Interview - Sarah Martinez of Austin Vida magazine interviews the author. Austin Vida is an English-language online magazine created to enhance lifestyle opportunities and awareness of Austin's growing Latino culture. (1-6-10)

Featured - MyLatinoVoice, the fastest growing online English-language destination for U.S. Latino culture, entertainment, news and information, features AMERICA LIBRE and other Grand Central Publishing releases by Hispanic authors. (12-18-09)

Featured - Hispanic Business magazine, syndicated by the New York Times Company, carries a Hachette Book Group article including AMERICA LIBRE among the exciting new Latino fiction releases from Grand Central Publishing. (12-10-09)

Radio Interview - Eduardo Hapke and Nancy Clara of Hispanic Target Magazine interview the author of AMERICA LIBRE on Miami's 1260AM Radio Caracol. (12-06-09)

Guest Editorial – The Orlando Sentinel's Hispanosphere blog hosted by reporter Victor Manuel Ramos posts an editorial by the author about the dangers of Lou Dobbs' inflammatory speech in his CNN broadcasts. (11/04/09)

TV PSA - The Latino Scholastic Achievement Corporation invites the author to appear in a television Public Service Announcement promoting the importance of reading, literacy, and books to the Latino community. Sponsored by The Walt Disney Company, the LSAC creates educational programming for at-risk youth and their families. (9/26/09)

TV Interview - The author is interviewed by veteran journalist and producer Ruben Luengas for the nightly news analysis show "En Contexto" on Los Angeles Telemundo 52. (9/25/09)

Radio Interview - Soul Assassins Radio - The West Wing on Sirius satellite radio, home of legendary DJ/Producer DJ Muggs, hosts the author and special guest B-Real of Cypress Hill. Guest host: Mr. Choc. (9/25/09)

College Appearance - Sept. 23 - Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos, Chicano & Latino Studies Department, hosts the author as he reads from AMERICA LIBRE and answers student questions.

San Diego City Beat features AMERICA LIBRE in its Fall Arts issue and the book signing at Mysterious Galaxy Books on September 24, 2009. (9-23-09)

College Appearance - Sept. 22 - Host: Professor Gabriel Gutierrez, Chicano/a Studies. A reading from AMERICA LIBRE will be followed by a Q&A session. (9-22-09)

Online Feature - LatinoLA, online venue for Latino voices, lives and souls, posts the first chapter of AMERICA LIBRE. (9-22-09)

Book Signing - Vroman's Bookstore, Southern California's oldest and largest independent bookstore, hosts a book signing for AMERICA LIBRE. Live entertainment by Max Vasquez & Friends. You are invited. 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101. (9-21-09)

Feature Article - Bajo El Sol, a Yuma, Arizona bilingual weekly, features the release of AMERICA LIBRE. (9/17/09).

College Appearance - Dr. Anthony Nuño, professor of HispanicAmerican/MexicanAmerican Literature, invites the author to read from AMERICA LIBRE and field student questions (9/17/09).

TV Interviews - News producer Norma Gaspar interviews the author in Spanish for Telemundo 17.3 and in English NBC affiliate KGET 17. (9/16/09).

Feature Article - Creative Los Angeles, a division of the World News network, carries an Examiner.com story about the AMERICA LIBRE SoCal tour. (9/16/09).

Community Discussion - A public discussion on the issues raised by AMERICA LIBRE is led by the Executive Director of the Heritage of America Educational & Cultural Foundation, Dr. Jess Nieto, with members of the Bakersfield, CA community and the Chicana Reader’s Book Club. (9/16/09).

Feature Article - The World News network carries a story about the AMERICA LIBRE SoCal tour by Examiner Mayra Calvani. (9/15/09).

The Orange County Register posts the AMERICA LIBRE reading at Libreria Martinez on Sept. 23, 2009. (9/15/09).

Event Announcement - The San Diego Weekly Reader posts the AMERICA LIBRE reading at Mysterious Galaxy Books on Sept. 24, 2009. (9/14/09).

Feature Article - Publishers Newswire announces the AMERICA LIBRE Southern California Tour in September 2009. (8/26/09).

Feature Article - California Newswire carries a story about the AMERICA LIBRE Southern California Tour in September 2009. (8/26/09).

10 Hottest Summer Reads – Latina Magazine, a monthly publication for young, influential bicultural women with nearly 3 million readers, chooses AMERICA LIBRE one of its 10 Hottest Summer Reads. (7/19/09)

Summer Read selection – USA Today, the nation's most widely distributed newspaper, selects AMERICA LIBRE for its elite Summer Reads list. (5/7/09)

Online interview –Washington D.C. Publishing Industry Examiner Wendy Coakley-Thompson features AMERICA LIBRE on Examiner.com. (5/5/09)

Guest blogger –Victor Ramos, Orlando Sentinel reporter and host of the paper's Hispanosphere bloginvites the author as a guest blogger. The essay sets a new blog record for visitors. (4/27/09)

Online interview –Multi-genre author and book reviewer Mayra Calvani interviews the author for the Examiner.com. (3/30/09)

Article – Rosa Capacola of TrendHunter online magazine features an advance review of the Grand Central Publishing edition of AMERICA LIBRE and predicts a best-seller. (2/28/09)

Feature article – Viva Los Tiempos, a bilingual weekly serving south Chicago and northwest Indiana, features the author's presentation at Columbia College Chicago. (11/12/08)

Guest speaker – Columbia College Chicago invites the author to address students and faculty on immigration, the Latino experience and writing. (10/29/08)

Featured author – The Red Room, a prominent website for the literary community, features a video interview with the author on its home page.  (9/22/08)

Feature article – Book reviewer Vick Mickunas pens a Q&A feature on America Libre’s winning Best Novel-Adventure or Drama-English at the 2008 International Latino Book Awards and the author’s two-book deal with Grand Central Publishing. (6/29/08)

Article – The National Society of Hispanic Professionals announces one of its members and editorial contributors, Raul Ramos y Sanchez, has won the 2008 International Latino Book Award for Best Novel-Adventure or Drama-English. (6/11/08)

Presenter and award recipient - Sponsored by Latino Literacy Now, the International Latino Book Awards were established in 1999 to honor the contributions made to literary excellence by Latino authors in the English and Spanish-speaking world. The awards were presented in conjunction with the Book Expo America in Los Angeles. (5/29/08)

Radio interview - Radio journalist Jose Lopez Zamorano interviews the author about the dramatic 48% increase in U.S. supremacist groups since 2000 and the role illegal immigration has played in this growing tide of hate. Epicentro Politico is a Spanish-language news show broadcast by the Hispanic Communications Network in nine U.S. cities. (3/18/08)