June 1, 2024
Las Comadres Para Las Americas launches Comadre Authors Book List.
This list feature books from Authors who are members of Las Comadres, in all genres.
* designates debut author.
JANUARY
*PERSEVERANCE: The Bridge to a Latina Mother's Dream by Iris V. Fernández (NY) – a personal memoir of a Latina teen mom and high school dropout juggling motherhood, nursing school and life. Published by Rosales Mavericks Publishing Studio. Visit her at www.irislablanca.com.
WHERE AM I FROM by Dr. Melba Salazar-Lucio (TX) – a personal memoir available in English and Spanish. She doesn’t have a website, but you can find her on Facebook. (book cover not available)
FEBRUARY
*AVICI SAGGA by Mary Romasanta (TX) – a psychological thriller about a woman fighting personal demons trapped in waking nightmares published by Sagga Publishing House. Visit her at www.maryromasanta.com.
*GRACIE LEARNS HUEVOS by Grace Ibanez Friedman (FL) – a children’s book about four-year old Gracie who only speaks Spanish enrolled in an English school. Book published by Archway Publishing.
MARCH
*Duty Calls: Lessons Learned from an Unexpected Life of Service by Dr. Antonia Coello Novello (CO) – is a memoir of the first Hispanic U.S. Surgeon General published by Fulcrum Publishing.
PROPHECY OF MY UNDOING by Amparo Garcia-Crow (TX) – it’s a memoir published by BioGraph. Visit her at www.amparogarciacrow.com.
APRIL
*THE MERCHANT OF VENUS: THE LIFE OF WALTER THORNTON by Nancy Navarro (TX) – a loving memoir of her father, a famous model and Hollywood agent in the 1920s. Published by Tile House Publishing. Visit her website: www.themerchantofvenus.com.
MAY
*HURDLES IN THE DARK by Elvira K. Gonzalez (CA) – a young adult memoir, a story of survival, resilience and triumph published by Macmillian Roaring Brook Press. Also available as an audiobook. Visit her website at www.elvirakgonzalez.com.
¡Ojalá! Wishes in the Wind by Jennese Alicia Torres (PA) – a children’s book about two sisters trying to figure out how their Grandma seems to have Wifi powers. Published by La Diva Latina. Visit her at www.ladivalatina.com.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AUTHORS!
