February Book of the Month: Love Field By Virginia Alanis ISBN-13: 978-1539678809 Published by: Floricanto Press http://www.FloricantoPress.com http://www.floricantopress.com/lovefield.html Laura Cano is a Mexican-American teenager living in Dallas in the mid-1980s. She comes from a traditional family from Nuevo León,…
January: Zoraida Córdova & Patricia Santos Marcantonio
January 2017 – Book of the Month Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova Synopsis: Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives. Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation…and she hates magic.…
December: Erika Martinez and Juana Medina
December 2016 – Book of the Month Daring to Write – Contemporary Narratives by Dominican Women Edited by Erika M. Martínez Synopsis: With this new Latino literary collection Erika M. Martínez has brought together twenty-five engaging narratives written by Dominican…
November: Patricia Engel and P.T. Rezende
November 2016 Selections: The Veins of the Ocean By: Patricia Engel Publisher: Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0802124890 Synopsis: Reina Castillo is the alluring young woman whose beloved brother is serving a death sentence for a crime that shocked the community, throwing…
October: Maria Nieto, Lucina Stone and Pat Mora
October 2016 Book of the Month: The Water of Life Remains in the Dead Author: Maria Nieto Publisher: Floricanto Press ISBN-13: 978-1519146182 Bio: Maria is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, East Bay where…