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 Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club announces its books for November 2020. BOOK OF THE MONTH THE RESURRECTION OF FULGENCIO RAMIREZ by Rudy Ruiz Blackstone Publishing CONVERSATIONS WITH BOOK FLYING FREE by Cecilia Aragon Blackstone Publishing Visit the Comadres & Friends Book Club website for book summaries by clicking here . S ave the date! Monday, November 23 , for our Live interview with authors Rudy Ruiz and Cecilia Aragon,  and the simultaneous #TwitterChat at @ReadLatinoLit and follow hashtag #ReadLatinoLit. Register for the November 23 teleconference   by clicking   here .   Early registrants may win a book from publisher; no guarantees. Buy your books at Las  Comadres Book Club  Book Shop here:    https://bookshop.org/shop/lascomadresbookclub Happy Reading Read Latino Lit   

LAS COMADRES PARA LAS AMERICAS NAMES DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AUSTIN, TX — Las Comadres Para Las Americas has selected Maria Ferrer , the current Project Manager of Las Comadres and Friends National Latino Book Club, as its new Director of Programs. Maria Ferrer, a Comadre for over 15 years, will assist National Founder Nora de Hoyos Comstock in programming for the fast growing organization. She helped start the Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club, and has been its Media Coordinator for the past seven years. Maria handles press releases and manages weekly posts about the book club on Facebook and Twitter. She is also one of the Facilitators for the New York City Comadres Network. During the pandemic crisis, Maria and her fellow Facilitators created the Comadres Connect program and hosts two weekly meetings: an informative Comadrazo session and a fun Happy Hour. “ Being a Comadre,” says Maria, “means connecting, communicating, and celebrating our Lat...

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 fo...

Hola, Comadres.  Happy Fall. Our Book of the Month and “Conversation with Book” are below; along with information on our month Teleconference and TwitterChat on September 26.   Join the Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club at www.latinolit.com and register to listen in to the Teleconference and you may win a free book.   Book of the Month WHITE LIGHT by Vanessa Garcia Shade Mountain Press Summary:   Just before her father's sudden death, Cuban- American artist Veronica Gonzalez is offered her first gallery exhibit, a real chance to break into the art world. Torn between the need to mourn and the pressure to create new artwork, Veronica is propelled into a fever-dream of productivity and grief, amidst memories of her tumultuous relationship with her colorful but infuriating Cuban émigré father, a volatile man of outsize appetites and passions who never stopped longing for his homeland. Praised by Nobel l...

Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club   announces their books for July. M ark your calendars for the Teleconference with authors Diana Lopez and Carmen Rita on Monday, July 25, at 8:00pm EST.  Register today at www.latinolit.com for the Teleconference, and you may win a free book.  And, remember to join our Twitter Chat during the Teleconference.  Use our hashtag: #ReadLatinoLit.  Happy Reading!     BOOK OF THE MONTH NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE by Diana Lopez (Little Brown Books for Young Readers). Summary:  Sixth graders Dominic, Loop, and Z stumble upon a new magic shop in town and can't wait to spend their summer mastering cool tricks to gain access to the Vault, a key holders-only back room bound to hold all kinds of secrets. And once they get in, they set their sights even higher: a huge competition at the end of the summer. They work on their card tricks, sleights, and vanishing acts, trying to come up with...

PRESS RELEASE LAS COMADRES AND FRIENDS NATIONAL LATINO BOOK CLUB Second Annual  2016 Summer Reading List “Connecting readers all over the world through Literature” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 JUNE 20, 2016             CONTACT: Maria Ferrer Media Relations Coordinator mferrer.lcbookclub@gmail.com Austin, TX—Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club announces its second annual Summer Reading List launching on Monday, June 20, 2016, the first official day of Summer. “There are so many amazing books written by Latina and Latino authors,” said Edith Milagros Reyes, Book Club Project Manager, “and in keeping with our mission to promote their works, we are sharing our Summer recommendations once again .  So whether you are on vacation or simply enjoying fresh air outdoors,...

O Books IN SEARCH OF THE LUMINOUS HEART By  Victoria Rivera McKinley Published by  O Books Beginning with her family’s origins as tenant farmers in the mountains of Puerto Rico at the turn of the nineteenth century, Victoria Rivera McKinley leads readers through dramatic and painful events, which in spite of psychological explanations, add up to experiences that are much larger. Against a historical backdrop of Puerto Rico’s changing culture, she shows how a family of ten children survive and learn to look out for one another. This is a success story, but not simply because the author leaves Puerto Rico and becomes a psychotherapist in America. Rivera McKinley offers an extraordinary perspective that finds truth in how each person lives experience in his or her own way. Her own journey ends in the Rocky Mountains, where Buddhist teachings offer her a spiritual and philosophical framework with which to understand her life. In Search of the Luminou...

LAS COMADRES & FRIENDS NATIONAL LATINO BOOK CLUB “Connecting Latinos all over the world through Literature”  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             March 10, 2016: Austin, TX— Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club announces its first annual Spring Break Reading List to complement the Book Club’s monthly meetings and teleconferences; and keep in line with their mission to promote the work of Latina/o authors. “As you take a Spring break to enjoy a week from the stresses of work and school,” said Edith Milagros Reyes, Book Club Project Manager, "we wanted to help you by taking the guesswork out of what book(s) to tak...