Past National and Local Events
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February 22, 2010
February 2010 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 52:55 minutes | Size: 12.7 MB | ©2010 LasComadres.org
Carolina de Robertis
Author of The Invisible Mountain
Description: Sara Campos interviews author, Carolina de Robertis, about her book, The Invisible Mountain. Published by Random House
January 25, 2010
January 2010 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 42:36 minutes | Size: 10.23 MB | ©2010 LasComadres.org
Reyna Grande
Author of Dancing with Butterflies
Description: Maria Ferrer interviews author, Reyna Grande, about her book, Dancing with Butterflies. Published by Washington Square Press
January 7, 2010
Spanish Teleconference
Enero de 2010 Teleconferencia Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 55:44 minutes | Size: 13.37 MB | ©2010 LasComadres.org
Laura Restrepo
Autor de Demasidos heroes
Descripcion: Leylha Ahuile entrevista autor, Laura Restrepo, desde su libro, Demasiados heroes. Publicado por Alfaguara, Santillana USA.
December 8, 2009
December 2009 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 55:44 minutes | Size: 13.37 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow
Editors of Las Christmas
Description: Loida Garcia-Febo interviews editor, Esmeralda Santiago, about the book, Las Christmas. Published by Random House
November 18, 2009
November 2009 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 55:03 minutes | Size: 13.69 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
Belinda Acosta, Julia Amante, Lucha Corpi, Anjanette Delgado, and Caridad
Pineiro
Authors of Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz; Evenings at the Argentine Club; Death at Solstice; The Heart Break Pill; and Sins of the Flesh, respectively
Description: Himilce Novas interviews
Belinda Acosta, Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz, published by Grand Central Publishing;
Julia Amante, Evenings at the Argentine Club, published by Grand Central Publishing;
Lucha Corpi, Death at Solstice, published by Arte Publico Press;
Anjanette Delgago, The Heart Break Pill, published by Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group;
and Caridad Pineiro, Sins of the Flesh, published by Granda Central Publishing.
October 18, 2009
October 2009 Teleconference Audio
Length: 55:27 minutes | Size: 13.31 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
Leila Cobo
Author of Tell Me Something True
Description: Juanita Baldwin interviews author, Leila Cobo, about her book, Tell Me Something True.
Published by Grand Central Publishing
September 28, 2009
September 2009 Teleconference Audio
Length: 52:05 minutes | Size: 12.5 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
Fabiola Santiago
Author of Reclaiming Paris
Description: Dr. Fern Espino interviews author, Fabiola Santiago, about her book, Reclaiming Paris.
Published by Washington Square Press
AUGUST 28-29, 2009
Heritage Celebration: First Austin Area Todos Latinos/Hispanos/Indigenous Heritage Celebration was held on Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29. Click here for more information about the event.
August 21, 2009
Las Comadres Legacy Programs Institute Reception: The Texas Public Policy And Candidate Training Program (TTP-ACT) held a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at Nuevo Leon Restaurant located at 1501 East 6th Street in Austin, Texas. The reception presented the 2009, 2008 and 2007 participants. Click here to see the night's events.
July 27, 2009
July 2009 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 48:31 minutes | Size: 11.64 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
Oscar Hijuelos
Author of Dark Dude
Description: Carlos Frias interviews author, Oscar Hijuelos, about his book, Dark Dude.
Published by Atheneum
June 29, 2009
June 2009 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 54:34 minutes | Size: 13.1 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
Jamie Martinez Wood
Author of Rogelia's House of Magic
Description: Irete Lazo interviews author, Jamie Martinez Wood, about her book, Rogelia's House of Magic. Published by Delacorte Press
June 1, 2009
May 2009 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 56:23 minutes | Size: 13.53 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
Josefina Lopez
Author of Hungry Woman in Paris
Description: Robyn Moreno interviews author, Josefina Lopez, about her book, Hungry Woman in Paris. Published by Grand Central Publishing
May 23, 2009
Health Conference: The Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts Networks of Las Comadres Para Las Americas hosted the First Women & Children's Health Conference on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Warwick Public Library, located at 600 Sandy Lane in Warwick, RI 02889. Click here for more information on the event.
April 29, 2009
Apr 2009 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 51:30 minutes | Size: 12.36 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
Pat Mora
Author of Book Fiesta!
Description: Macarena Salas interviews author, Pat Mora about her book, Book Fiesta! and educator, Alba Ortiz. Published by Scholastic
March 30, 2009
Mar 2009 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 57:41 minutes | Size: 13.85 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
Michelle Martinez
Author of Notorious
Description: Frances Robles interviews Michelle Martinez
about her book, Notorious.
Published by William Morrow
February 23, 2009
Feb 2009 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 57:33 minutes | Size: 13.81 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
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Gwendolyn Zepeda
Author of Houston, we have a problema
Description: Mary Castillo interviews Gwendolyn Zepeda
about her book,
Houston, we have a problema.
Published by Grand Central Publishing
January 26, 2009
Jan 2009 Teleconference Audio
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 52:52 minutes | Size: 12.69 MB | ©2009 LasComadres.org
Sylvia Sellers-Garcia
Author of When the Ground Turns In Its Sleep
Description: Ada Vilageliu-Diaz interviews Sylvia Sellers-Garcia
about her book,
When the Ground Turns In Its Sleep. Published by Riverhead Books, a Company of the Penguin Group
December 29, 2008
Dec 2008 Teleconference Audio/Book Club Selection
READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 54:56 minutes | Size: 13.18 MB | ©2008 LasComadres.org
Helena Maria Viramontes
Author of Their Dogs Came With Them
Description: Belinda Acosta interviews Sylvia Helena Maria Viramontes
about her book,
Their Dogs Came with Them.
