Greetings, Comadres!
A big Thank
You to Yvette Martinez and AARP for hosting us this month.
Also if you have not already heard we are
now on Facebook – Las Comadres NYC Network! Please be sure to join our Facebook page to
hear the latest news with Las Comadres
NYC!
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And if you are not receiving Las
Comadres’ event emails, join the group at:
http://lascomadres.com/lco/join-las-comadres/
Please
help us support our Latino authors by joining the Comadres Book Club on Tues, May 16th, at 6:00 pm at the
Strand Bookstore, Broadway & 12th Street, 2nd floor. Our book of the month is Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno. Copies can be
purchased at The Strand. Join us even if you don’t finish the book; the
discussions are great. You can also help
support a Latino author by buying their books, writing a short review on Amazon
or Goodreads, or just mentioning them on your social media pages. All publicity
is good.
NEW! We are adding a “Spotlight” to our monthly newsletters – a brief bio of a Comadre
to give us all a chance to get to know each other better. We’re starting our
Spotlight feature with Comadre Karen
Valentin.
We also want to remind everyone
to let us know of any job opportunities, volunteer positions or upcoming events
you come across that would be of benefit to a fellow Comadre. We will gladly
share through the list serv. Email us at lascomadresNY@gmail.com.
Wishing everyone a Happy
Mother’s Day and a great Summer!
Maria, Raesha, Gladys &
Miriam
Las
Comadres Book Club Discussion Leaders
Maria, Dora Maria, Nicole &
Tess
April
2017 Comadrazo
SPOTLIGHT
ON COMADRE KAREN VALENTINE
(Every
month, we will be featuring a brief bio of one of our Comadres. You could be
next!)
Karen
Valentin is a
proud Puerto Rican-American writer who is the award winning author of several
books. Her latest memoir, The Mother God
Made Me to Be (Hachette Book Group 2016) is the winner of The International
Latino Book Award for Best Family Book.
Karen is a single
mom of two young boys, but when she can, enjoys sneaking time away to enjoy an
evening with her comadres. She began attending meetings after her first book The Flavor of Our Faith (Doubleday) was
published in 2005. Introduced to the
group by a friend, she originally joined to promote her book, but soon
discovered it was more of a sisterhood. When she’s not writing, Karen enjoys
freelancing as an artist of murals and paintings, a singer-songwriter, and
creating life experiences with her two boys. Her other works include adult
novel The Summer She Changed Her Name
under the trilogy title Hallway Diaries
(Harlequin 2007), and children’s books What
Did Abuela Say? And Block Party
(JustUs Books 2009). She has also been a contributing writer for Guideposts Books since 2005. She graduated from Fordham University with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature, and taught English as a second
language in France for a year. Karen is passionate about travel and speaks
three languages--English, Spanish and French. We look forward to more books and
adventures from this fellow Comadre in the coming years!
CALENDAR
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 16,
Tuesday, Comadres Book Club Meeting at 6:00
pm at the Strand Bookstore, Broadway & 12th Street, 2nd floor. Everyone is welcomed even if they don't
finish the book. Copies can be purchased at The Strand.
May 22nd, Monday,
Teleconference, at 8:00pm
EST. Register at www.latinolit.com.
Twitter Chat will run simultaneously. Our hashtag is #ReadLatinoLit.
June Comadrazo
Meeting TBD stay
tuned!
GET YOUR COPY OF COUNT ON
ME: TALES OF SISTERHOODS AND FIERCE FRIENDSHIPS. A wonderful collection of stories
by 12 prominent Latino authors who reveal how friendships have helped them to
overcome difficult moments in their lives. Authors include Reyna Grande,
Esmeralda Santiago, Daisy MartÃnez, Sofia Quintero, Stephanie Elizondo Griest,
and Michelle Herrera Mulligan.
FLY AMERICAN AIRLINES AND BENEFIT LAS COMADRES! American Airlines is now the official airline for Las Comadres. You can help Las Comadres grow every time you fly American Airlines. Here's how: Las Comadres has a Business ExtrAA® Account Number 790376. When you book your reservations on American Airlines®, American Eagle® or AmericanConnection® whether it's via their website or through your preferred travel agent, in addition to earning AAdvantage miles for your travel, you can also help expand Las Comadres!
FLY AMERICAN AIRLINES AND BENEFIT LAS COMADRES! American Airlines is now the official airline for Las Comadres. You can help Las Comadres grow every time you fly American Airlines. Here's how: Las Comadres has a Business ExtrAA® Account Number 790376. When you book your reservations on American Airlines®, American Eagle® or AmericanConnection® whether it's via their website or through your preferred travel agent, in addition to earning AAdvantage miles for your travel, you can also help expand Las Comadres!
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
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