THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

Cosmopolitan For Latinas. The new Cosmo is aimed at American-born Latin women who are bicultural and bilingual. There will be two issues this year – Spring and Fall – with a print run of 500,000+ copies hitting newsstands in heavy Latino states, like New York, California, Florida and Texas. The whole of the Latino community is excited over this magazine. “Everyone can’t wait to see our first issue. I think there are a lot of young women out there who have been looking for a cool take on being young, hot, and Latina today,” said Editor in Chief, Michelle Herrera Mulligan . In terms of the direction of the magazine, their tagline says it all: “Cosmopolitan For Latinas, Cosmo’s fun, fearless spirit takes on a Latina voice. The magazine will be an insider’s approach to everything Cosmo with the Latina sensibility—from beauty and style to dating, relationships, family, the hottest celebrities and the coolest parties—Cosmo Latina will cover it all with an extra dash of spice.” 11 day...

   Women like sex. We do, whether we say so in public or not, whether we admit it to ourselves or not. Women like sex. And, the next best thing to having sex is reading about it. But, we don’t just say we are reading about sex, we read….erotica. Erotica. The word itself is titillating and sensual. The books are even hotter. Take for example, FAST GIRLS: EROTICA FOR WOMEN , edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Cleis Press, 2010). It’s a wonderful collection of short stories about women in control of their bodies and their beds. These “Fast Girls” are confident and unafraid of taking sex by the balls, pun intended. And, Latinas also like sex, like erotica. Hell, we are synonymous with sex. Think Rita Hayworth, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez, Eva Mendes and Zoe Saldana.  Latinas have always been seen as sultry, sexy and sensual. That’s us. And we have the erotica collection to prove it. JUICY MANGOS: EROTICA COLLECTION , edited by Michelle Herrera Mulligan (...

Edited by Robyn Moreno & Michelle Herrera Mulligan Rayo Books ISBN 0-06-058076-3 Author Julia Alvarez calls them “sassy, hard-hitting and soulful essays” and that is exactly what this collection is. Twenty Latinas share poignant stories about their lives. Some are about first love, rebellion, family, politics, sex, adultery, religion, etc. All are about Latina empowerment and taking control of one’s destiny. Contributing authors include Angie Cruz, Jackie Guerra, Nelly Rosario, Lynda Sandoval and Laura Trujillo. TO DO: Write an essay about a turning point in your life.