Destinations America

America In Their Own Words: by Isabel Ibañez

Isabel Ibañez is a graphic designer and illustrator whose debut novel Woven in Moonlight is a “rollicking political fantasy inspired by Bolivian history and filled with irrepressible heroines, opulent settings, twisty court intrigue, bloody revolutions, and mouthwatering feasts” (Kirkus Reviews).…

Dipika Mukherjee in America

Each week, the My America blog series introduces you to one of the writers featured in our special exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. The exhibit is designed to elicit thoughtful dialogue on a wide array of issues…

My America: José Olivarez

At first, José Olivarez wanted to be a rapper. That was his dream. But, as he says, “I was really terrible at rapping. So luckily for all of us I quit that and became a poet.” His poems still have…