‘Lost Maya Cities’ Digs into the Nitty-Gritty of Archaeology
Slovenian archeologist Ivan Sprajc's memoir, Lost Maya Cities, is a pleasant read but it could have dug deeper.
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‘American Dirt’ Now That the Dust Has Settled
Though the bluster has asserted the opposite, Jeanine Cummins' prose in American Dirt washes away the gore and grime to show the human faces that make up the migrant crisis of the Western Hemisphere.
Progress Is Not Linear, as ‘The House of the Pain of Others’ Reminds Us with Devastating Effect
Julián Herbert's The House of the Pain of Others is a masterly study that sheds light on the role played by educated elites in fomenting genocide.
‘Undocumented Lives: The Untold Story of Mexican Migration’ Traces America’s Racism
Undocumented Lives masterfully demonstrates a part of the harrowing historical timeline that brought society to today's racist position.
Truth in Beauty and Beauty in Truth: Graphic Memoir ‘Diario de Oaxaca’
Peter Kuper's work reminds us of the vibrant and inspired everyday people who live under the tyranny of petty and corrupt officials in both Mexico and the United States.
In ‘Sicario’, the War Is Next Door
The collapsing world order is chillingly illuminated in Denis Villeneuve’s stark cartel thriller.
GusGus: Mexico
Mexico wants to show us how GusGus has changed and matured while still clinging to things that seem distant and remote.