THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

The Latina Book Club is excited about the new books being released this month.   There are debuts, thrillers, coming of age stories, poetry, science fiction, and more.   Below are some of the new releases.  As we know of more, we will post.   Happy Reading! TRACING THE HORSE Poems by Diana Marie Delgado BOA Editions Limited Set in Southern California's San Gabriel Valley, Diana Marie Delgado’s debut poetry collection follows the coming-of-age of a young Mexican-American woman trying  to make sense of who she is amidst a family and community weighted by violence and addiction. DOMINICANA by Angie Cruz Flatiron Books Amid unrest in Dominican Republic, 15-year old Ana marries a man twice her age to get to New York City.  Married life proves anything but happy and Ana has a lot of growing up to do. BECOMING BEATRIZ by Tami Charles Charlesbridge Teen Beatriz' just wants to be a ...

   The Latina Book Club is proud to name CONEY ISLAND SIREN by Theresa Varela as Book of the Month.   It’s an amazing book on a hard topic with a surprising ending.   Readers will be captivated. Theresa invites everyone to her book launch on Wednesday, June 12, 6-8 pm at the Nuyorican Poets Café on 236 East Third Street, NYC.   All readers welcomed. Books will be on sale.   Get your signed copy there! “If I pen my thoughts on paper, are they no longer my secret?”    --Ellen   “If you stay silent because of fear, you are forever voiceless.”   –Maggie Pollen Press Publishing LLC Astounding. Mesmerizing. Engaging. Theresa Varela cleverly weaves fact and fiction, suspense and magical realism in her new captivating novel set against the backdrop of the joyful, chaotic, wondrous world of Coney Island.   Domestic violence is not pretty.   It’s an endless nightmarish roller coaster ride...

The virgins are here to prove a point.                                                   Do You Speak Virgin? The Latina Book Club is pleased to announce its Book of the Month – VIRGIN: POEMS by Analicia Sotelo.   And, since April is Poetry Month, our selection is very apropos. Milkweed Editions Dynamic. Sensuous. Mythic. Authentic. VIRGIN celebrates the power of women, and will resonate with many.   Little girls start as virgins and grow into women, brides, mothers.   This book, these poems are all about that growth; about all the things important to women --- feminism, sex, womanhood, family, culture, religion.   There’s love and loss, happiness and betrayal, reflection and self-discovery.   In her poem, Do You Speak Virgin?, with which Analicia opens her book, the narrator thinks of herself as a ...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY ! The Latina Book Club is doing mini interviews with Latino / Latinx authors about Latin Lovers, favorite couples, and best presents to give this week.    We are pleased to welcome International Latino Book Awards winner Theresa Varela.    She’s a Puerto Rican author from Brooklyn, NY.   Photo by Patricia Dorelles   LBC:   Welcome, Theresa.   Valentine’s Day is upon us, and nothing says romance more than a Latin Lover, or does it?  What do you think of the Latin Lover— is he a Macho Man, Eye Candy or other?   THERESA:   The terms Latin lover, Eye Candy, and Macho Man bring forth the vision of grainy black and white cinema. A rose between a swashbuckler’s teeth or the heaving cleavage of a voluptuous barmaid evoke fantasy and passion.   Rudolph Valentino did much in his day for the construction of the female ideology that escape of the doldrums of a dull life could only b...

Happy Valentine’s Week!   The Latina Book Club is doing mini interviews with Latino / Latinx authors about Latin Lovers, favorite couples, and best presents to give this week.    We are pleased to welcome award-winning author, model, poet, editor, and teacher Chris Campanioni. LBC:   Welcome, Chris.   Valentine’s Day is upon us, and nothing says romance more than a Latin Lover, or does it?  What do you think of the Latin Lover— is he a Macho Man, Eye Candy or other?   CHRIS:   I feel uncomfortable about prescribing to or even reproducing that cultural stereotype; however, when I think about romance, and about my background and experience, I tend to often equate love with food--the way to your loved one's heart, then, is through their mouth, the tongue, and into the belly.  LBC:       Describe the ideal Lover— Latino or otherwise.   CHRIS:   Someone curious and willing; someone...

Happy Valentine’s Week!   The Latina Book Club is doing mini interviews with Latino / Latinx authors about Latin Lovers, favorite couples, and best presents to give this week.    We are pleased to welcome USA Today Bestselling Author Priscilla Oliveras.   She is a double RITA Finalist.   The RITA is the Oscar for the romance industry.   (Congrats, Congrats, Priscilla!!)    Her novel, THEIR PERFECT MELODY, is book three in her Matched to Perfection series, about three sexy, sassy Puerto Rican sisters.  And we are looking forward to her new series from Kensington in 2020. Photo by Michael A. Eaddy LBC:   Welcome, Priscilla.   Valentine’s Day is upon us, and nothing says romance more than a Latin Lover, or does it?  What do you think of the Latin Lover— is he a Macho Man, Eye Candy or other?   PRISCILLA:   Honestly, I tend to shy away from the idea of the “Latin Lover” because often it b...

Happy Valentine’s Week!    The Latina Book Club is doing mini interviews with Latino / Latinx authors about Latin Lovers, favorite couples, and best presents to give this week.     We start with author Jasminne Mendez .   Her book, NIGHT-BLOOMING JASMIN(N)E: PERSONAL ESSAYS & POEMS, was released by Arte Publico Press last Spring, but it’s worth reading in every season. LBC:   Welcome, Jasminne.   Valentine’s Day is upon us, and nothing says romance more than a Latin Lover, or does it?  What do you think of the Latin Lover— is he a Macho Man, Eye Candy or other?   Jasminne:   I think the "Latin Lover" is kind of a myth and a stereotype. I think that Latin men have been shown on TV and the media as a passionate "lover" who can woo any woman and often has several lovers himself. I think that Latin men CAN be this but they can also be so much more or not this at all and still be wonderful, caring partne...