Lopez's quiet compassion, insight and honesty manage to make more meaningful thunder than many of the trendier, louder essayists writing about the American scene today; and anyone who likes the work of Mary Helen Ponce, Ilan Stavans and Richard Rodriguez (or for that matter Joan Didion and Truman Capote) should give Cholo's & Surfers a try.

You can purchase a variety of Lopez's stories at Amazon.com:

 Mirrors Beneath the Earth

 Pieces of the Heart

 Iguana Dreams

 Muy Macho

 Currents From the Dancing River 

Find out what Barnesandnoble.com thinks about these books by clicking the following links:

Snapping Lines

Cholos & Surfers

 California Dreams and Realities

 Mirrors Beneath the Earth

 Pieces of the Heart

 Iguana Dreams

 Muy Macho

 Currents From the Dancing River 

Snapping

Lines

Cholos

&

Surfers

Muy

Macho

Currents From the Dancing River

Iguana Dreams

More about Jack Lopez | Email Jack Lopez