Marine, Public Servant, Kansan by Dennis Raphael Garcia, AWA

Marine, Public Servant, Kansan: The Life of Ernest Garcia is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, University Press Kansas online, and other online booksellers.Dennis Raphael Garcia signs a copy of his book, “Marine Public Servant Kansan: The Life of Ernest Garcia,” for Tony Martinez recently at Memorial Library.

Judges included librarians, educators, media professionals, leaders of national organizations, Pulitzer Prize Winners, and even elected officials. The judges shared how hard it was because there are now so many great books being published.

In order to handle this large number of books, the awards had 227 judges in 2019. and international publishers, a third from medium-sized publishing houses, and a third were from small publishing houses or even self-published. About a third of the winners were from major U.S. The 2019 Finalists for the 21st Annual International Latino Book Awards are another reflection of the growing quality of books by and about Latinos. In 2019 Latinos will purchase more than $725 million in books in English and Spanish. The size of the awards is proof that books by and about Latinos are in high demand. The awards are now by far the largest Latino cultural awards in the country and with the 257 finalists this year in 95 categories it has now honored the greatness of 2,893 authors and publishers over the past two decades. The International Latino Book Awards is a major reflection that the fastest growing group in the United States has truly arrived. Finalists are from across the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as from 18 other countries. The awards celebrate books in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The Awards Ceremony will be held September 21, 2019, in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles City College and finalists will be awarded first place, second place or honorable mention in their respective category. The Awards are produced by Latino Literacy Now, a nonprofit organization co-founded in 1997 by Edward James Olmos and Kirk Whisler. The International Latino Book Awards has announced the finalists for their annual awards and Marine, Public Servant, Kansan: The Life of Ernest Garcia, by Dennis Raphael Garcia, published by University Press of Kansas has been named in the Non-Fiction - Best Biography Category.

Marine, Public Servant, Kansan by Dennis Raphael Garcia, AWA