As Latina.Com was the first to report back in March, Brazilian Walter Salles, acclaimed director of The Motorcycle Diaries and Central Station is reportedly going to direct an adaptation of Junot Diaz's Pulitzer prize winning tome The Brief and. . . READ FULL STORY

That is most definitely true, especially in this crapulent economy. But thankfully, there is such a thing as free Junot! Diaz, that is. The Pulitzer Prize-winning hottie (well, if nerds are your thing as they are mine) is doing a reading on Monday. . . READ FULL STORY

By Mariela Rosario You've just won the National Book Critics Circle award, congratulations! Did you expect this kind of phenomenal response to The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao? No, no! You just want to finish the darn. . . READ FULL STORY