Las Comadres, the national Latina organization, along with the Association of American Publishers and Borders bookstores has announced the launch of Las Comadres and Friends National Latino Book Club. Book club discussions with the authors will take place at selected Borders stores throughout the country. Esmeralda Santiago, author of When I Was Puerto Rican is the official spokesperson for the club. The 2008 slate of books are:
June: A Handbook to Luck by Cristina Garcia
July: The King's Gold by Yxta Maya Murray
August: Mexican Enough by Stephanie Elizondo Griest
September: More Than This by Margo Candela
October: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
November: The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters by Lorraine Lopez
December: Their Dogs Came with Them by Helena Maria Viramontes
I'm trying to get details on which stores exactly are participating, but they are in these states: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. More info should be on the new Borders website when it launches (soon).
Greetings,
I'm Jason, and I'm one of the founders of an online book club service called Booksprouts.com. It's free and we created it as a space to create book clubs, and to read and discuss books online.
It's pretty new and we are letting people who know who may be interested in book clubs. I noticed that you had been talking about book clubs, so decided to leave a comment.
You're welcome to give it a try, and comments and suggestions both good or bad are much appreciated!
Regards,
Jason
Community Manager
Booksprouts.com
Posted by: Jason | May 11, 2008 at 11:44 PM
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