Cleo, scion of a onceprominent cuban family and a promising young writer in her own right, travels to spain to collect a prestigious award. I invite you to show up in a way that nourishes your heart and your. Below is a selection of the many reading groups and book discussions. The 4th annual comadres and compadres writers conference, which will take place at the new school in new york city, new york on october 3, 2015 will provide latino writers with access to published latino authors as well as agents and editors who have a proven track record of publishing latino books. It boosts more than a dozen chapters in arizona, california, connecticut, massachusetts, new mexico and texas.
Comadres trust each other with the most important pieces of their lives. Please join us at our national latino book club s new home by clicking on the buttons below. For february, las comadres book club will read and discuss angie cruzs dominicana. Maria is one of the new york city comadres facilitators and also the book club coordinator. She retired from this role in may 2015 and is now reinventing herself. The first las comadres live event was held at the borders columbus circle location in new york in march 2007. She has served as the organizations president and ceo since its founding in 2000. Las comadres and friends national book club the hispanic. Explore our website with resources for readers and writers. The may 2019 poetry month book to be discussed is brother bullet by casandra lopez. His next novel, each tiny spark will debut on the new kokila penguinrandom house imprint, which focuses on publishing diverse books for children and young adults. We redesigned our count on me book website and renamed it. It was a year ago that my daughter and i decided to launch the book club here, said flores. National latina womens book club las comadres, libreria.
Please check the calendar to make sure an event is scheduled on the date you wish to attend. The first reading of las comadres was formed in new york in 2004. For november, las comadres book club will discuss cantoras by. Comadre johanna castillo, national organizer of the book club and a comadres former board member esmeralda santiago was our initial national spokesperson for las comadres and friends national latino book clubs, she also is the best selling author of three memoirs. The comadres and friends national latino book club belongs to the organization las comadres for las americas in austin, texas, dedicated to latinas in order to establish connections with other women. The las comadres and friends national latino book club, one of the first such national groups, annually selects new englishlanguage releases by latina authors to discuss during monthly local and web events with its more than 1200 members. The awards are produced annually by latino literacy now, and were presented on saturday, june 27 th, at the san francisco marriott marquis hotel during this years american library associations annual conference. Today, las comadres has over 15,000 members worldwide, and is on a mission to connect and empower latinas everywhere through community building, networking, culture, learning, technology and literature.
Yvonne flores, owner of the gallery 211 in the artist district of santa ana, and daughter, allyssa flores, 26 years old are the coordinators of the las comadres reading club in orange county. Comadres book club district of columbia public library. Nlbc a partnership with las comadres and association of american publishers. Comadres conference promotes latino authors, books. For december, las comadres book club will discuss perfectly you by journalist, mariana atencio. A decent woman was awarded an honorable mention in historical fiction, english, at the 2016 international latino book awards with latino literacy now, and was a book of the month selection with las comadres and friends national latino book club in 2015. The august 2019 book to be disc ussed is revolution sunday by wendy guerra. The dc public library offers a variety of book clubs for residents to gather and discuss their love of books. She is thankful to have found a group of strong, likeminded latina women who come together in sisterhood and friendship. In conjunction with the aap, las comadres sponsors a national book club to promote the work of latino authors. We write you with great excitement that we are now collecting title submissions for the 20202021 las comadres and friends national latino book club.
As most of you know, las comadres is a nationwide grassroots internetbased group of latinas that was. National latino book club las comadres join teleconference. Pleasant librarys lower level conference room to discuss latina literature. Are you a latina interested in reading more literature by latina and latino authors. Las comadres, a worldwide organization, is an informal continue reading dulce. Our book clubs are meeting in specific book store locations to discuss the book of the month. The august 2018 book of the month to be discussed is the vines we planted by joanell serna. Are you interested in reading more literature by latina and latino authors. Eres una latina interesada en leer literatura escrita por autores latinas y latinos. April pablo cartaya las comadres latino literature. Book of the month about book club book club meeting locations submit a book. The latina book club congratulates all the winners and finalists of the 2015 international latino book awards. Eleanor parker sapia, awa writer of caribbean historical.
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