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Las Comadres, American Association of Publishers
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.
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2010 BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS
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January
Dancing with Butterflies
by Reyna Grande (Washington Square Press)
February
The Invisible Mountain
by Carolina de Roberts
(Random House)
March (2 book month)
The Latina Guide to Health: Consejos and Caring Answers
by Jane L Delgado, Ph.D., M.S. (New Market Press)
Parents Who Cheat: How Children and Adults are Affected When Their Parents are Unfaithful
by Ana Nogales
(Health Communications, Inc.)
April
Once Upon A Time: Traditional Latin American Tales
by Rueben Martinez (HarperCollins Publishers)
May
Waking Up in the Land of Glitter
by Kathy Cano-Murillo
(Grand Central Publishing)
June
The Dreamer/El Soñador
by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Scholastic, Inc)
July
Try to Remember
by Iris Gomez (Grand Central Publishing)
August
The Madonnas of Echo Park
by Brando Skyhorse (Free Press)
September
Sisters, Strangers, and Starting Over
by Belinda Acosta (Grand Central Publishing)
October
The Beauty of Love
by Jorge and Laura Posada (Atria)
November
Daisy: Morning, Noon, and Night: Bringing Your Family Together with Every Day Latin Dishes
by Daisy Martinez (Atria)
December
To Be Announced
Pending Confirmation
BOOK CLUB MEETING LOCATIONS
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ARIZONA
Scottsdale
Borders, 7135 E Camelback Rd,
Scottsdale AZ 85281
3rd Monday, 6:30 pm
Tucson
Borders, 4235 N Oracle Rd,
Tucson AZ 85705
4th Thursday, 6:00 pm
CALIFORNIA
Alameda/Oakland
Borders, 2245 South Shore Center,
Alameda CA 94501
3rd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Elk Grove (Sacramento)
Borders, 7415 Laguna Blvd,
Elk Grove CA 95758
4th Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Los Angeles (Orange County)
Borders, 20 City Blvd. West, Bldg. A,
Los Angeles CA 92868
3rd Wednesday, 6:30 pm
Rancho Cucamonga
Borders, 12370 South Main St,
Rancho Cucamonga CA 91739
3rd Friday, 6:30 pm
San Diego (Carlsbad)
Borders, 11160 Rancho Carmel Dr,
San Diego CA 92128
3rd Thursday, 6:30 pm
CONNECTICUT
Milford/New Haven
Borders, Westfield Mall, 1201 Boston Post Rd,
Milford CT 06460
3rd Thursday, 6:30 pm
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington
Borders, 1801 K Street NW (at L Street),
Washington DC 20006
4th Saturday, 3:00 pm
FLORIDA
Coral Gables/Miami
Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave,
Coral Gables FL 33134, 305-442-4408
4th Tuesday, 7:30 pm
ILLINOIS
Oak Park/Chicago
Borders, 1144 Lake St,
Oak Park IL 60301
3rd Sunday, 2:00 pm
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Borders, 511 Boylston St,
Boston MA 02116
3rd Thursday, 7:00 pm
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Borders, 2240 Q St NE Ste 10K,
Albuquerque NM 87110
4th Tuesday, 6:30 pm
NEW YORK
New York City
Borders, 10 Columbus Circle,
New York City NY 10019
3rd Thursday, 6:30 pm
RHODE ISLAND
Providence
Barnes and Noble-Warwick Centre, 1350-B Bald Hill Rd,
Warwick, RI 02886
Last Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm
TEXAS
North Austin
Borders, 3309 Esperanza Crossing,
Austin TX 78758
3rd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Dallas
Borders, 5500 Greenville Ave/Lover's Lane,
Dallas TX 75206
3rd Tuesday, 6:30 pm
Houston
Houston Book Club, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, River Oaks Shopping Center, 2030 West Gray, Houston TX 77019, 713-522-8538
4th Wednesday, 7:00 pm
San Antonio
Barnes and Noble-San Pedro, 321 NW Loop 410 #104,
San Antonio TX 78216, 210-342-0008
3rd Thursday, 7:00 pm
2011 Reading List Submissions
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We have selected book titles through 2010 and are seeking submissions from publishers for 2011 or later.
Submission Guidelines:
- Publishers may submit a maximum of two (2) titles per imprint, not to exceed five (5) titles per publishing house.
- One of the submitted titles may be a children's book.
