6th ANNUAL SUMMER READING LIST 2020
PRESS RELEASE
LAS COMADRES & FRIENDS
NATIONAL LATINO BOOK CLUB
** Connecting Readers All Over The World
Through Latino Literature **
6th ANNUAL
SUMMER READING LIST
JUNE
20, 2020
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Maria Ferrer Media Relations Coordinator
mferrer.lcbookclub@gmail.com
New
York, NY—Las Comadres & Friends
National Latino Book Club stands in solidarity with Black and Afro Latinx
Communities. Black Lives Matter. We
condemn the murders of too many of our black brothers and sisters at the hands
of police brutality.
Las
Comadres and Friends National Latino Book Club’s mission has always been to
connect readers all over the world through literature. We are committed to
establishing a connection with readers to educate and motivate them, and to
break down racial discrimination in publishing.
We believe our 2020 Summer Reading List does just that.
“At a time when our lives are upside
down, and we are quarantined in our cocoons,” says Nora De Hoyos Comstock,
Founder of Las Comadres Para Las Americas, “reading books is a great way to
expand our horizons and learn new things. Now more than ever, our authors need
our support and encouragement to preserve and celebrate our Latinidad.”
For
2020, Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club has selected 20
books that will thrill, entertain and inspire readers of all ages. Our classic
selection, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez, is very
apropos for this year. We encourage everyone
to add our Summer Reading List to their TBR piles, give copies to family and
friends, borrow copies from neighborhood libraries, and enjoy Reading Latino
Lit.
Las
Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club
2020 Summer Reading List
1.
A
Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende (Ballantine Books) – historical fiction
2.
Afterlife
by Julia Alvarez (Algonquin Books) – fiction
3.
Clap
When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Harperteen) – young adult, fiction
4.
Dreams
from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems by
Margarita Engle (Henry Holt & Co.) – children, poetry, biographies
5.
How
To Love A Country: Poems by Richard Blanco (Beacon Press) – poetry, LGBTQ+
6.
Incendiary
by Zoraida Córdova (Little, Brown Books) – young adult, sci fi
7.
La
Vida Verde: Plant-Based Mexican Cooking with Authentic Flavor by Jocelyn
Ramirez (Page Street Publishing) – cookbook, vegan
8.
LatiNEXT,
The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4 edited by Felicia Rose Chavez, Josè Olivarez and
Willie Perdomo (Haymarket Books) – anthology, poetry, essays, LGBTQ+
9.
Lockdown:
Stories of Crime, Terror, and Hope During a Pandemic edited by Nick Kolakowski
and Steve Weddle (Polis Books) – anthology, horror
10. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel
García Márquez (Vintage) – classic, fiction
11. Maňanaland by Pam Muňoz Ryan (Scholastic
Press) – children, middle grade, fiction
12. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
(Del Rey) – horror
13. My Big Family by Yanitzia Canetti
(Reycraft Books) – children, early readers
14. Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz
(Algonquin Books) – memoir
15. The Taste of Sugar by Marisel Vera
(Liveright) – fiction
16. The Sacred Roots of Ofelia Rosas by
Christina Montoya (indie published) – fiction
17. Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through
North America’s Stolen Land by Noè Álvarez (Catapult) – memoir
18. What Lane? by Torrey Maldonado (Nancy
Paulsen Books) – children, middle grade, fiction
19. You Brought Me The Ocean by Alex Sanchez
(DC Comics) – graphic novel, young adult, LGBTQ+
20. You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria
(Avon) – romance
Las Comadres & Friends National
Latino Book Club
started in 2007 in partnership with the Association of American Publishers to promote reading of Latino authors. All books are in English, written by Latino authors.
Membership is free and open to all readers. The Book Club is currently in 15 cities, with more cities to follow.
started in 2007 in partnership with the Association of American Publishers to promote reading of Latino authors. All books are in English, written by Latino authors.
Membership is free and open to all readers. The Book Club is currently in 15 cities, with more cities to follow.
Each month,
Las Comadres Book Club features a Book of the Month selection and one or two
additional “Conversations with” books. At the end of the month, there is
a teleconference and Live Interviews with the author(s). During the
teleconference, the social media team has a Twitter Chat with comments and
tidbits about the book, the author and insights gleaned from the conversation.
Registration is open to all readers and is free.
For more
information on Las Comadres &
Friends National Latino Book Club, to register for the monthly
teleconference or to submit your book for consideration, visit
www.latinolit.com.
For more
information on the 2020 Summer Reading
List, email Maria Ferrer, Media Relations Coordinator, at
mferrer.lcbookclub@gmail.com.
Las Comadres & Friends
National Latino Book Club
Twitter:
@ReadLatinoLit
Hashtags: #ReadLatinoLit, #LasComadres, #LCBC
Leadership Team
Julia Abrantes, Submissions Coordinator
Dora M. Abreu, Social Media Coordinator
Maria C. Ferrer, Media Relations Coordinator
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Our Classical Selection
Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club
2020 Summer Reading List
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