THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

The Latina Book Club celebrates LATINX HERITAGE MONTH every day. To honor authors during this celebratory month, we will highlight a new book every day. Join us and #ReadLatinoLit. A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT’S SON By Sergio Troncoso Cinco Puntos Press   RELEASED TODAY ! Brilliant. Thought provoking. Extraordinary. Sergio Troncoso’s much anticipated new collection of stories takes us on journeys from Boston to Manhattan to West Texas. The book is full of unique characters going out into the world, struggling with two cultures, learning to be true to themselves. SUMMARY:   How does a Mexican-American, the son of poor immigrants, leave his border home and move to the heart of gringo America? How does he adapt to the worlds of wealth, elite universities, the rush and power of New York City? How does he make peace with a stern old-fashioned father who has only known hard field labor his whole life? With echoes of Dreiser’s American Tra...

We lose ourselves in books; We find ourselves there too. We don’t know who said it, but we truly believe in the saying above. We have lost ourselves in numerous books this year. Books are our happy place; our escape; sometimes our refuge. It’s always a pleasure to discover a “new” author and to reconnect with favorite ones. We were super excited as The Latina Book Club started putting together its 4th Annual List of Books of the Year for 2016. Readers will love these exciting, daring, gripping books by Latino authors and about Latinos in all genres, and some in two languages. We encourage everyone to support our authors by buying their books and telling all their friends and neighbors about the books. Remember that books make great gifts year round, and do consider giving books to your local library. For this new year, explore a new author, a new genre. All learning is good. And, who knows? Maybe you’ll find yourself in one of these books too.  Happy ...

‘Tis the season to go shopping for the Holidays, and books make the very best gifts.   This month, The Latina Book Club will feature weekly shopping guides.  Here are some fun Latino children’s books for kids of all ages, even a couple that are bilingual.  Click on the titles below to purchase your copies today. Happy Shopping. Happy Reading. And, Happy Holidays! A PINATA IN A PINE TREE: A LATINO TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS By Pat Mora Clarion Books A fun and festive Latino twist on the popular “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Think pinatas instead of partridges, dancing donkeys, singing moons and more. JUANA & LUCAS By Juana Medina Candlewick Press Juana is a spunky Colombian girl who loves many things, but not learning English. Until her grandparents invite her on a special trip where English is needed. Now, Juana finds that learning a new language can be fun too. LITTLE CHANCLAS Jose Lozano ...

Cinco Punto Press The real Cuba—the one that existed between the cracks, the one that was full of poverty, suffering and hopelessness—was revolting. It angered him that people allowed it to exist. – Frank SOFRITO is a fun, entertaining and suspenseful novel that is bound to become a favorite with foodies and readers alike. This book has everything – mystery, espionage, romance, and an exciting trip to Cuba. Each chapter starts with an actual quote from celebrities which adds flavor and authenticity to the book. Readers are in for a favorable treat. SUMMARY:  Frank Delgado, his brother and cousin own a restaurant in the Bronx that is going belly up. They are desperate for a solution to save their father’s legacy, when a crazy idea comes to them – go to Cuba and find a secret chicken recipe guaranteed to bring in customers. It’s supposed to be an easy trip, Frank would bribe one of the kitchen staff to sell him the secret ingredients and then return home. But t...

T oday is the start of Hispanic Heritage Month.   In celebration, The Latina Book Club will give one lucky reader a free e-book copy of THE AMADO WOMEN, our Book of the Week.   Enter to win by leaving a comment below or by posting this hashtag on Twitter, #amreadingwithTheLatinaBookClub.   It's a mouthful; we know.   Winner will be announced next Monday.   And, look for more prizes every week during this special month. Cinco Puntos Press   Happiness is a decision.   You simply cast aside that which you are tired of looking at, weary of battling, unable to accept and focus on that which remains.   --Mercy Amado, matriarch Stunning, original, beautiful, mesmerizing. I love that this novel is about gutsy Latina women, and better yet, gutsy Latina sisters.    They fight and argue like sisters will do, but pick on one and you are facing all three!   And that fire, that passion is what makes Zamorano's debut novel s...

     LAST NIGHT I SANG TO THE MONSTER By Benjamin Alire Saenz Cinco Puntos Press http://www.benjaminaliresaenz.com/ Finalist of the PEN USA Award in the Young Adult category “I have it in my head that when we’re born, God writes things down on our hearts. See, on some people’s hearts he writes Happy and on some people’s hearts he writes Sad and on some people’s hearts he writes Crazy on some people’s hearts he writes Genius and on some people’s hearts he writes Angry and on some people’s hearts he writes Winner and on some people’s hearts he writes Loser. It’s all like a game to him. Him. God. And it’s all pretty much random. He takes out his pen and starts writing on our blank hearts. When it came to my turn, he wrote Sad. I don’t like God very much. Apparently he doesn’t like me very much either.” --Zach, protagonist Saenz captures the vulnerability and defiance of youth beautifully in his latest novel.   It is a poignant, heart wrenching and, sometim...