October 2017 Book of the Month Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún Published by: Simon & Schuster ISBN-10: 1501154796 ISBN-13: 978-1501154799 SYNOPSIS: A haunting novel about an unusual family’s breakdown—set in South America during the time of Che Guevara and inspired by the life…
Author: Dora Maria Abreu
September Mayte Garcia
September 2017 Book of the Month The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia Published by: Hachette Books ISBN-10: 0316468975 ISBN-13: 978-0316468978 SYNOPSIS: Music icon Prince is revered not only for his remarkable music, but also for his enigmatic and mysterious public…
August: Cecilia Velástegui
August 2017 Book of the Month Lucia Zarate by Cecilia Velástegui Published by: Libros Publishing ISBN-10: 0990671380 ISBN-13: 978-0990671381 SYNOPSIS: Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world’s smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty…
July: Liza Treviño
July 2017 Book of the Month All That Glitters by Liza Treviño Published by: Koehler Books ISBN-10: 1633933083 ISBN-13: 978-1633933088 Book Synopsis (Short): All That Glitters is a Latina-centric, rags-to-glam Hollywood saga with a serious edge. Alexandria Moreno—clever, sexy, driven and, at times, self-destructive.…
June: Judith Ortiz Cofer
June 2017 Book of the Month THE CRUEL COUNTRY by Judith Ortiz Cofer Published by: The University of Georgia Press ISBN: 978-0820347639 Synopsis: “I am learning the alchemy of grief―how it must be carefully measured and doled out, inflicted―but I have not…