THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

      Book Expo America earlier this month was a fun and maddening adventure into the world of books.  It was great to meet authors, editors, illustrators and other industry professionals.  Not all booths were as diverse as they should have been, but all were sources of information, especially on upcoming books.  Below are 15 books that were getting good buzz at BEA.  Some you can read now, others you’ll have to mark your calendars for their upcoming release.   Happy Summer, Happy Reading! --Maria 15 BOOKS FOR THIS SUMMER & FALL ANCIENT EARTH JOURNAL: THE EARLY CRETACEOUS by Juan Carlos Alonso & Gregory S. Paul (science) – Walter Foster Jr. --Outstanding class room text books and great coffee art book! --Great descriptive narrative and detailed illustrations will entrance kids of all ages.  Plus, this book is “backed by the research of one of paleontology's most acclaimed theorists, giving the book ...

The Latina Book Club wishes everyone a Happy New Year and a Happy Three Kings Day! January 6, 2016, was the 39 th annual Three Kings Day Parade sponsored by El Museo del Barrio .  This is my fourth year attending and each year the parade is spectacular, as was the company.  Members of Las Comadres Para Las Americas , of which I am one, gather to attend the parade and then finish with a fabulous lunch at La Fonda restaurant. Julia, Tess, Dora, Maria, Ingrid, Carmen, Clara, Gladys, Nikki & Julie Wednesday was a magical day full of shiny crowns, music, dancing, colorful puppets and live camels! The day was sunny and bright so it was easy to see the smiles and joy on the faces of the kids and adults lined up on 106 Street and Third Avenue; all eager to catch a glimpse of the Baby Jesus, his parents Mary and Joseph and the Three Kings. Aside from the parade, El Museo del Barrio also honored Latinos who have made a contribution to the community....

  The Latina Book Club is proud to be an official stop of the COUNT ON ME Condor Book Tour . The blog tour dates and links are at the bottom of this post. Leave a comment and you will be entered to win a free copy of the book . Comadres…the term encompassses some of the most complex and important relationships that exist between women. Comadres are best friends, confidants, coworkers, advisors, neighbors, and godmothers to one’s children. Comadres are the women they know they can count on, lean on, and ask for advice or for help when needed . ---Nora de Hoyos Comstock, President & CEO, Las Comadres Para Las Americas I have been a member of Las Comadres Para Las Americas for almost eight years. I am now one of the New York City Chapter’s Moderators and the group’s Book Club Coordinator. I find this organization to be amazing, and not just because of the networking, but because of the friendships forged – fierce friendships. We have sisters who attend the monthl...

Edited by Adriana V. Lopez, Atria Books Comadres are the women [we] know [we] can count on, lean on, and ask for advice or for help when needed. Like Las Comadres Para Las Americas, comadres make up the support system women create for themselves on the personal and professional fronts. --Nora de Hoyos Comstock, PhD President & CEO Las Comadres Para Las Americas As comadres, we share our most intimate and formative life experiences so that they become each other's life experiences as well. --"Road Sisters" Stephanie Elizondo Griest Book Summary:   Friendships can bring us peace, fill the emotional shortcomings in our romantic relationships, and help us remember what lies deep inside every one of us. For more than twelve years, the international organization Las Comadres Para Las Americas™ has been bringing together thousands of Latinas to count on, lean on, help, and advise one another.  Comadre is a powerful term. It encompasses...

   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...

By Mary Castillo, Caridad Pineiro, Berta Platas and Sofia Quintero St. Martin’s Griffin ISBN 0-312-33504-0 From New York to Los Angeles, from Chicago to Miami, here are four novellas about today’s Latina women and how they deal with dating, marriage, friendship and sex. This is Latina chick lit at its best! Share them with your amigas! Questions to discuss: 1) Can you see yourself in any of these characters? 2) Who was your favorite Chica?