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

5 Books from the LGBTQ Latin American Bookshelf

A Complementary Reading Guide for the Citizenship Exam

Will I Ever Read Ulysses? No, Really

What is Live Lit and How Can I Read It?

10 Books about Chicago’s South Side

5 Latin American Women Authors to Read Right Now

What to Read if You Loved Juana Inés on Netflix

Self-Care Means Reading During My Lunch Break

4 Latin American Dictator Novels for These Dark Times