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This virtual panel was sponsored by Latinx in Publishing and was part of the Brooklyn Book Festival's BookEnd sessions. Latinx authors have come far in the publishing industry. This panel discusses how far we've come and how much more we need to go. Panelists: -Alex Espinoza, Author and Educator -Cristina Garcia, Author and Playwright -Irene Vázquez, Associate Editor, Levine Querido -Marietta Z...

This virtual panel was sponsored by Latinx in Publishing and was part of the 2023 Brookly Book Festival Book Ends sessions. Latinxs may be underrepresented in Publishing, but their numbers are slowly and surely growing, and winning major literary awards like the Pulitzer, John Newbery Medal, National Book, Anthony awards, and more. Meet our four award-winning Latinx panelists: Panelists: Alex S...

Las Comadres & Friends Book Club were delighted to interview authors Elizabeth González James and Estella González. Their books are: THE BULLET SWALLOWER by Elizabeth Gonzalez James (Simon & Schuster) - a magical realism western that follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off to rob a train only to encounter a mysterious figure who has come to collect a cosmic debt generations in the making. HUIZ...

The Las Comadres & Friends Book Club interviewed authors Diana Rojas and Elba Iriz Perez about their new books. THE LITANY OF SAINTS: A TRIPTYCH by Diana Rojas three novellas about immigrant families from Costa Rica struggling with a divided sense of identity. Are they Americans or are they Ticos? THE THINGS WE DIDN’T KNOW by Elba Iris Perez - a coming-of-age novel about two siblings whisk away...

Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club was pleased to interview authors Cristina Henriquez (THE GREAT DIVIDE) and Emanuel Xavier (LOVE(LY) CHILD). THE GREAT DIVIDE by Cristina Henriquez (HarperCollins) a powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people activists, fishmongers, laborers, journalists, doctors and soothsayers who lived, loved a...

Las Comadres & Friends Book Club chats with author Miles Borrero about his new novel, BEAUTIFUL MONSTER (Regalo Press) - a well crafted memoir about a trans person’s singular journey through breaching the boundaries of gender - across generations, cultures and borders - to become his truest, most authentic self. For complete book summaries and author bios, visit our website at www.latinolit.com...

Las Comadres Para Las Americas presents Mind, Body & Spirit with hostess Jeannie Diaz featuring Feng Shui consultant and master Julie Anna Alvarez of ALifeInHarmony-x-HCS.com. Julie Anna will introduce Feng Shui as an energy practice that helps you align the internal energies of your mind, body and spirit with the external energies of your living and working spaces. Achieving more balance betwe...

CELEBRATING OUR 17th YEAR! Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club interviewed authors Xochitl Gonzalez and Cristina Garcia to discuss their books, writing styles, mysteries, artists, travel and family drama. ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST by Xochitl Gonzalez - a mystery about a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious...

Las Comadres Kitchen's Hostess Lola Wiarco Dwerk, Lola's Cocina, interviewed Argentinian Entrepreneur and League of Kitchens Chef Mirta Rinaldi, Mendulcina. Mirta gave us a cooking demonstration of her delicious Portobello Mushrooms stuffed with provolone cheese and topped with her special chimichurri sauce. Recipes are below. Learn more about Lola's Cocina here: lolascocina.com Learn more abou...

Jacqueline Quiñones has some tips for us on how to organize our bedroom and make it look the way we want it to look and feel. This presentation is part two of Organization As A Form of Self Care series. It will be fun, engaging and super helpful. Watch the first video in the series Organization As A Form of Self Care: The Kitchen here: ruclips.net/video/c2sAnAXOTm4/видео.htmlsi=VL-rTNdzbk2GgakW...

Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club was pleased to chat with author Felipe Luciano about his new book, FLESH AND SPIRIT. Growing up fatherless and poor, Felipe Luciano didn’t yearn for wealth or dream of becoming a famous actor or athlete. He was tired of being poor and ached to be a man, to reach that point of sagacity, courage, and independence that would signal to the world that...

Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club was pleased to chat with author Melissa Rivero on her new book, FLORES AND MISS PAULA (Ecco Press.) Book Summary: Thirtysomething Flores and her mother, Paula, still live in the same Brooklyn apartment, but that may be the only thing they have in common. It’s been nearly three years since they lost beloved husband and father Martín, who had alway...

Las Comadres Para Las Americas and Latinx in Publishing are pleased to host this Chat about Atria Books' new imprint, Primero Sueño Press. Primero Sueño Press was launched on February 28, 2024, and is led by Michelle Herrera Mulligan, Vice President and Associate Publisher at Atria Books. The imprint's mission is to publish Latinx / Latine / Hispanic authors from the United States in English an...

Ever come home, turn on the lights to the kitchen, and say to yourself, darn I need to do something with this kitchen? Comadre Jacqueline Quiñones has some tips for us on how to organize the kitchen to make it look the way you want it to look and feel. This presentation is the first in a series on Organization As A Form of Self Care. It will be fun, engaging and super helpful. Visit us at www.L...

LIVE! INTERVIEWS WITH AUTHORS NORMA E. CANTU, CLAIRE JIMENEZ AND KAREN GONZALES

LIVE INTERVIEWS WITH AUTHORS LISSETTE DECOS & JO SEGURA

LIVE INTERVIEWS WITH AUTHORS JOY CASTRO & NYLDA DIEPPA

MINDFUL INTENTIONS WITH ZAYDA RIVERA, REIKI MASTER-TEACHER

LAS COMADRES KITCHEN PRESENTS EDIBLE DELIGHTS WITH LOLA WIARCO DWERK (LOLA'S COCINA)

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR MELANIA LUISA MARTE

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR V.CASTRO

LAS COMADRES HOLIDAY CONCERT & SIGN-A-LONG WITH SOL Y CANTO

LIVE! Interviews with authors Gabriela Romero Lacruz and John Manuel Arias

WRITING OUR STORIES. PIVOTING FROM ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY

LIVE! Interviews with authors Esmeralda Santiago and Julia Amante

Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead Celebration 2023

Las Comadres presents Mind, Body & Spirit: Breathe Meditation with Jeannie Diaz

LIVE! Interviews with authors Sandra Cisneros and Ana Veciana-Suarez

Las Comadres Kitchen with Lola Wiarco Dweck Some Like It Hot: Making Salsas and Sauces