- Books must be scheduled for publication in 2011 or later.
- At this time only submissions from AAP member publishers are accepted.
- The authors should be Latina/o and the titles should be available in the English language.
- Availability in the Spanish language is a great advantage.
- Authors whose titles are selected also must be available for interviews at the monthly teleconference-Las Comadres will work with publishers and authors to find the best date and month in which to feature respective selections.
- For the teleconference, we will need from each publisher 60 books to be given as gifts to the first people who sign up for the call and to discussion leaders at the book club gatherings.
Deadline: October 1, 2010
Please email the following submission information to tjordan@publishers.org and mail a copy via post, with galleys if available or sample chapter and a synopsis, to:
Tina Jordan
American Association of Publishers
71 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10003
Title:
Author:
Publication date:
Format:
Retail Price:
Summary (50 words or less):
Please indicate if publisher will release book club discussion question guide (online/included in book):
History
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Association of American Publishers (AAP) have joined us in a partnership to promote reading of Latino authors by creating the first national level book club: Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club. Initially, select Borders stores in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Texas and Utah hosted the new book clubs. Membership is open to anyone. Most of the books also are available in Spanish. The initial launch of the Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club included 15 cities, and future plans called for expanding the book club to all network cities where Las Comadres members are located. If interested in starting a Las Comadres Network in your city, please fill out subscription form and indicate your interest.
The national book club has grown out of a series of highly successful monthly teleconferences which we host, with each teleconference featuring one book club-selected author. The first gathering of our New York comadres for book club was on July 21, 2004 at the apartment of comadre Maria Ferrer. When Maria's schedule became too demanding, the book club was put on hiatus and was re-started in March 2007 at the Borders Columbus Circle location in New York.
Comadre Johanna Castillo, national organizer of the book club and a Comadres board member says, "We are launching the book club to promote the work of Latino authors to every book lover, to bring our community to bookstores, and to support our writers."
Esmeralda Santiago was our initial National Spokesperson for Las Comadres and Friends National Latino Book Clubs, she also is the best selling author of three memoirs: When I was Puerto Rican, Almost a Woman, and The Turkish Lover, and of the novel América's Dream. Her film adaptation of her memoir for Almost a Woman for PBS Masterpiece Theatre was awarded a Peabody Award. Esmeralda is also an essayist, anthologist, children's book author, and a guest commentator on NPR. She is a '92 alumna of the National Hispana Leadership Institute. Esmeralda lives in Westchester County, NY with her husband of 30 years, filmmaker Frank Cantor.
2009 BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS
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January
When the Ground Turns in Its Sleep
by Sylvia Sellers-Garcia (Riverhead Books)
February
Houston, we have a problema
by Gwendolyn Zepeda
(Grand Central Publishing)
March
Notorious
by Michelle Martinez (William Morrow)
April
Book Fiesta!
by Pat Mora
(HarperCollins Children's)
May
Hungry Woman in Paris
by Josefina Lopez
(Grand Central Publishing)
June
Rogelia's House of Magic
by Jamie Martinez Wood (Delacorte Press)
July
Dark Dude
by Oscar Hijuelos (Atheneum)
August
Sweet Mary
by Liz Balmaseda (Atria)
September
Reclaiming Paris
by Fabiola Santiago (Washington Square Press)
October
Tell Me Something True
by Leila Cobo (Grand Central Publishing)
November
Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz
by Belinda Acosta (Grand Central Publishing)
Evenings at the Argentine Club
by Julia Amante (Grand Central Publishing)
Death at Solstice
by Lucha Corpi (Arte Publico Press)
The Heart Break Pill
by Anjanette Delgado (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group)
Sins of the Flesh
by Caridad Pineiro (Grand Central Publishing)
Dancing with Butterflies (For NY Book Club Only)
by Reyna Grande (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group)
December
Las Christmas
by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow (Random House)
2008 BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS
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December
Their Dogs Came With Them
by Helena Maria Viramontes (Washington Square Press)
November
The Gifted Gabaldón Sisters
by Lorraine López (Grand Central Publishing)
October
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz (Riverhead Books)
September
More Than This
by Margo Candela (Fireside)
August
Mexican Enough
by Stephanie Elizondo Griest (Washington Square Press)
July
The King’s Gold
by Yxta Maya Murray (HarperCollins)
June
A Handbook to Luck
by Cristina Garcia (Vintage)