THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

  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 ...

  We continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month .   This week we are giving away an ebook copy of THE CITY OF PALACES by Michael Nava.   Enter to win by leaving a comment below and/ or by posting our hashtag on Twitter, #amreadingwiththelatinabookclub .  Winner will be announced next Monday.  And, look for more prizes every week during this special month. A man must live his life in service of something. Without a cause, existence is pointless.   Whatever the stupid Christians may believe, the real hell is a life without purpose or meaning. -- Rodrigo Sarmiento THE CITY OF PALACES is the first book in a new series by this gifted writer.   It's beautiful written, with strong engaging characters, rich narrative and astounding imagery.   Michael Nava has written a majestic, sweeping saga of a family, of a country.   Readers will be intrigued and captivated by the many contrasts within -- beauty and scars, grandeur and squalor, c...