Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have. --- Lloyd Alexander
Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club is proud to announce its October Book selections.
BOOK OF THE MONTH
THE NIGHT
by Rodrigo Blanco Calderon (Seven Stories Press)
Set in Venezuela, recurring blackouts envelop Caracas and nightmares come true. The events are both true and manipulated, and even the author doesn’t know which is which.
CONVERSATIONS WITH BOOK
BREATHE AND COUNT BACK FROM TEN
By Natalia Sylvester (Harper Collins)
All Veronica, a Peruvian-American teen, wants for the summer is to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park. Her conservative parents forbid it, but Veronica decides to take control of her own life until she learns the truth her family has been hiding from her—about her own body.
Visit website for full book summaries and author bios: https://latinolit.com/
FREE BOOK! Register today for the teleconference and you may win a free book. Free sign up here: https://latinolit.com/
SAVE THE DATE! Monday, October 24, 8pm – for our October Teleconference with live interviews with Rodrigo Blanco Calderon and Natalia Sylvester.
JOIN the book club today. Not a Book Club Member? Sign up today and invite your friends: https://latinolit.com/join-
VISIT our book shop here: https://bookshop.org/shop/
WRITE A REVIEW. SUPPORT AN AUTHOR! Support Latino authors by buying their books and writing short reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, etc.
Upcoming books for November 2022
THE NEAPOLITAN SISTERS: A Novel of Heritage and Home by Margo Candela
MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW by Katie Gutierrez
Happy Reading! And always Read Latino Lit!
