6% of traditional publishing while representing 19% of the US population), it’s ALSO because (1/3)

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All books are amazing

My favorite quote from the National Book awards tonight: “I’m going to speak in Spanish because there are fascists who don’t like that.” —Gabriela Cabezón-Camára

SAME 🥰

Be the reason your local indie bookstore stays in business this holiday season

I *really* appreciate how @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social responded when she learned the viral "Moms for Liberty won none of their (contested) elections!" was misinformation. This was classy and helpful for those who also spread that without any verification.

www.instagram.com/p/DQxSrAhkXEw/

If we can’t correct our mistakes and spread information, then we are just part of the problem. Appreciate everything you do, especially helping me do better

I am one of the people that fell for the disinformation and posted about it. I have now deleted all my posts. So sorry for spreading these lies further. I will try to do better in the future and not react so quickly without triple checking resources.