THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

Congratulations to Marjorie who wins a copy of the Crafty Chica's WAKING UP IN THE LAND OF GLITTER.  This is book one in Kathy Cano-Murillo's Crafty Chica series. It's a fun read. I read it in two days. The ladies are a hoot -- Star, Ofie and Chloe. If you read this book and don't want to be hanging out at La Pachanga, listening to Reggae Sol, doing crafts with the girls, then you need to read this book again! And don't stop there for book two in the Crafty Chica series, MISS SCARLET'S SCHOOL OF PATTERNLESS SEWING, is also wonderful and The Latina Book Club's Book of the Month. Check out our interview with Kathy Cano-Murillo  here . Visit Kathy at http://www.craftychica.com/ And as always, Read Latino.  

The Latina Book Club is honored to be part of Kathy’s blog tour for her second Crafty Chica novel, MISS SCARLET’S SCHOOL OF PATTERNLESS SEWING.  We found the book to be passionate, electrifying and fun, which could also be said of the author!            Kathy Cano-Murillo is better known as the Crafty Chica. She began as a journalist, but soon turned her passion for art into a business empire, which includes books, her own product line, crafty cruise, TV appearances and a nationally syndicated newspaper column.            FREE BOOK:    Join us for an intimate chat with Kathy and your chance to win a free book.  Leave a comment (and your email address) and you will be entered to win the first book in her series, WAKING UP IN THE LAND OF GLITTER.   Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly? --- Frida Kahl...

  MISS SCARLET'S SCHOOL OF PATTERNLESS SEWING A Crafty Chica Novel by Kathy Cano-Murillo Grand Central Publishing Our March book is passionate, electrifying and fun! MISS SCARLET’S SCHOOL OF PATTERNLESS SEWING is Kathy Cano-Murillo’s second book in her “Crafty Chica” novel series. Many of you will remember WAKING UP IN THE LAND OF GLITTER, which debut to critical acclaim. In the second Crafty Chica novel, we have a passional heroine who knows what she wants and goes out and gets it. Scarlet Santana, a chemical engineer with two degrees, chucks a six-figure salary to follow her dream of fashion design. Her fiance dumps her, her parents lay on the guilt, and her boss at the fashion studio undervalues her, but Scarlet will not give up her dream. BLOG TOUR & BOOK GIVEAWAY – MARCH 10 The Latina Book Club is pleased to be part of MISS SCARLET’S SCHOOL OF PATTERNLESS SEWING blog tour. Join us on Thursday, March 10, for an intimate Q&A with author Kathy C...

Last night was the Comadres, Compadres & Friends May Bookclub meeting in NYC.  Our book this month was Kathy Cano-Murillo's WAKING UP IN THE LAND OF GLITTER.  As I've mentioned before, it's a fun, fast read that inspires "craftiness."  And, the group spent the night chatting about Star, Offie and Chloe, AND making our own bookmarks. Check them out!  Oh, and here are our Bookclub Questions for WAKING UP IN THE LAND OF GLITTER: 1)  How does the title relate to each of the women:  Star, Offie and Chloe? 2)  Use one word to describe each woman?  Who was the most needy of the three? 3)  How do the women grow by the end of the book? 4)  Why was Star so scatterbrain? why do you think she never finished a project of her own? 5)   How and why did Offie hide behind her craft projects? 6)   How could "Crafty Chloe" deceive so many people?  how did she hide behind her crafts? 7)   Family is ver...

                                 WAKING UP IN THE LAND OF GLITTER by Kathy Cano-Murillo. It's a fun read.  I read it in two days.  The ladies are a hoot -- Star, Ofie and Chloe.  If you read this book and don't want to be hanging out at La Pachanga, listening to Reggae Sol, doing crafts with the girls, then you need to read this book again.  :-) Las Comadres, Compadres & Friends Bookclub will meet on May 20 at the Borders, Columbus Circle at 6:30pm.  Join us....even if you don't finish the book. Happy Reading!