Posts Tagged ‘Books’
Dreaming in Cuban Writer Garcia is Dreaming of her New Book Deal
11:33 am By Maegan La Mala · Books · 2 Comments
13 Oct 2005
Cuban born and NYC raised writer, Cristina Garcia, just signed a deal for an undisclosed amount with publisher Knopf, a division of Random House. The deal is for Garcia’s fourth book, titled A Handbook to Luck. The story unfolds in Cuba, Iran, Salvador, and the U.S and deals with themes seen in her previous books, Dreaming in Cuban,The Aguero Sisters,and Monkey Hunting, namely the immigrant experience.
I have truly enjoyed all of Garcia’s books so far and congratulate her on the deal and wish her continued success. Make sure you go out and buy the book when it is released. I know I will. And in the meantime, catch up on reading her previous books.
Via / Publisher’s Lunch
Gloria jumps on the Celeb Kid Lit Conga Line
11 Oct 2005
Because the Estefans apparently don’t have their hands in enough business ventures, Gloria Estefan has a children’s book hitting shelves tomorrow. The book , titled “The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog,”, is your typical underdog (literally) saves the day story with a Latino twist, and according to Estefan is based on her own experience of struggle when she arrived to the U.S. from Cuba as a child.
So far critics aren’t falling all over themselves over the book, which seems pretty common for celeb penned kiddie lit. But I bet that the general Latino parenting community will go out and buy the book because of the sheer lack of Latino themed children’s books in English available. If you don’t believe me, go to your local chain bookstore and check it out for yourself and while you’re there check out Gloria’s latest endeavor.
Via / Yahoo! News
Hispanic Heritage Month is more than about los famosos singing and dancing on television and a few brown looking faces and names being stirred in between your regularly scheduled programming. The Association of American Publishers has published on its website a Latino Recommended Reading List. The list has books for adults and children in English and Spanish. Some books are by Latino authors, others are on Latino subjects or can be useful to Latinos regardless of the primary language used.
Hispanic Heritage is also a great opportunity for Latinos to support publishing houses that specialize in the publication and support of Latino authors. Two such houses worth checking out are Curbstone Press and Arte Público Press.
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