PRESS RELEASE
LAS COMADRES AND FRIENDS
NATIONAL LATINO BOOK CLUB
** Connecting Readers All Over The World Through Latino Literature **
4TH ANNUAL SUMMER READING LIST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 21, 2018
CONTACT: Maria Ferrer
Media Relations Coordinator
mferrer.lcbookclub@gmail.com
New York, NY—Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club continues connecting readers all over the world through Latino literature. The Book Club is pleased to announce the release of its Fourth Annual Summer Reading List.
“We are very pleased to share our list for your reading pleasure,” says Las Comadres Founder Nora
De Hoyos Comstock. “The Summer Reading List allows us to share the works of more Latino authors than are possible with book of the month and Conversation with… books. Your exposure to these authors gives us hope that their writings will inspire publishers to seek more Latino work.”
She goes on to add: “These authors and topics will challenge you to learn about our Latino roots and different perspectives on Latino cultures and heritage. We invite you to share with us your reviews of these works.”
Las Comadres Book Club’s Summer Reading List offers a “baker’s dozen” with something for everyone – from apocalyptic thrillers to heart-felt poems to political blackmail to memoirs of panic and addiction to historical fiction. The Book Club always includes a children’s book to read as a family and a classical selection. Also, making this year’s List is Snow Falling by the TV character/personality Jane Villanueva portrayed by actress Gina Rodriguez; it’s a suspenseful romance set in Miami 1902.
We encourage you to add our Summer Reading List selections to your TBR piles, give copies to family and friends, order copies at your neighborhood library, and enjoy Reading Latino Lit.
Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club
2018 Summer Reading List
- All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry (young adult fiction) – Algonquin Young Readers
- Between Breaths by Elizabeth Vargas (memoir) – Grand Central Publishing
- Dance with Me by Alexis Daria (romance) – Swerve
- Drift by Chris Campanioni (thriller) – King Shot Press
- Kiss of the Spiderwoman by Manuel Puig (classical) – Vintage
- Manteca! An Anthology of Afro Latin@ Poets edited by Melissa Castillo-Garsow (poetry) –Arte Publico Press
- Snow Falling by Jane Gloriana Villanueva (historical mystery) – Adams Media
- The Accidental Mistress by Aya de Leon (urban fiction) – Dafina
- The Neighborhood by Mario Vargas Llosa (mystery) – Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- The Night of the Virgin by Elliott Turner (young adult, LGBT) – Round Ball Media
- The Vineyard by Maria Dueῆas (historical fiction) – Atria Books
- There Are No Dead Here by Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno (fiction, historical) – Nation Books
- Ugly Cat and Pablo by Isabel Quintero (children’s book) – Scholastic Press
Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club was started in 2007 in partnership with the Association of American Publishers to promote reading of Latino authors. All books are written in English by Latino authors. Membership is free and open to all readers. The Book Club is currently in 15 cities, with more cities to follow.
Each month, Las Comadres Book Club features a Book of the Month selection and one or two additional “Conversations with” books. At the end of the month, there is a teleconference with the author(s). During the teleconference, the social media team has a Twitter Chat with comments and tidbits about the book, the author and insights gleaned from the conversation. Registration is open to all readers and is free.
For more information on Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club, to register for the monthly teleconference or to submit your book for consideration, visit www.latinolit.com.
For more information on the 2018 Summer Reading List, email Maria Ferrer, Media Relations Coordinator, at mferrer.lcbookclub@gmail.com. ###
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Leadership Team
Dora M. Abreu, Social Media Coordinator
Maria C. Ferrer, Media Relations Coordinator
Karen Gonzales, Submissions Coordinator