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Our Favorite Latino Authors

By Desiree Browne | 10/02/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're taking a look at some of our favorite Latino authors. Get ready to amp up your reading list with these selections. Who is your favorite? 

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7 Books Every Latina Should Read During Hispanic Heritage Month

By Sugey Palomares | 09/26/2012 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

There’s no better way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month than by celebrating our amazing authors and the memorable stories they create. Here are seven books to add to your reading list this month. Enjoy! 

This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz

Junot Diaz Chats About His New Book 'This Is How You Lose Her'

By Celia San Miguel | 09/13/2012 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

Five years ago, Dominican American Jersey boy Junot Diaz’s debut novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, making him just the second Latino to achieve this honor, following Oscar Hijuelos (The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love). This week, the 43-year-...

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Cameron Diaz To Release Book On Health & Fitness

By Priscilla Rodriguez | 08/09/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

Actress Cameron Diaz is going to take a leap in her career for a new project, and this time it isn't for a movie. Cameron is getting ready to go from actress to author as she stays busy writing a fitness book.

HarperCollins announced yesterday that the What to Expect When You're...

Victor Cruz Memoir: Out of the Blue

5 Great Latino Celebrity Memoirs & Autobiographies

By Samantha Leal | 07/17/2012 - 16:15 | 0 Comments

Victor Cruz just released his new memoir, Out of the Blue, which chronicles his life and struggle to get to where he is now – a Super Bowl champion and proud papi. To celebrate, we’re looking at some other books by...

Marco Rubio Memior An American Son Book

5 Things We Learned About Marco Rubio From His Memoir ‘An American Son’

By Samantha Leal | 06/20/2012 - 15:06 | 0 Comments

Marco Rubio’s recently released memoir, An American Son, gives us insight into his life and beginnings. The Republican Vice President hopeful talks about his Cuban family, coming to grips with his heritage and parlaying that into a successful political career. But there were a few things that we didn’t know about Rubio (or at least, not in his...

The Shadow Catcher by Hipolito Acosta

Book Review: The Shadow Catcher

By Samantha Leal | 06/03/2012 - 13:00 | 0 Comments

The Shadow Catcher, the debut novel by Hipolito Acosta, chronicles the life of the author as a U.S. Government Agent, as he worked for 30 years, mostly undercover, infiltrating Mexico’s immigrant smuggling rings and drug cartels. 

Poli, as he likes to be called, rose in the ranks from Border Patrol Agent to a key position in the...

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Editor’s Picks: The Best Summer Reads

By Latina Staff | 06/01/2012 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

We’re big bibliophiles here at Latina, so we picked our favorite books for you to add to your summer reading list (whether you love your nook, kindle or good ol’ print).

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