Recently published Mexico-themed non-fiction ideal for seasonal gift-giving
While the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) runs through this weekend and provides many English-language purchasing options, more and more folks are downloading digital versions of books. Over the past year or so, dozens of non-fictional books have been published exploring the diversity of Mexican society, culture, history and politics. From travel writing and food journalism to guides for expats settling south of the border, there is a wealth of new literature that would make an ideal stocking-filler this Christmas. All the books listed here are available in print or as e-books (from Amazon and other sites). Some may be available (or ordered) from local bookstores, including the well-known Sandi Bookstore in Guadalajara (Av. Tepeyac 718, tel: 33-3121-0863).
A taste of a traditional Christmas is on tap through December 23 at a 196-year-old home built in Guadalajara by an Irish railroad scion.
The Chapala area has no shortage of animal protection advocates, but step into the private world of Siegrid Hernandez and you’ll find someone in a league all her own.
Like a comet trailing sparkling stardust, Jalisco Philharmonic Director Alondra de la Parra has swept into Guadalajara, five weekends into the orchestra’s fall season and showing signs of her renowned drawing power, which promises to fill the Teatro Degollado at every concert she directs.
Lagos de Moreno has become the fifth town in Jalisco to be recognized as one of Mexico’s Pueblos Magicos (magical villages).
The human cost of Mexico’s war on drugs has been well documented, with almost every news story written about the country ending with the now obligatory statistic that over 60,000 people have been killed since December 2006.
A sizable crowd of Canadian expats gathered at La Nueva Posada in Ajijic Friday, November 16 to hear a talk by their government’s defence attaché in Mexico City, Colonel Jamie Cade. The event was organized by Guadalajara-based Canadian Consul Yvonne Chin, who was on hand to introduce the speaker.