Author: Dora Maria Abreu

June Natalia Sylvester

June 2018 Book of the Month Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester Published by: Little A ISBN-10:  154204636X ISBN-13:  978-1542046367   SYNOPSIS: The first time Isabel meets her father-in-law, Omar, he’s already dead—an apparition appearing uninvited on her wedding…

May Rosalie Morales Kearns

May 2018 Book of the Month Kingdom of Women by Rosalie Morales Kearns Published by: Jaded Ibis Press, LLC ISBN-10:  1937543420 ISBN-13:  978-1937543426   SYNOPSIS: In a slightly alternate near-future, women are forming vigilante groups to wreak vengeance on rapists,…

April Margarita Engle

April 2018 Children’s Book of the Month Miguel’s Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote by Margarita Engle Published by: Pristine Publishing ISBN-10:  1561458562 ISBN-13:  978-1561458561   SYNOPSIS: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra finds refuge from his difficult childhood by…

April Ruth Behar

April 2018 Book of the Month Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar Published by: Pristine Publishing ISBN-10:  0399546456 ISBN-13:  978-0399546457   SYNOPSIS: Ruthie Mizrahi and her family recently emigrated from Castro’s Cuba to New York City. Just when she’s finally beginning to…

March Manuel Ramos

March 2018 Book of the Month My Bad: A Mile high Noir by Manuel Ramos  Published by: Arte Público Press  ISBN-10:  1558858334 ISBN-13:  978-1558858336   SYNOPSIS:   Ex-con Gus Corral is fresh out of jail and intent on keeping his nose clean.…