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Ines Bellina

Ines Bellina is a writer, translator, and storyteller who is based in Chicago after many years in Lima, New York, Buenos Aires, Montreal, and other places that have slipped her mind. Along the way she got a bunch of literary degrees, which she is putting to good use at an ad agency. She is active in Chicago’s Live Lit scene and is currently writing a YA novel based on her love of musicals. Ines is also one of the hosts of XX,Will Travel, a podcast geared towards independent women travelers. When she’s not overscheduling herself, she sings love songs to her bulldog, Charlie. Follow her on Twitter @ibwrites.

5 Memoirs from the #IAmAnImmigrant Campaign

Memoirs from those who participated in the #IAmAnImmigrant campaign, celebrating contributions that immigrants make to the United States.

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Will I Ever Read Ulysses? No, Really

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A reading list for those who loved the Juana Inés mini-series.

Self-Care Means Reading During My Lunch Break

On the power of pausing the news to read, and of self-care as political activism.

4 Latin American Dictator Novels for These Dark Times

I’m going to be that obnoxious person and say that I took Donald Trump both literally and seriously during his ...