4th ANNUAL SUMMER READING LIST 2018
PRESS
RELEASE
LAS
COMADRES & FRIENDS
NATIONAL
LATINO BOOK CLUB
** Connecting
Readers All Over The World
Through
Latino Literature **
4TH
ANNUAL SUMMER READING LIST
JUNE 21, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Maria Ferrer
Media Relations Coordinator
mferrer.lcbookclub@gmail.com
New York, NY—Las Comadres & Friends
National Latino Book Club continues connecting readers all over the world through
Latino literature. The Book Club is
pleased to announce the release of its Fourth Annual Summer Reading List.
“We
are very pleased to share our list for your reading pleasure,” says Las
Comadres Founder Nora
De Hoyos Comstock. “The Summer Reading List allows us to share
the works of more Latino authors than are possible with book of the month and
Conversation with... books. Your exposure to these authors gives us hope that
their writings will inspire publishers to seek more Latino work.”
She goes on to add: “These authors and topics
will challenge you to learn about our Latino roots and different perspectives
on Latino cultures and heritage. We invite you to share with us your reviews of
these works.”
Las Comadres Book Club’s Summer Reading
List offers a “baker’s dozen” with something for everyone – from apocalyptic
thrillers to heart-felt poems to political blackmail to memoirs of panic and
addiction to historical fiction. The Book
Club always includes a children’s book to read as a family and a classical
selection. Also, making this year’s List
is Snow Falling by the TV character/personality Jane Villanueva portrayed by
actress Gina Rodriguez; it’s a suspenseful romance set in Miami 1902.
We encourage you to add our Summer
Reading List selections to your TBR piles, give copies to family and friends,
order copies at your neighborhood library, and enjoy Reading Latino Lit.
Las
Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club
2018
Summer Reading List
1.
All the Wind in
the World by Samantha Mabry (young adult fiction) – Algonquin Young Readers
2.
Between Breaths by Elizabeth Vargas (memoir) –
Grand Central Publishing
3.
Dance with Me by Alexis Daria (romance) - Swerve
4.
Drift by Chris Campanioni (thriller) – King Shot
Press
5.
Kiss of the Spiderwoman by Manuel Puig
(classical) – Vintage
6.
Manteca! An Anthology of Afro Latin@ Poets
edited by Melissa Castillo-Garsow (poetry) –
Arte Publico Press
7.
Snow Falling by Jane Gloriana Villanueva
(historical mystery) – Adams Media
8.
The Accidental Mistress by Aya de Leon (urban
fiction) - Dafina
9.
The Neighborhood by Mario Vargas Llosa (mystery)
– Farrar, Straus and Giroux
10.
The Night of the Virgin by Elliott Turner (young
adult, LGBT) – Round Ball Media
11.
The Vineyard by Maria Dueῆas (historical
fiction) – Atria Books
12.
There Are No Dead Here by Maria McFarland
Sanchez-Moreno (fiction, historical) –
Nation Books
13.
Ugly Cat and Pablo by Isabel Quintero
(children’s book) – Scholastic Press
Las Comadres
& Friends National Latino Book Club
was started in 2007 in partnership with the Association of American Publishers
to promote reading of Latino authors. All books are written in English 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 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 2018 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, #MyComadres
Leadership Team
Dora M.
Abreu, Social Media Coordinator
Maria C.
Ferrer, Media Relations Coordinator
Karen
Gonzales, Submissions Coordinator
#READLATINOLIT
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