Book Club

Latina Book Club: Q & A with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

LATINA Book Club: Q & A with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

By Janel Martinez | 10/20/2010 - 10:30 | 1 Comment

Bestselling author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is back and bearing an extra special gift for readers just in time for the holiday season. Her seventh novel, The Three Kings (on sale Nov. 9th), is a romantic comedy following successful interior designer, Christy de la Cruz, as she reenters the dating scene after a divorce. She becomes...

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Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Tells Us Why Immigration is Good for America

By Lee Hernandez | 10/12/2010 - 16:16 | 2 Comments

In her new page turner, You Know I'm Right: More Prosperity, Less Government, CNBC Reporter Michelle Caruso-Cabrera tackles tough subjects...

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Mario Vargas Llosa
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Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa Wins Nobel Literature Prize

By Stacey Rivera | 10/07/2010 - 11:25 | 1 Comment

Famed author and politician Mario Vargas Llosa, 74, was awarded the Nobel Literature Prize Thursday. Llosa is the first South American to win the prize since his former friend and rival Gabriel Garcia Marquez won the award in 1982, prompting Marquez to tweet this morning “cuentas iguales” (Now we are even).

Llosa is best known for...

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Fall Books

Four Books to Read this Fall

By Janel Martinez | 09/23/2010 - 15:30 | 1 Comment

Fall weather brings a certain chill in the air that just makes us want to curl up with a good book and get some serious reading done. Here are a few books that we are definitely going to be reading this fall. Be sure to add your own picks in the comments below!

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Bios

Ricky Martin Isn’t the Only Musician with a Biography

By Grace Bastidas | 08/26/2010 - 12:00 | 0 Comments

Ricky Martin’s memoir, Me, doesn’t hit shelves till November 2, so if you’re anxious to know more about the former Menudo’s life as a dad or his decision to reveal his sexuality, you’ll just have to wait. In the meantime,...

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Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Diaz on 'Oscar Wao', the movie
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Diaz on 'Oscar Wao', the movie

By Angie Romero | 08/25/2010 - 10:00 | 0 Comments

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz likes to take his sweet time. In fact, it could be another ten years before we read another thing from him. (The good news is that he’s already started working on it—...

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Details Emerge on Ricky Martin’s Memoir!

Details Emerge on Ricky Martin's Memoir!

By Angie Romero | 08/19/2010 - 10:00 | 0 Comments

Details have finally emerged straight from Ricky Martin’s reps regarding the superstar’s upcoming memoir Me...

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J Lo's Latest Project: New Book Series for Latina Teens

J Lo's Latest Project: New Book Series for Latina Teens

By Alice Taranto | 08/16/2010 - 15:45 | 2 Comments

South Beach. Jennifer Lopez. Entrepreneurial teens. What do they have in common? They're all themes in the fresh teen book series, Amigas. Written by esteemed Latina author Veronica Chambers, the series was created by...

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