FEBRUARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Hola, #MyComadres.

Here's our group photo from the January 2018 Comadres Birthday Celebration:

Happy 2018. Happy Birthday.

Now we are gearing up for fun in February; see below.  Join us!

February 6 (Tuesday) – COMADRAZO – WEAR RED!

Join us on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 6:00pm at the American Diabetes Association at 333 7th Avenue, btwn 28 & 29 streets.

Remember to bring your ID, a friend or two, and something to eat /drink and share. And, to wear RED.

**RSVP to the eventbrite invitation or email us to confirm attendance.**

February 20 (Tuesday) – NEW!  TWITTER BOOK CLUB CHAT

NEW!  We are starting an online Twitter Book Club Chat on Tuesday, February 20, 6:30pm EST.   Follow us at @ReadLatinoLit, and please use our hashtags #ReadLatinoLit and #MyComadres.

Our Book of the Month is THAT WAS THEN by Julia Amante. 

Book Summary:  Dr. Grace Montoya won a battle with cancer five years earlier, but now she is sick again, and while Grace thinks it’s time to pass down lessons to her daughters before it’s too late, those who love her plan to save her. Her colleagues have medical cures, her mother has made a deal with God, but it’s her 17-year-old daughter, Jessica who devises the most unexpected medicine of all – finding her Mom’s true love.

February 26 (Monday) – BOOK CLUB TELECONFERENCE

Every month we chat with our Author of the Month. On Monday, February 26, 8:00pm EST, we’ll be chatting with author Julia Amante (THAT WAS THEN).  Members are welcomed to send in questions on the book or the author.

Register today at www.latinolit.com.  Early registrants may win a free book.   

We hope to see you at any or all these events. 

LAS COMADRES NYC NETWORK MODERATORS

Gladys, Maria, Miriam & Nydia

Las Comadres Book Club Discussion Leaders

Maria, Dora Maria, Nikki & Tess

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COMADRES BOOK CLUB -- JANUARY 16 (TUES)

The Comadres & Friends Book Club is back.  Join us!

Date:   Tuesday, January 16

Time:    6:00pm

Location:   Atrium Lobby, Phillip Morris Bldg, 120 Park Avenue at 42nd Street (across from Grand Central Station)

Book:  IT'S NEWS TO ME by Olga Campos Benz 

BOOK SUMMARY:  Marissa Cavelo awakens under an alcohol-induced fog and has just minutes to get to a meeting at the television station where she works. She’s sure her career is doomed. Three days earlier, her chaotic adventure begins as a reporter and anchor at KATX-TV in Austin, Texas. While trying to prove to her station manager and back-stabbing co-workers that she is more than a pretty Latina who’s only good for fluff pieces, Marissa stumbles upon a huge exclusive, and suddenly finds herself up against ruthless criminals who’ll do anything—including taking down a news crew if necessary—to keep illegal activities from being uncovered.

 

Besides professional obstacles, she also faces a widening disconnect from her identical twin sister, Carissa. CC as she's called, resents her sister’s growing popularity as a celebrity and is desperate to get out from behind Marissa’s shadow, but what CC is willing to do to forge her own identity is unthinkable.  Through all this, Marissa finds herself sexually drawn to her handsome photographer, Ken. Armed with a bottle of tequila, they come up with a kick-ass exposé in hopes of uncovering Austin’s scandal of the decade.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Olga Campos Benz is one of the most honored anchor/reporters ever to grace the Texas airwaves. A University of Texas graduate, Olga spent more than 30 years covering the biggest news stories in Houston, Corpus Christi and Austin, Texas. She serves on several non-profit boards including the Writers’ League of Texas and as an Advisory Council member of the University of Texas’ Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. In 2013, the Austin Business Journal named her among the “Profiles in Power: Women of Influence.” She is a 2014 inductee into the City of Austin Commission for Women Hall of Fame and the 2015 Distinguished Alum of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Austin Leadership Program. 

 

*** TELECONFERENCE ***  The January Teleconference with Olga will be on Monday, January 22.  Register at www.latinolit.com and you may win a free book.

Las Comadres & Friends Book Club Discussion Leaders

Maria, Dora Maria, Nikki & Tess

www.latinolit.com

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