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Adriana V. Lopez

Victor's Crazy Loco Love
October 5, 2008

Good news...Victor Villaseñor has a new book out with Arte Publico Press. Here's a bit about the book and where to catch his west coast booktour:

Crazy Loco Love (September 2008, $26.95, 416 pages, clothbound, ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-315-7) is a compelling memoir about his adolescent search for meaning and identity.  In this new work, Villaseñor deftly undermines the macho stereotype so often associated with Latinos, while exposing the tender vulnerability and naiveté of a young man grappling with his own sexuality and spirituality.  Kirkus Reviews says, “Readers will find Crazy Loco Love a departure in a new direction, for now the author, revisiting his late-adolescent self, becomes exceedingly interested in matters of the flesh.”Crazy Loco Love marks Villaseñor’s return to Arte Público, the independent press that published the best-selling Rain of Gold, which established the author as a literary force.

VICTOR VILLASEÑOR is a writer whose works have brought Mexican-American culture and literature to a wide audience. He is the author of the highly acclaimed best-sellers, Burro Genius (Rayo, 2004); Rain of Gold (Arte Público Press, 1991), which details the saga of his family’s immigration to the U.S. from Mexico; and Thirteen Senses: A Memoir (Rayo, 2002).  His other non-fiction works include Wild Steps of Heaven (Delta Books, 1995), Jury: The People vs. Juan Corona (Little Brown and Company, 1976), and the screenplay for the award-winning film The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez. Villaseñor lives in Oceanside, California, where he continues to write. Posted on Latinoteca.com

 Victor's Fall 2008 Tour Schedule:

Lynwood, California
Sunday, Oct. 5, 3:00 p.m.
Martinez Books

Carson
Monday, Oct. 6, Time TBA
California State University Dominguez Hills

San Diego
Sunday, Oct. 19, 3:00 p.m.
The Grove at Juniper & 30th

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 7:00 p.m.
San Diego LGBT Center
Women's Resource Center - Library

Carlsbad
Thursday, Oct. 23, 7:00 p.m.
Carlsbad City Library Learning Center

Riverside
Friday, Oct. 24, 6:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble (Galleria at Tyler)

Palm Springs
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2:00 p.m.
Latino Books y Más

Pasadena
Sunday, Oct. 26, 4:00 p.m.
Vroman's Bookstore

Sacramento
Saturday, Nov. 8, 7:00 p.m.
La Raza Galeria

Sunday, Nov. 9, 1:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble (Arden Faire)

Los Angeles
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m.
East Los Angeles Library

Long Beach
Thursday, Dec. 4, 7:00 p.m.
Cultura Latina Bookstore

Imperial Beach
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m.
Imperial Beach Branch Library

Albuquerque
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble (Coronado Mall)

Posted by Adriana V. Lopez on October 5, 2008 | Comments (0)