The Disenchanted Island: Puerto Rico and the United States in the Twentieth Century, by Ronald Fernandez, takes a look at this often fraught relationship.Pedro Juan Soto's novel Spiks deals with the tribulations of Puerto Ricans in New York.Puerto Rican women have been at the forefront of new Latin American literature; Giannina Braschi's Empire of Dreams is a fine example.Yvonne Ortiz's A Taste of Puerto Rico: Traditional and New Dishes from the Puerto Rican Community examines the influences and ingredients that make this such a tasty island.