THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

   Vibrant. Sexy. Fun.      Alexis Daria reminds us that telenovelas are pleasurable and sexy.   This is NOT your Abuela’s telenovela.    YOU HAD ME A HOLA is an amusing romp with memorable characters set in the Big Apple, in the middle of soap opera central.   (Published by HarperCollins.) BOOK SUMMARY:   Leading Ladies do not end up on tabloid covers.  After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming service in the country, Jasmine figures her new “Leading Lady Plan” should be easy enough to follow—until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Suárez.  Leading Ladies don’t need a man to be happy .  After his last telenovela character was killed off, Ashton is worri...

   This week the Latina Book Club  has celebrated Mothers with books with strong, courageous Mamás.  We began with our Book of the Month, THE CRUEL COUNTRY. We hope you have enjoyed our selections.   Feel free to share your favorite “Mother” book with us.   Here now is our final selection.  Happy Reading.  Happy Mothers Week! Singing makes me so happy . – Mamá Laura Lacamara has written a sweet, magical children’s book inspired by her mother, who was an opera singer in Havana.   Lacamara’s book comes to live with the vibrant and amazing illustrations from talented illustrator Yuyi Morales .   Readers of all ages will enjoy this book again and again.   And, best of all, the book is bilingual -- written in both English and Spanish.      BOOK SUMMARY:   Anita comes home from school on her seventh birthday to find her mother singing opera and floating in the air.  Everyone ...

COMADRES, COMPADRES & FRIENDS BOOKCLUB Meeting:  April 15, 6:30pm Borders Bookstore, Columbus Circle, NYC ONCE UPON A TIME: Traditional Latin American Tales by Rueben Martinez HarperCollins / Bilingual