Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club is a partnership between Las Comadres and Association of American Publishers (AAP) to promote reading of 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) and join us at our Book Club Meetings and/or our monthly podcast–Conversations with Las Comadres.
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2016 TELECONFERENCE SERIES:
Monday, December 19, 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Erika Martinez, editor of Daring Write with additional conversations with Juana Medina, author of Juana & Lucas.
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November 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Patricia Engel, author of The Veins of the Ocean. Additional conversations withIn between: One Teen, Two Cultures.
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October 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Maria Nieto, author of The Water of Life Remains in the Dead published by Floricanto Press.
Additional conversations with Lucina Stone, author of Santa Muerte: The Daniela Story, published by Story Merchant and Pat Mora, author of Remembering Day/Dia de los Muertos
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September 2016
Book of Month: White Light by Vanessa Garcia (Shade Mountain Press)
Additional Conversation: Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx by Sonia Manzano (Scholastic Press)
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August 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Celeste Leon, author of Luck is Just the Begining published by Floricanto Press.
Additional conversations with Arturo Hernandez Sametier, author of The Music of Jimmy Ojotriste, published by Lunita Hispanic Press, LLC.
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July 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Diana Lopez author of Nothing Up My Sleeve published by Hachette Book Group / Little Brown and Company.
Additional conversations with Carmen Rita, author of Never Too Late, published by Kensington Books.
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Monday, June 27, 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Victoria Rivera McKinley author of In Search of the Luminous Heart published by O Books and Additional Conversation With Carmen Boullosa author of When Mexico Recaptures Texas published by Arte Publico Press
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Length: 36 minutes, 8 seconds
May 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Cindy L. Rodriguez author of When Reason Breaks published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books and Additional Conversation With Isabel Allende author of The Japanese Lover published by Atria Books
Teleconference
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April 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Amalia Ortiz author of Rant. Chant. Chisme. published by Wings Press and Additional Conversation With Jorge Aguirre author of Dragons Beware published by First Second Books and Additional Conversation With Meg Medina author of Mango, Abuela y Yo published by Candlewick Press
Teleconference
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March 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with guest speaker Lori Carlson Hijuelos widow of Oscar Hijuelos author of Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise published by Grand Central Publishing
Teleconference
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Length: 44 minutes, 11 seconds | Size: 7.95 MB
February 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Héctor Tobar author of Deep Down Dark published by Picador Trade Press and Additional Conversation with Lorraine López author of The Darling published by The University of Arizona Press
Teleconference
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Length: 52 minutes, 34 seconds | Size: 9.46 MB
January 2016
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Phillippe Diederich author of Sofrito published by Cinco Puntos Press and Additional Conversation with Marie Marquardt author of Dream Things True published by St Martin’s Griffin Press
Teleconference
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Length: 44 minutes, 4 seconds | Size: 7.93 MB
2015 TELECONFERENCE SERIES:
January 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for interviews with Alina García-Lapuerta, author of La Belle Créole: The Cuban Countess Who Captivated Havana, Madrid, and Paris
and Additional Conversation with Diann M. Kissell, author of A Turquoise Life: One Woman’s Triumphant Journey
Teleconference
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Length: 47 minutes, 0 seconds | Size: 8.46 MB
February 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for interviews with Chantel Acevedo, author of A Falling Star
and Additional Conversation with Neil Foley, author of Mexicans in the Making of America
Teleconference
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Length: 57 minutes, 19 seconds | Size: 10.32 MB
March 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for interviews with Cristina Saralegui, author of
Rise Up & Shine!
Teleconference
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Length: 52 minutes, 6 seconds | Size: 9.38 MB
April 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Cecilia Velástegui, author of Howl of the Mission Owl, with Additional Conversation with Lydia Gil, author of Letters from Heaven.
Teleconference
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Length: 47 minutes, 36 seconds | Size: 8.57 MB
May 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Chiquis Rivera, author of Forgiveness, with Additional Conversation with Catalina Prieto, author of A Miracle from God in the Hands of a Mother.
Teleconference
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Length: 56 minutes, 40 seconds | Size: 10.2 MB
June 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Richard Blanco, author of The Prince of Los Cocuyos, with Additional Conversation with Eileen Truax, author of Dreamers.
Teleconference
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Length: 54 minutes, 31 seconds | Size: 9.81 MB
July 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Eleanor Parker Sapia, author of A Decent Woman and Additional Conversation with María Dueñas, author of The Heart Has Its Reasons.
Teleconference
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Length: 52 minutes, 22 seconds | Size: 9.43 MB
August 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Graciela Limón, author of The Intriguing Life of Ximena Godoy and Additional Conversation with Adam Silvera, author of More Happy Than Not.
Teleconference
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Length: 58 minutes, 22 seconds | Size: 10.51 MB
September 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Andi Teran, author of Ana of California and Additional Conversation with Dan-el Padilla Peralta, author of Undocumented: A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League.
Teleconference
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Length: 53 minutes, 36 seconds | Size: 9.65 MB
October 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with J.G. Jurado, author of Point of Balance and Additional Conversation with Courtney Alameda author of Shutter published by Feiwei and Friends/MacMillan.
Teleconference
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Length: 41 minutes, 00 seconds | Size: 7.38 MB
November 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Carolina De Robertis author of Gods of Tango published by Knopf Doubleday and Additional Conversation with Kirsten Valdez Quade author of Night at the Fiestas published by Powell’s Books.
Teleconference
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Length: 51 minutes, 43 seconds | Size: 7.38 MB
December 2015
Join Las Comadres around the world for an interview with Mireya Navarro author of Stepdog published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons and Additional Conversation with Sandra Gutierrez author of Empanadas published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang.
Teleconference
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Length: 50 minutes, 26 seconds | Size: 9.31 MB