THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

           " Maybe it was necessary, this shedding of the old ways with each generation. He had abandoned so much of what defined his mother...But lately, he'd begun to wonder if he'd abandoned too much.  He felt like there was a box inside of him that had been locked away for so long, he'd forgotten where he'd put the key.  There were things he treasured in that box: the sultry music of his childhood, the playfulness and sensuality of his culture.  He longed to open himself up to these things again ." --Jimmy Vega The Latina Book Club is happy to promote books by non-Latinos with great Latino characters.  LAND OF CAREFUL SHADOWS by Suzanne Chazin is such a book.   The premise for this book could have been “ripped from today’s headlines.”  It’s riveting, suspenseful, tragic, hopeful, with realistic settings, authentic voices, continuous action and enough twists and turns to keep readers up all night....

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION DETAILS: John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 W. 59th Street, (at 10th Ave) Conference Center Saturday, February 25, 2012, 2-5pm Please join John Jay College of Criminal Justice Latin American and Latina/o Studies students as they stand in solidarity with the students of Arizona and the Librotraficante Tony Diaz in protest of the book banning in Arizona. Guests include Librotraficantes Tony Diaz, Bryan Parras, LiLo, Writer Sergio Troncoso and others. Students, writers, scholars, and activists will discuss the following during the teach-in: 1. Why should NY care about what is going on in Arizona? 2. Why are students across the country so inspired about this cause? 3. What is the historical context for this moment? 4. Why is there an anti-Latina/os movement in the United State of America? 5. Why should other cultures care about the plight of Latinos? You can also donate banned books to the Librotraficante caravan in one of two ways: ...

   by Monique Frausto The Latina Book Club celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with the Founder of Blogs by Latinas. Welcome, Monique! I love celebrating the fact that I'm Latino. It's in the way I talk, how I walk with my head held high, how I approach every situation in life, and in what I do every day. As a blogger, I make sure my voice is heard. As a young Latina, I was always trying to prove everyone wrong. Don't tell me I can't do something, because I will do it. I saw how the women in my family were treated and how their voices didn't matter. I wanted that to change. In high school, I was a member of M.E.Ch.A, Student Council, and Keywannettes-pretty much any organization that encouraged us to speak up and make a change. College also gave me the opportunity to help voices be heard. That started the minute I joined my school newspaper. I immediately changed my major and I aspired to become a journalist. Today, I do what I can to support the posit...

   Join The Latina Book Club as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.  Every Friday we will post Portraits of Hispanics in different walks of life.  Today we begin with Latino authors.  Caridad Pineiro author SINS OF THE FLESH Carlos Aleman author AS HAPPY AS LING Dalhma Llanos Figueroa author of DAUGHTERS OF STONE Esmeralda Santiago author of CONQUISTADORA Raul Ramos y Sanchez author of AMERICA LIBRE Torrey Maldonado author of SECRET SATURDAYS THELMA T. REYNA author of THE HEAVES WEEP FOR US I could go on and on and on, but I will limit myself to these authors.  Read and enjoy! LEAVE COMMENT:    Let me know who are Your favorite authors., and how You are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. NEXT:    The celebration continues on Monday, Sept 19, with editor Marcela Landres.