Tucson bookstore owner emphasizes representation, stocking up on books by Hispanic authors and about Hispanic topics. Nearly half are written in Spanish.
Bill Finley Special to the Arizona Daily Star Are you looking for a Spanish-language picture book for the little one in your life this holiday season?Stop by Barrio Books, located in Hotel McCoy, Midtown Farms, the Tucson Convention Center and — if you live south of Broadway Boulevard — coming soon to a location near you.
It is dedicated almost exclusively to Hispanic authors and Hispanic topics. About three-fourths of her books are used. Forty percent are written in Spanish. Eventually, she was surrounded by so many of them, something had to give. “I ran out of space in my house for all the books I had,” Arevalo-Trujillo said. “I couldn’t throw them away — no book deserves to die in a landfill — so I started selling my books on weekends.”
When the two women met, Dahl shared her vision for a hotel bookshop. Arevalo-Trujillo presented her plan. It was a match made in book-lover heaven, and Barrio Books opened in a converted hotel room — rent free — in January 2021.
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