New Hampshire Public Radio: Bestselling Puerto Rican author, Esmeralda Santiago, writes for survivors of Hurricane Maria
Bestselling Puerto Rican author, Esmeralda Santiago, writes for survivors of Hurricane Maria
Writing, says Esmeralda Santiago, “Gives me more latitude to explore and remind people that Hurricane Maria wasn’t just a historical event, it wasn’t just a meteorological phenomena, it happened to ...
PopSugar: Esmeralda Santiago's "Las Madres" Is a Story of Memory, Love, and Puerto Rico
A thick air of melancholy drifts through the start of Esmeralda Santiago's new novel, "Las Madres." The narrator notes that after protagonist Luz Peña Fuentes left her native Puerto Rico as a teenager ...
Esmeralda Santiago's "Las Madres" Is a Story of Memory, Love, and Puerto Rico
Washington Post national correspondent Arelis Hernández speaks with Best-selling author, Esmeralda Santiago about her new intergenerational novel, “Las Madres,” set during Hurricane Maria and how her ...
Puerto Rico is 100 miles long and 35 miles wide, but don't let that fool you – the geography is anything but small in scale and there are many things you'll want to do. While a lot of tourist attractions and popular bars are in San Juan, real Puerto Rican culture is often best encountered in places outside of the metropolitan area.
The Washington Post: Author Esmeralda Santiago on exploring memory and history in ‘Las Madres’
On the C-SPAN Networks: Esmeralda Santiago is an Author with five videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1998 Forum. The year with the most videos was 1999 with two videos.