LAS COMADRES PARA LAS AMERICAS LAUNCHES COMADRE AUTHORS BOOK LIST

   

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! 

 

LAS COMADRES SPEAKER SERIES: Wed, Aug 31-- Hurdles in the Dark: Building the Next Generation of Diverse and Creative Entrepreneurs, Q&A with Elvira K. Gonzalez

Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. --Oprah Winfrey

 

Greetings.  Please join us on Wednesday, August 31, at 7pm ET for a Q&A with Author, Founder, Activist, Athlete and Former Professional Track & Field Coach Elvira K. Gonzalez.  We're going to talk about growing up in Texas, trips to Mexico, breaking records of indoor track and field, writing and helping others to also find their voice.

Hurdles in the Dark:  Building the Next Generation of Diverse and Creative Entrepreneurs

Q&A with Elvira K. Gonzalez

Author, Founder, Activist, Athlete and Former Professional Track & Field Coach. 

Elvira Gonzalez grew up in Laredo Texas, a city that features prominently in her debut Young Adult Non-Fiction book, Hurdles in the Dark.  Elvira landed a six-figure, pre-empt deal with Roaring Brook Press of MacMillan Publishers for Spring 2023 publication.  She is the founder of Writers Inkubator, a literary online learning platform helping various writers find representation and landing book deals.  The company has partnered with InsideOUT Writers, a non-profit organization that conducts writing classes inside juvenile halls and prisons.  

Elvira is a former Track & Field coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to coaching at UPenn, she trained a two-time Olympic hurdler for the 2017 IAFF World Championships in London, England and was the horizontal and vertical jumps private coach for The Armory, the premier indoor track & field in the United States. She is a member of the leadership committee When We Band Togethers' newest facility The Dave Schultz Sports & Wellness Center for Humanity in Lesvos, Greece, named after the greatest Olympic U.S wrestler. Elvira resides in New York City and Los Angeles. Visit her at https://elvirakgonzalez.com/.

 

Register here for her talk:  https://forms.gle/LEMsrsa8TP1mF5xW9

For the Speaker Series calendar, visit us here:  https://lascomadres.com/lco/speaker-series/