{"title":"Luis J. Rodriguez","description":"The son of Mexican immigrants, Luis J. Rodriguez began writing in his early teens and has won national recognition as a poet, journalist, fiction writer, children's book writer, and critic. Currently working as a peacemaker among gangs, Rodriguez helped create Tia Chucha's Café \u0026amp; Centro Cultural, a multiarts, multimedia cultural center in the northeast San Fernando Valley. He is the recipient of the 2021 Los Angeles Times Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement. Visit him at LuisJRodriguez.com.","products":[{"product_id":"always-running-la-vida-loca-gang-days-in-l-a-paperback","title":"Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning and bestselling classic memoir about a young Chicano gang member surviving the dangerous streets of East Los Angeles, now featuring a new introduction by the author. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award, hailed as a \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51272357642463,"sku":"9780743276917","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/BBHDykd8a39780743276917.webp?v=1787813505"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/luis-j-rodriguez.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}