Carlos J. Queirós

StoryCorps Historias Initiative

StoryCorps Historias lets you archive your life: It's Time to Tell Your Story. | Read

Interview with Justin Torres and Review of We the Animals

Laughter and love mix with hardship and havoc to define family in Justin Torres's debut novel, We the Animals. | Read

Interview with Isabel Allende in AARP: The Magazine

The bestselling author on her newest book, issues of identity, aging, and more. AllendeInterview.pdf

A Team Effort

Article on improving the long-term care system in Puerto Rico. LongtermCare.pdf

Interview with David Maraniss

My interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss about what prompted him to write his latest book, Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero. | Read

My review of Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero. | Read

Interview with Ana Castillo

I sat down with Ana Castillo in her very first interview about The Guardians.| Read

My review of The Guardians. | Read

Interview with Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of ACLU

I sat down with Anthony Romero and spoke openly with him about his new book In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror. In 2005, Romero was named one of Time magazine's 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America. We spoke of motivation, the fight for civil liberties, and grappling with sexual orientation in a Hispanic family. | Read

My review of In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror. | Read

Interview with Alberto Ríos

The winner of the 2007 Arizona Literary Treasure Award sat down with me to discuss his ninth poetry collection, The Theater of Night, his relationship with his grandparents, and reconnecting with the Spanish language. | Read

My print-only review of The Theater of Night available upon request.

Interview with José Eduardo Agualusa

Angolan writer José Eduardo Agualusa discusses identity and Jorge Luis Borges, the inspiration for his sixth novel, The Book of Chameleons. | Read

My review of The Book of Chameleons. | Read

Interview with Marie Arana

Marie Arana discusses her new novel, Lima Nights, a timeless tale of forbidden romance set in the Peruvian city of her birth.| Read

My review of Lima Nights. | Read

Sounds of the Past

In an interview with my mother for StoryCorps, I learn about her sacrifices, heartaches, and joy. | Read

Interview with Jorge and Laura Posada: Learning from the Curveballs

New York Yankee catcher Jorge Posada and his wife, Laura, reveal why they decided to write their memoir. | Read

Interview with Junot Díaz

Junot Díaz’s first published work, the bestselling short story collection Drown (1996), earned Díaz critical praise. His second publication and first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, garnered Díaz the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In an exclusive interview, the Dominican American writer speaks of the challenges of his craft and of the unexpected consequences of his writing. | Read

Hollywood Targets Hispanic Moviegoers

Pantelion Films releases It’s Not You, It’s Me with Eugenio Derbez. | Read

Food Review of Zengo

A food review of Zengo published in On Tap Magazine. | Web

Podculture

Article on podcasting. PodCasting.pdf

Interview with Javier Sierra

My interview with Javier Sierra about the upcoming North American release of his latest book, The Secret Supper (La cena secreta). SierraInterview.pdf

My review of The Secret Supper. SierraReview.pdf

Interview with Jorge Ramos

The journalist and Univision anchorman speaks with me about his latest book Dying to Cross, immigration, and the American Dream. RamosInterview.pdf

The Ultimate Safety Net

Article on Social Security. SocialSecurity.pdf

Celiabrating

Article on Celia Cruz. CeliaCruz.pdf

Food Review of Alberto's Pizzeria

A food review of Alberto's Pizzeria published in On Tap Magazine. | Web

Review of El búfalo de la noche (The Night Buffalo) in Críticas Magazine

My review of El búfalo de la noche (The Night Buffalo) by Guillermo Arriaga (published in Críticas Magazine) Read

Print version of this clip (and all others on this site) is available upon request.

Interview with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

From Dirty Girls to Enlightened Ladies: Chica lit writer Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez challenges genre expectations with her novel The Three Kings. | Read

Interview with Patricia Engel: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Chica

The publication of Vida by Patricia Engel marks the impressive debut of a young Latina talent. | Read

Interview with Oscar Hijuelos: Mambo in Double Time

The Pulitzer Prize winning author talks about his new book, Beautiful Maria of My Soul, gives advice to his younger self and tells me what's next. | Read

Interview with Cristina García

Acclaimed author Cristina García speaks candidly with me about aging, Cuba, and the importance of roots in her first interview about A Handbook to Luck. | Read

My review of A Handbook to Luck. | Read

Five Authors in the Spotlight: Isabel Allende, Víctor Villaseñor, Jorge Ramos, Javier Sierra, and Cristina García

Five of AARP VIVA's favorite authors featured over the last five years answered five questions about their lives as writers and readers. | Read

Sandra Cisneros Cover Story Profile

On the 25th anniversary of the publication of The House on Mango Street, Chicana literary icon Sandra Cisneros reveals her life's passions, and how she is nurturing a new generation of writers.| Read

Read an extended Q and A with Cisneros, where she discusses the pivotal role her novel played in the acceptance of Latino culture, her years as an academic migrant, and more.| Read

Sweet Debut

Book review of Liz Balmaseda's first novel, Sweet Mary. | Read

A Mysterious Second Career

At 72, Brazilian mystery writer Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza is 13 years into his second career and has never looked back. In this interview with me, he talks about the latest installment in his bestselling Inspector Espinosa series, Rio de Janeiro as inspiration, and how age has affected his writing. | Read

The Truth Bordering Fiction

Oscar Casares, the critically acclaimed author of the short story collection Brownsville, spends an afternoon with me to discuss his debut novel Amigoland, to detail the pain of fiction colliding with life, and to read an excerpt from one of Amigoland's most poignant scenes. | Read

Love in Exile

No matter how Sex-and-the-City the book’s cover may appear, don’t mistake Reclaiming Paris for chick lit. Although it’s certainly sensually seductive, the book’s origins were anything but, as author Fabiola Santiago tells me. | Read

Citizen U.S.A. Book Coverage

HBO book and documentary explore immigration, naturalization and a sense of belonging. | Read