THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

  The Latina Book Club loves romance novels, and we are super excited to have discovered Sabrina Sol's Delicious Desires series and have her chatting with us today.   First,  we want to congratulate her on the debut of DELICIOUS TEMPTATION, book one of her new series.  Welcome, Sabrina!     GIVEAWAY:   Leave a comment on this blog and you may win a free book by Sabrina Sol!   Details below.       Q:   You are called The Romance Chica.  How did you earn that name?  What sorts of things does The Romance Chica share on her blog?   Sabrina:   I actually gave the name to myself. When I was starting out as an aspiring author, I thought of different ways of how I could explain to others that I was a Latina author who wrote romance stories. And The Romance Chica seemed to fit perfectly! Plus it helped that the Twitter name (@theromancechica) was available. LOL.   On the blog, I...

   The Latina Book Club is proud to be part of Judith Ortiz Cofer’ s blog tour for this extraordinary and poignant memoir.    We just had to make it our May Book of the Month, especially with Mother's Day just days away.   We wish Judith  all the best and want to offer her our deepest sympathy on the loss of her mother.    And to our Dear Readers, Happy Mother's Day to you and yours. GIVEAWAY:  Please leave a comment on this blog post or on our Twitter page, and you will be entered to win a copy of THE CRUEL COUNTRY.  Continental residents only. University of Georgia Press "I came home to face the heretofore unacknowledged fact that death is not a surprise; death is the given.” – Judith Ortiz Cofer Emotional. Honest. Heartbreaking. Readers will cry and marvel at this well-written, well-documented journal of grief.  Author Judith Ortiz Cofer is known for the candor in her writing, but this me...

The Party Continues!   Join The Latina Book Club every week this month for new book reviews, fun “Top 14” lists, author interviews and book giveaways.   This week, we are giving away an e-book copy of EVERY HIDDEN FEAR.   Leave a comment below or tweet our hashtag -- #amreadingwiththelatinabookclub --   to win. Happy Hispanic Heritage Month and Good luck! --mcf If you’re not constantly watching and taking care of little things with a house, all kinds of things will fester in the dark and grow out of sight to damage it until they pull it down on your head. —Gran Riveting. Masterful. Suspenseful. Memorable. EVERY HIDDEN FEAR is book three in Linda Rodriguez’s Skeet Bannion series.  It’s a fast-paced, exhilarating drama starring a clever heroine, a ghastly murder and more suspects than innocents.  Readers will be enthralled (once again) from the very first page to the last.  NOTE: This may be third in a series, but it stands alon...

  The Latina Book Club welcomes author Alina Garcia-LaPuerta.   We had the pleasure of meeting Alina at the recent Latino Writers Conference in New York, where she spoke about her quest to learn all there was to know about Cuba's   Scheherazade and first international diva.   We guarantee you'll be just as captivated as we were with the author and her subject.  Leave a comment below and tweet our hashtag -- #amreadingwiththelatinabookclub -- to be entered to win an e-copy of LA BELLE CREOLE this week.  Good luck! --mcf       Q:   How did you decide to write an historical biography? What particularly drew you to your subject, Maria de las Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo? A:   I first became intrigued with references to a Cuban woman in 19 th century Paris. I immediately wondered how she came to be there. It seemed so unusual, and left me curious to know more.  Then the more I learned about her life, the more I ...

  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...