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You’re Latino Summer Reading List!

Your Latino Summer Reading List!

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 06/14/2011 - 13:59 | 2 Comments

Kick back in hammock with a cool drink (and some sunscreen!) and enjoy these great new books by Latino authors, offering everything from mysteries to memoirs. Happy reading!

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LATINA's June-July Book Club Pick: 'The New (And Updated) Latina's Bible' by Sandra Guzman

By Irasema Romero | 05/20/2011 - 09:00 | 0 Comments

Puerto Rican author and former Latina magazine editor-in-chief Sandra Guzman brings us a book on what every Latina should know about: dating, health, succeeding professionally, and managing friendships, among other things.

The New Latina’s Bible: The Modern Latina’s Guide to Love, Spirituality, Family, and La Vida (Seal...

LATINA Book Club Pick: 'Say Her Name' by Francisco Goldman

LATINA Book Club Pick: 'Say Her Name' by Francisco Goldman

By Irasema Romero | 05/10/2011 - 13:29 | 0 Comments

If you are going to read only one novel this summer, choose one that allows you to explore your own life and its fragility. In Say Her Name (Grove Press; $24, out now), author Francisco Goldman takes us into the most intimate aspects of the love he shared with his late wife Aura Estrada. After she died in a bodysurfing accident while vacationing in...

LATINA’s March Book Club Pick: ‘Stay With Me’ by Sandra Rodriguez Barron

LATINA’s March Book Club Pick: ‘Stay With Me’ by Sandra Rodriguez Barron

By Irasema Romero | 03/15/2011 - 09:45 | 1 Comment

During our lifetime, we are constantly asking ourselves: Who are we, really?

That is what author Sandra Rodriguez Barron seeks to answer in Stay With Me (Harper Paperbacks; $15, out now) through the lives of five siblings, who as toddlers were found together inside the cabin of a luxury boat after a devastating hurricane hit Puerto Rico’s...

LATINA’s February Book Club Pick: ‘Fallin’ Up’ by Taboo

LATINA’s February Book Club Pick: ‘Fallin’ Up’ by Taboo

By Johanna Ferreira | 02/10/2011 - 12:00 | 1 Comment

From his close relationship with his grandma to his drug use and hitting it big with multiplatinum group The Black Eyed Peas, Taboo holds little back in his revealing new memoir, Fallin’ Up, in stores now. Taboo talked to Latina.com about why he wrote the book and why it isn’t just another celebrity memoir.
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Martin Sheen & Emilo Estevez Working On A Memoir

Martin Sheen & Emilo Estevez Working On A Memoir

By Johanna Ferreira | 01/20/2011 - 09:15 | 0 Comments

We didn’t see this one coming! Martin Sheen and his son Emilio Estevez are currently collaborating on a memoir called Along the Way.

The book celebrates the “physical and spiritual journey,” of both Sheen and his son is set to hit stores this Father’s Day. The memoir covers everything from the Estevez’s...

Shakira publishes Dora the Explorer children’s book

Shakira Joins Dora the Explorer for a 'World School Day Adventure'

By Mariela Rosario | 12/20/2010 - 15:15 | 0 Comments

As if Shakira hasn't already accomplished a lot, now the Colombian pop star can add children's book author to her long list of triumphs!

Shaki teamed up with the folks behind Nickelodeon's hit TV show Dora the Exlorer to publish a new book in their series called World School Day Adventure. The book...

2010 Books

Latina's 5 Best Books of 2010

By Mariela Rosario | 12/17/2010 - 12:24 | 1 Comment

This was a great year for Latino authors, with newcomers like Patricia Engel receiving critical acclaim and established authors like Isabel Allende returning to classic form.

Check out our picks for the five best books of 2010!