THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

    ‘Tis the season to go shopping for the Holidays, and books make the very best gifts.   This month, The Latina Book Club features weekly shopping guides.  Here are some adventurous, dramatic, magical, mysterious and romantic books that will delight readers at all times.  Order your copies today. Happy Shopping. Happy Reading. And, Happy Holidays! A FIERCE AND SUBTLE POISON By Samantha Mabry Algonquin Young Readers A summer in Puerto Rico, gives Lucas the chance to meet the legendary cursed girl Isabel and get lost in her magical world. CERTAIN DARK THINGS By Silvia Moreno-Garcia Thomas Dunne Books Vampires, humans, cops and gangsters collide in the dark streets of Mexico City. CREATUS ANIMUS By Carmen DeSousa The war between creatus and humans is inevitable or is it?  Paranormal meets mystery in the thrilling conclusion to this suspenseful series. CURSE OF THE BLUE VAGINA & OTHER STO...

Every Wednesday The Latina Book Club features excerpts from exciting novels by Latino authors.                                                                                                 Happy Reading and Happy Holidays!    JEWELER’S MARK by R.V. Reyes is a fun, breath-stealing, edge-of-your-seat page turner! Read The Latina Book Club review here .          Click on title to order your copy. JEWELER’S MARK By R.V. Reyes *Excerpt  “Th...

‘Tis the season to go shopping for the Holidays, and books make the very best gifts.   This month, The Latina Book Club will feature weekly shopping guides.  Here are some fun Latino children’s books for kids of all ages, even a couple that are bilingual.  Click on the titles below to purchase your copies today. Happy Shopping. Happy Reading. And, Happy Holidays! A PINATA IN A PINE TREE: A LATINO TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS By Pat Mora Clarion Books A fun and festive Latino twist on the popular “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Think pinatas instead of partridges, dancing donkeys, singing moons and more. JUANA & LUCAS By Juana Medina Candlewick Press Juana is a spunky Colombian girl who loves many things, but not learning English. Until her grandparents invite her on a special trip where English is needed. Now, Juana finds that learning a new language can be fun too. LITTLE CHANCLAS Jose Lozano ...

Every Wednesday   The Latina Book Club   will feature excerpts  from exciting novels by Latino authors. This excerpt seems most apropos because of the death of the real Fidel Castro this past week.  THE DEATH OF FIDEL PEREZ By Elizabeth Huergo Unbridled Books *Excerpt One particular good citizen, Saturnina, was squatting on a doorstep just a few blocks away, feeding a hard biscuit to a hungry stray dog, when she heard the news that Fidel and his brother had fallen. Saturnina rose from her corolla of ragged skirts and began to walk toward the throng of people gathering before the building and spilling over into the street, blocking the morning traffic. Though she could see nothing of what had happened, in a swirl of petticoats and skirts she began to mimic the words she heard: “¡Socorro! ¡Fidel calló! Help! Fidel has fallen!” Saturnina, Sybil of the succulent bit of news that lodges like a string of pork gristle in the space betwee...

   Millions of people have been dreaming about Fidel Castro’s death for almost 60 years.  It’s finally true – Fidel Castro died on Friday, November 25, at the age of 90.  Funeral arrangements are underway in Havana, while in Little Havana/Miami the celebration continues.  The Latina Book Club offers some books about life before, during and after Fidel. Happy Reading.    BEFORE NIGHT FALLS by Reinaldo Arenas (Penguin Books) CUBA: ANOTHER SIDE OF THE STORY by Iris M. Diaz (Xlibris) CUBA DIARIES: AN AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE IN HAVANA  by Isadora Tattlin (Broadway Books) CUBA IN SPLINTERS: 11 STORIES FROM A NEW CUBA edited by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo (OR Books) CUBAN-AMERICAN, DANCING ON THE HYPHEN by Amarilys Gacio Rassler (SPS Publications) DANCING WITH CUBA: A MEMOIR OF THE REVOLUTION by Alma Guillermoprieto (Vintage) DREAMING IN CUBAN by Cristina Garcia (Ballantine) EVERYONE LEAVES by Wendy Guerra (Amazon Cr...