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Dear Colleagues, The Caribbean Studies journal Sargasso recently published "Quisqueya: La Republica Extended" (Volume 2008-09, number II), which focuses on the Dominican Republic. An overview of the volume:I. Editor's Note by Maria Cristina RodriguezII. Poetry and FictionSelections from Un extrano ulular traia el viento by Chiqui ViciosoHow to Date a Thugboy, Artboy, Nerdboy, or Papichulo: Variation on a Junot Diaz Theme by Nelly RosarioDon't Have a Dream About Me, Mom by Luis Martin Gomez (Translation by Rosa Mirna Sanchez)Seaward Bound by Jose Alcantara (Translation by Luis Guzman Valerio)III. Interview and Essay: Junot DiazJunot Diaz, Diaspora, and Redemption: Creating Progressive Imaginaries (Interview by Katherine Miranda)Junot Diaz and the Lucha Libre by Daniel BautistaIV. Interviews: Rey Andujar and Claudio MirEl texto en nosotros: Entrevista con Ray Andujar by Maria Cristina RodriguezRaices en el aire: Entrevista con Claudio Mir by Maria Cristina Rodriguez a! nd Lowell FietV. EssaysLa especialidad fugitiva del recuerdo: La ciudad en la narrativa de Jose Alcantara Almanzar by Carmen Benitez-MoralesUna alternativa a la novela del dictador? Paternalismo, nacion, y posmodernidad en Papi de Rita Indiana Hernandez by Rosana Diaz ZambranaShadow People and Shared History by Meg PetersenDominican Dreams: Diasporic Identity in Anie Cruz's Let It Rain Coffee by Marisel MorenoArt on the Haitian/Dominican Border: A Journey to Rio Limpio and Batey Libertad by Maria de Jesus CorderoVI. ReviewsNalini Natarajan's review of "The First Crossing Being the Diary of Theophilus Richmond..." edited by D. Dabydeen et al.Cesar A. Salgado's review of "Vulnerable States: Bodies of Memory in Contemporary Caribbean Fiction" by Guillermina de FerrariRoberto Echevarria's review of "The Polyphonic Feast: Caballeros, veijigantes, locas y viejos" by Lowell FietPrudence Layne's review of "Triangular Road" by Paule MarshallLucia Stecher Guzman's review of "Repres! entations of the Island of Caribbean Literature: Caribbean Women Redef ine Their Homelands" by Florence Ramond JurneyKatherine Miranda's review of "Eva/Sion/es" by Chiqui Vicioso************Recent covers and tables of contents can be viewed here:http://humanidades.uprrp.edu/ingles/pubs/sargasso-recentissues.htm For more information about Sargasso, including purchase and subscription information, please visit: http://humanidades.uprrp.edu/ingles/pubs/sargasso.htmThank youDon E. Walicek, Sargasso [log in to unmask]