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A landmark collection of the work of pioneering Chicana scholar Norma Alarcón. 

This new volume features foundational essays by, and interviews with, one of the most highly esteemed intellectuals in Chicana/o, Latina/o, and Feminist Studies. Reading Norma Alarcón’s essays offers readers a sense of the intellectual trajectory of one of our most important Chicana feminist thinkers.

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The Divining Season
The Divining Season

The town of Larissa, Texas, has secrets. Native girls are going missing, decades-old conflicts are hiding just below the surface, and Emily Howard is speaking to her ancestors.

$20.95

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Forced by Circumstance

A landmark collection of the work of pioneering Chicana scholar Norma Alarcón.

$31.95

Two hands reaching toward each other. Hands are black on a lighter, grey background. Blood drips from the top hand to the bottom hand.
Caramelle & Carmilla

Two vampire stories, two authors, two striking meditations on dependency and desire. ​

$15.95

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