THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

The Latina Book Club is Celebrating Men this month.  Come meet A.E. Roman and his friend Chico.      A.E. Roman is the author of the Chico Santana Mysteries: CHINATOWN ANGEL, which was nominated for the Shamus Awards, and THE SUPERMAN PROJECT, which Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review. It also just won second place for Best Mystery Novel from the International Latino Book Awards. This native New Yorker – from the Bronx – was a teen rapper and read his poetry at the Nuyorican Poets Café. Alex is currently working on Chico’s third adventure, and a young adult novel entitled, SWEET 15, with his friend and writing partner, Emily Adler. Visit him at http://aeroman101.blogspot.com/  THE SUPERMAN PROJECT won 2nd place for Best Mystery Novel from 2010 International Latino Book Awards! 

             Gautami Tripathy wins a free copy of A.E. Roman's THE SUPERMAN PROJECT, the second book in the Chico Santana, P.I. mystery series! Congratulations!   Read Latino!

  Our book for September is A.E. Roman's CHINATOWN ANGEL: A CHICO SANTANA MYSTERY, a finalist of the 2009 Shamus Award from the Private Eye Writers of America.  (Wiinners announced in October.) Following in the footsteps of Michele Martinez, Steven Torres and the late Jerry A. Rodriguez, Roman brings us a satiric hero, whose search for a missing teen leads him into big trouble where even the clients are suspect. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! Read the book and let us know what you thought of it.  Leave your comments by September 30, and one lucky commentator will receive a free copy of the next book in the Chico Santana Mystery series, THE SUPERMAN PROJECT.  Good luck!