2014 Book of the Month Selections

National Latino Book Club Selections

2014 Book of the Month Series

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We are in the process of selecting book titles for January through June 2015 and are seeking submissions from writers and publishers. Deadline is November 21, 2014. Click on the “Submit a Book” link.


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December 2014 Book of the Month:

The Clairvoyant of Calle Ocho by Anjanette Delgado

The Clairvoyant of Calle Ocho by Anjanette Delgado

December 2014: Anjanette Delgado, author of The Clairvoyant of Calle Ocho, published by Kensington

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2014 SELECTIONS


January 2014 Book of the Month:

Hunting Season, Immigration and Murder in an All-American Town by Mirta Ojito

January 2014 Mirta Ojito author of Hunting Season published by Beacon Press

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February 2014 Book of the Month:

At Night We Walk in Circles by Daniel Alarcón

February 2014 Daniel Alarcón author of At Night We Walk in Circles published by Riverhead Books

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March 2014 Book of the Month:

Ripper by Isabel Allende

March 2014 Book of the Month | Ripper by Isabel Allende

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April 2014 Book of the Month:

Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario

April 2014: Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique's Journey, published by Random House

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May 2014 Book of the Month:

Flesh to Bone by Ire’ne Lara Silva

flesh to bone by irene lara silva

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June 2014: Academic and Business Books Month

The Latina Advantage, Gender, Race and Political Success by Christina Bejarano

The Power of Latino Leadership: Culture, Inclusion, and Contribution by Juana Bordas

From Coveralls to Zoot Suits: The Lives of Mexican American Women on the World War II Home Front by Elizabeth Escobedo

The ABCs and Ñ of America’s Cultural Evolution by Jim Estrada

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July 2014 Book of the Month:

Chasing the Sun by Natalia Sylvester

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August 2014 Book of the Month:

The Amado Women by Désirée Zamorano

August 2014 Book of the Month: Désirée Zamorano, author of The Amado Women, published by Cinco Puntos Press

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September 2014 Book of the Month:

Take This Man: A Memoir by Brando Skyhorse

September 2014: Skyhorse Brando, author of Take This Man, published by Simon & Schuster

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October 2014 Book of the Month:

This River Here: Poems of San Antonio by Carmen Tafolla

This River Here by Carmen Tafolla

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November 2014 Book of the Month:

The Ghosts of Hero Street by Carlos Harrison

The Ghosts of Hero Street by Carlos Harrison

November 2014: Carlos Harrison, author of The Ghosts of Hero Street, published by Berkley Caliber

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December 2014 Book of the Month:

The Clairvoyant of Calle Ocho by Anjanette Delgado

The Ghosts of Hero Street by Carlos Harrison

December 2014: Anjanette Delgado, author of The Clairvoyant of Calle Ocho, published by Kensington

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