Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club is a book club to promote Latino authors.
- Membership is open to everyone.
- Most of the books are also available in Spanish.
- We welcome you to join our National Latino Book Club.
- We encourage you to buy the monthly Book Club Selection and the Additional Conversation Selection(s).
- Join us at our Book Club Meetings and/or our monthly podcast–Conversations with Las Comadres.
Please click on the “Submit a Book” link to recommend a book.
Current Teleconference Details:
Dial-in Times: 9:00 p.m. Puerto Rico | 8:00 p.m. Eastern | 7:00 p.m. Central | 6:00 p.m. Mountain | 5:00 p.m. Pacific | 2:00 p.m. Hawaii | Audio Podcast to be posted after the interview
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Monday, December 16, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Gina Maria Balibrera, Author of The Volcano Daughters
And with Ruben Reyes Jr. Author of There is a Rio Grande in Heaven
And with David Unger Author of Jose Feeds the World: How a Famous Chef Feeds Millions of People in Need around the World
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, November 25, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Molé Mama, Author of Abuelita’s Magical Molcajete
Photographed by: Ren Fuller
And with Karla Tatiana Vasquez Author of The Salvisoul Cookbook: Salvadoran Recipes and the Women Who Preserve Them
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, October 28, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Ananda Lima, Author of Craft Stories I Wrote for the Devil
And with Daniel A. Olivas Author of Chicano Frankenstein
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, September 30, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Elizabeth Gonzalez James, Author of The Bullet Swallower
Photo credit- Nancy Rothstein
And with Estella Gonzalez Author of Huizache Women
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, August 26, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Diana Rojas, Author of Litany of Saints
And with Elba Iris Pérez Author of The Things We Didn’t Know
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, July 29, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Cristina Henriquez, Author of The Great Divide
And with Emanuel Xavier Author of Love(ly) Child
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, June 24, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Miles Borrero, Author of Beautiful Monster: A Becoming
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and with Dr. Rudy P. Guevarra, Jr. Author of Aloha Compadre: Latinxs in Hawai’i (Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States)
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, May 20, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Xochitl Gonzalez, Author of Anita de Monte Laughs Last
and with Cristina García Author of Vanishing Maps
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, April 22, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Felipe Luciano, Author of Flesh and Spirit: Confessions of a Young Lord
and with Melissa Rivero Author of Flores and Miss Paula
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, March 25, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Norma Elia Cantú, Author of Chicana Portraits: Critical Biographies of Twelve Chicana Writers
and with Claire Jimenez Author of What happened to Ruthy Ramirez
and with Karen Gonzales Author of The Mystery of La Llorona and Mister Llorón
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, February 26, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Lissette Decos, Author of Anna Takes Manhattan
and with Jo Segura Author of Raiders of the Lost Heart
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview
Monday, January 29, 2024
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with
Joy Castro, Author of One Brilliant Flame
and with Nylda Dieppa Author of Alborada (Dawn): A Cross-Cultural Memoir in Poetry
Listen to Podcast archive of these authors conversation here: Audio Podcast posted after the interview