By Carole Reedy
When we are in love, our love is too big a thing for us to be able altogether to contain it within ourselves. It radiates towards the loved one, finds there a surface which arrests it, forcing it to return to its starting-point, and it is this repercussion of our own feeling which we call the other’s feelings and which charms us more then than on its outward journey because we do not recognize it as having originated in ourselves. Continue reading Forgotten Novels of Love
By Alvin Starkman, M.A., J.D.
Oaxaca, Cuna y destino de la Civilización Americana is an impassioned plea for recognition of ancient Zapotec culture in the state of Oaxaca as the cradle of Mesoamerican society. As such, the treatise contends, Oaxaca constitutes one of the world’s six great founding civilizations. Author Juan Arturo López Ramos cites key evidence that Oaxacan settlement should be credited with developing the continent’s earliest known system of writing, calendar, cultivation, and first great city-state, Monte Albán. He bases his thesis on archaeological investigation by national and international researchers. Continue reading For the Love of Oaxaca, Cradle of Mesoamerica: A Book Review
By Carole Reedy
As you compile your 2013 reading list, don’t forget the classics. Some, ironically, seem more timely today than for the era in which they were written. All touch on the art of being human, probably the reason they live on. Some of these famous works have been adapted to the big screen or theater. Continue reading Books With No Shelf Life: Back to the Classics
You have probably passed the Jose Vasconcelos library on calle Guarumbo and never given it a second glance. In fact many people, long time residents included, ask ‘Library? What library?’. If you are a child living in La Crucecita however chances are you know all about the library. Continue reading Huatulco’s Library
By Carole Reedy
For many of us there’s no greater gift than an actual hard-bound book. While electronic reading has moved to the forefront (severely affecting sales of print books and the well-being of small bookstores), with a printed book we can fondle, examine the cover, read the inside biographical information about the author, flip through the pages, put it down, pick it up…and anticipate the first page. As giver and shopper, the experience is equal: the joy of going to the bookstore, browsing the shelves, and eventually landing on just the right book to match the recipient–a dear friend, colleague, or family member. Here are just a few suggestions for Christmas giving. Enjoy the search! Continue reading Books as Gifts: Ideas for Christmas
By Donna Corns
You’re in the jungle. It’s day two of intermittent rain and the air in the rustic cabana clings to you, such that no part of your bodily surface wants contact with any other. The fresh air outside cannot come through the mosquito screens, though somehow the mosquitoes have found a way in. You readjust your position to find a clear space on the springy bed – somewhere between recently purchased items and articles in dire need of a wash. The novel you’re reading is not escapism enough. Consciousness is disturbed. A faint but very distinct odor, as of something in an advanced state of decay, hovers like a blurred shadow in the corner of your mind. It is most noticeable when you move. Continue reading Winner of The Eye Short Story Contest! The Source
By Brooke Gazer
Most visitors to Huatulco know that it has great beaches, predictable weather and some posh hotels and residences. What is less known, is that the entire region is a wealth of history, folklore ancient culture and mysticism. “The Edge of Enchantment” is an amazing book that invites us into the intriguing world of local native communities. The book takes its name from the indigenous belief that this region is in fact “Enchanted”. The author explains “almost every town and hamlet in Huatulco and Huamulela has its own ‘encanto’, a physical space where a fissure or charm leads to an unknown metaphysical world.” Continue reading The Edge of Enchantment
By Carole Reedy
The new Fall fiction discussed in last month’s issue brought us a menu of delicacies, and the new nonfiction seems equally sumptuous, with favorite authors and subjects represented. It almost seems that nearly every significant author of the 21st century has published a new book this year. Here are a few of the outstanding selections: Continue reading The New Fall Nonfiction
By Carole Reedy
Although the word “spring” brings to mind an awakening, “fall” seems a beginning too, a portent of what’s to come. Here in México, it’s the end of the hurricane season and a time of preparation for winter tourists, Day of the Dead, Christmas, New Years, and Three Kings’ Day. It’s also the season when the best books of the year are published. Coming soon are new selections by many of the most widely read and respected authors of our time. Here’s a sneak preview: Continue reading Fall Fiction by Well-Loved Authors
By Carole Reedy
Reading opens a doorway into the character of the culture and history of a country. But something more: We want to understand why people act the way they do, what’s going on in their minds, what provides the impetus for their actions. Here are a few books recommended by both Mexicans and foreigners living in Mexico. Ideally, you’ll read in Spanish the ones written originally in Spanish, but these books also have been beautifully translated into English. Continue reading In Search of the Mexican Identity: Must-Reads
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