Published by Washington Square Press
November 24, 2008
Nov 2008 Teleconference Audio/Book Club Selection
Length: 58:13 minutes | Size: 13.97 MB | ©2008 LasComadres.org
Lorraine López
Author of
The Gifted Galbaldón Sisters
Description: Sandra Guzman interviews Lorraine López about her book,
The Gifted Galbaldón Sisters. Published by Grand Central Publishing
November 9-16, 2008
Book Fair: Miami International Book Fair
Miami Book Fair 
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October 20, 2008
Oct 2008 Teleconference Audio/Book Club Selection
Length: 47:30 minutes | Size: 11.4 MB | ©2008 LasComadres.org
Junot Diaz
Author of Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
Description: Marta Acosta interviews Margo Candela about her book,
Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao.
Published by Riverhead Books, a Company of the Penguin Group
September 22, 2008
Sep 2008 Teleconference Audio/Book Club Selection
Length: 47:30 minutes | Size: 11.4 MB | ©2008 LasComadres.org
Margo Candela
Author of More Than This
Description: Marta Acosta interviews Margo Candela about her book,
More Than This.
Published by Fireside
August 25, 2008
Aug 2008 Teleconference Audio/Book Club Selection
Length: 43:10 minutes | Size: 10.36 MB | ©2008 LasComadres.org
Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Author of Mexican Enough
Description: Anjanette Delgado interviews Stephanie Elizondoa Griest about her book,
Mexican Enough. Published by Washington Square Press
July 21, 2008 
Jul 2008 Teleconference Audio/Book Club Selection
Length: 43:09 minutes | Size: 10.36 MB | ©2008 LasComadres.org
Yxta Maya Murray
Author of The King's Gold
Description: Michelle Herrera Mulligan interviews Yxta Maya Murray about her book,
The King's Gold. Published by HarperCollins
June 23, 2008
Jun 2008 Teleconference Audio: READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 50:02 minutes | Size: 12.01 MB | ©2008 LasComadres.org
Cristina Garcia
Author of
Handbook to Luck
Description: Sylvia Martinez interviews Cristina Garcia about her book,
Handbook to Luck. Published by Vintage
April 26, 2008
Comadrazo:
Southern California Regional COMADRAZO(sm)
For agenda:
Whittier, California (Southern California)
April 24, 2008
Apr 2008 Teleconference Audio: READING WITH LAS COMADRES
In celebration of
El día de los niños/El día de los libros
Length: 55 minutes | Size: 13 MB | ©2008 LasComadres.org
Carmen Tafolla and Sharyll Tenayuca
Authors of That's Not Fair / ¡No Es Justo!
Description: Editor Adriana Dominguez interviews Carmen Tafolla and Sharyll Tenayuca about the bilingual children's book, That's Not Fair! / ¡No Es Justo! UT Professor Rebecca Bigler also comments on her research concerning children and their reactions to social injustice after exposure to historical facts about discrimination and injustice.
November 27, 2007
Nov 2007 Teleconference Audio: READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 56:54 minutes | Size: 13.66 MB | ©2007 LasComadres.org
Black Artemis
Author of
Picture Me Rollin
Description: Sofia Quintero interviews Black Artemis about her book,
Picture Me Rollin. Published by NAL-Penguin Group
October 23, 2007
Oct 2007 Teleconference Audio: READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 44:11 minutes | Size: 10.6 MB | ©2007 LasComadres.org
Teresa Rodriguez
Author of
The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border
Description: Stephanie Elizondo Griest interviews Teresa Rodriguz about her book,
The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border. Published by Altria Books
September 18, 2007
Sep 2007 Teleconference Audio: READING WITH LAS COMADRES
Length: 37:48 minutes | Size: 9.07 MB | ©2007 LasComadres.org
Mayra Montero and Edith Grossman
Author of Dancing to "Almendra" and translator, respectively
Description: Cecilia Samartin interviews Mayra Montero about her book,
Dancing to "Almendra" along with Edith Grossman, translator. Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux
February 21, 2007
Feb 2007 Teleconference Audio:The Third Las Comadres Author's Teleconference
Length: 48:51 minutes | Size: 11.72 MB | ©2007 LasComadres.org
Cecilia Samartin
Author of
Broken Paradise
Description: Liz Balmaseda interviews Cecilia Samartin about her book,
Broken Paradise.
November 29, 2006
Nov 2006 Teleconference Audio:The Second Las Comadres Author's Teleconference
Length: 1:00:31 minutes | Size: 14.52 MB | ©2006 LasComadres.org
Dr. Ana Nogales
Author of
Latina Power!
Description: Marcela Landres interviews Dr. Ana Nogales about her book,
Latina Power!
October 2006
Oct 2006 Teleconference Audio: The First Las Comadres Author's TeleconferenceLength: 1:05:16 minutes | Size: 15.66 MB | ©2006 LasComadres.org
Sandra Rodriguez Barron
Author of
Heiress of Water
Description: Marcela Landres interviews Sandra Rodriguez Barron about her book,
Heiress of Water.
July 8-11, 2006
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Las Comadres Para Las Americas Booth # 438
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall
April 22-23, 2005
Comadrazo: 1st
Annual Worldwide COMADRAZO(sm) held in Austin, Texas
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