Paradise found

An Australian exile’s adventures in Colombia are a perfect cure for the malady of stereotypes. Better Than Cocaine: Learning to grow coffee, and live, in Colombia, Barry Max Wills, 2023, Fuller Vigil

The human face of unfairness

Inequality is a systemic trait of Latin America but beneath the statistical data are millions of personal stories. Portraits of Persistence: Inequality and hope in Latin America, edited by Javier Auyero, 2024 University of Texas Press

Library of forgotten saints

Mexican American poet Jose Hernandez Diaz explores the mystery and magic of existing within two cultures. Bad Mexican, Bad American, Poems, Jose Hernandez Diaz, 2024, Acre Books

Writing China back into history

Understanding piracy in the Philippines opens up an alternative history of Latin America. Piracy and the Making of the Spanish Pacific World, Kristie Patricia Flannery, 2024, University of Pennsylvania Press

Emotional surplus value

Maids were not made to serve—they are workers like everyone else, whose emotional labours take a toll. Paid to Care: Domestic Workers in Contemporary Latin American Culture, Rachel Randall, 2023, University of Texas Press