FACTSHEET: Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club


Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club is an arm of Las Comadres Para Las Americas, founded by Dr. Nora de Hoyos Comstock in April 2000.

The Book Club’s mission is to connect and empower readers and Latino authors everywhere through networking, culture, and literature.  It is open to all peoples and all ages, and is free of charge.

The Book Club is run by the Leadership Team comprised of Edith Reyes, Project Manager; Julia Abrantes, Literary Relations Coordinator; and Maria Ferrer, Media Relations Coordinator.

It began in New York City in 2004.  In 2008, the Club partnered with the Association of American Publishers to get book submissions from an array of publishers and opened book clubs coast to coast.  Currently, there are book clubs in 16 cities and over 22,000 Comadres nationwide.  More book clubs are being formed in new cities.

The Book Club features a Book of the Month, as well as “conversation with” books with complimentary themes.  There is a Teleconference at the end of each month with the authors to which everyone can tune in and hear the interviews.  Plus, Comadres and Friends are invited to join the Twitter Chat during the Teleconference at @ReadLatinoLit.

New this year is the Book Club’s first annual Summer Reading List, which was received with great acclaim.  Per Project Manager Edith Reyes, the Summer Reading List complements the established monthly Book Club meetings and the Teleconferences.  Check out the list here:
http://lascomadres.com/latinolit/first-annual2015-summer-reading-list/


To start a Book Club, please email Edith Reyes at ereyes.lcbookclub@gmail.com.

To submit books to Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club visit us at http://lascomadres.com/latinolit/latino-book-club/submit-book/
To join Las Comadres Para Las Americas and the Book Club visit us at http://www.lascomadres.org/lco/lco-eng/subscribe/joinus.html

To learn more about the Book Club’s Leadership Team, please visit our website at www.latinolit.com or http://lascomadres.com/latinolit/latino-book-club/leadership-team/


MEDIA CONTACT:
Maria Ferrer
Media Relations Coordinator
mferrer.lcbookclub@gmail.com
www.latinolit.com
@ReadLatinoLit
#ReadLatinoLit                                                                                                                             

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