THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

   Join Las Comadres and La Casa Azul Bookstore on September 18 at the Brooklyn Book Festival, Booth #125.  Here is the list of Latino authors scheduled to appear at the booth: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Alicia Anabel Santos Ana Galan Dahlma Llanos Figueroa Sergio Troncoso Toni Plummer Torrey Maldonado Yuyi Morales 2:00pm - 3:30pm Caridad Pineiro Carmen Mojica Fabian Charlie Vazquez Daisy Martinez Justin Torres Sofia Quintero 3:30pm-5:00pm Charles Rice-Gonzalez Esmeralda Santiago Gloria Rodriguez Peggy Robles Alvarado Festival Site Address:  Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Public Transportation: 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall; R to Court Street A, C, F to Jay Street/Borough Hall For more information, visit http://www.lacasaazulbookstore.com/ or http://www.brooklynbookfestival.com/ .  

   Best known for her memoir, WHEN I WAS PUERTO RICAN, Esmeralda Santiago conquered the crowded events room last night at the 86th Street Barnes and Noble. Esmeralda began her book tour for CONQUISTADORA in Puerto Rico last week. If you missed her last night, not to worry she will be back. Esmeralda will be at the Brooklyn Book Festival on September 18, and at El Museo del Barrio on September 28. For more information on Esmeralda visit her on http://www.esmeraldasantiago.com/ . Below are pictures from last night’s booksigning.  Esmeralda was happy to take pictures with me and my fellow Comadres, as she is a comadre herself.  (For more information on Las Comadres, visit http://www.lascomadres.org/ .) And do come back on August 1, for our review of CONQUISTADORA. ---mcf Comadres Julia, Raquel, Esmeralda, Maria. Esmeralda speaking about new book. Store sign.  

        It rained, it poured...but people still came and joined in the festivities for the 5th Annual Brooklyn Book Festival last Sunday, September 12. It was a wet but happy literary marketplace.  People sat on the court steps under their umbrellas listening to authors read from their works.  Kids huddled under a tent sitting on warm mats while characters came to life right before their eyes.  Others enjoyed the rain on their face and strolled down the aisles chatting with  writers, publishers, presses, et al. This was my first Brooklyn Book Festival, and certainly not my last.  I loved meeting the writers, listening to the readings, hearing kids laughing as they jumped over water puddles, watching people shiver when rain ran down their backs.  There were so many people, so many families and even a handful of dogs. Me encanto todo!   I was enchanted by everything!...

   30,000 people cannot be wrong. That’s how many are expected to attend the 5th Annual Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 12, at Borough Hall (209 Joralemon Street). The Festival will feature 200 authors, 175 vendors and 13 venues to explore. This will be my first Festival, and I am looking forward to all of it – the signings, readings, and meeting Latino authors like Charlie Rice-Gonzalez, Esmeralda Santiago, Brando Skyhorse, Daniel Serrano, Dahlma Llanos Figueroa, Christina Garcia, Torrey Maldonado, Daisy Martinez and Sofia Quintero. Torrey Maldonado (SECRET SATURDAYS) has gone in years past when he was a “fresh-face” teacher dreaming of becoming a novelist. Now he is a participating author on a panel next to his idol Jacqueline Woodson and Pulitzer Prize-winner Charles Fuller. “I’ve invited my school’s students and their families to show them that dreams come true. Magic will happen on that stage.” A veteran of the literary festival circuit, hometown aut...

In case you haven’t heard, Brooklyn is hosting its Fifth Annual Book Festival on September 12 at Borough Hall/ Columbus Park. The Festival is presented by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn Literary Council and Brooklyn Tourism. The Brooklyn Book Festival is going to be an outdoor literary marketplace with 200 Authors, as well as 175 booksellers, publishers, presses and organizations….and about 30,000 visitors! The Latina Book Club is proud to chat today with Marcela Landres , a member of the Brooklyn Literary Council and an editorial consultant, who works with Latino authors to bring their books to print. Q: How did the Brooklyn Book Festival come to be? New York City is the book publishing capital of the U.S., if not the world. While the major publishers are located in Manhattan, many publishing professionals such as agents and editors actually live in Brooklyn. Numerous authors live in Brooklyn, and several highly-regarded independent publishers, such...

                                                                 5th ANNUAL Mark your calendars....Sunday, September 12, 2010. It's the 5th Annual Brooklyn Book Festival.  The Festival is sponsored by Brooklyn Tourism and the Brooklyn Literary Council.  Our friend Marcela Landres is a member of the Council and editor of Latinidad, a newsletter for Latino authors. The Festival will have 200 authors, 175 bookstores, hundreds of vendors and delicious food in one of New York's most beautiful boroughs....Brooklyn.   Join us! Here's their press release.... This is the fifth anniversary of the renowned Brooklyn Book Festival , a free...