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[5/18/2008]
May is Latino Book Month!
Please join us for an enlightening blog tour entitled
Women, Words and Wisdom.
5.19.08: Mary Castillo, author of Switchcraft
5.20.08: Caridad Ferrer, author of It's Not About the Accent
5.21.08: Lara Rios, author of Becoming Americana
5.22.08: Mayra Calvani, author of Dark Lullaby
5.23.08: Caridad Piniero, author of "The Calling" Vampire series
5.24.08: Jamie Martinez Wood, author of Rogelia's House of Magic
5.25.08: Berta Platas, author of What Stays in Vegas
5.26.08: Tracy Montoya, author of I'll Be Watching You
5.27.08: Kathy Cano Murillo, aka "The Crafty Chica"
5.28.08: Misa Ramirez, author of Lola PI, Living the Vida Lola
[12/10/2007]
Catch the 12 Days of Chica Lit Holiday Tour!!
Every day from December 11th to the 23rd, travel to a new blog for an original holiday story, recipe and prize giveaway!
Participating chica lit stars are:
12.11.07: Mary Castillo, author of Switchcraft
12.12.07: Berta Platas, author of Cinderella Lopez
12.13.07: Mayra Calvani, author of Dark Lullaby
12.14.07: Caridad Pineiro, author of Holiday with a Vampire
12.15.07: Lara Rios, author of Becoming Americana
12.16.07: Caridad Ferrer, author of It's Not About the Accent
12.17.07: Margo Candela, author of Life Over Easy
12.18.07: Kathy Cano Murillo, author of Crafty Chica's Art de la Soul
12.19.07: Tracy Montoya, author of Telling Secrets
12.20.07: Jamie Martinez Wood, author of Latino Writers & Journalists and Rogelia's House of Magic (coming summer 2008)
12.21.07: Misa Ramirez, author of Lola PI: Living the Vida Lola (January 2009 from St. Martin's Press)
12.22.07: Sofia Quintero, author of Juicy Mangos
12.23.07: Toni Margarita Plummer, author and editor
Newsletters
[01/09/2007] CATALINA Magazine chose BECOMING LATINA IN 10 EASY STEPS as one of their "Top 5 Books by Latina Authors" of 2006!
This is what they had to say:
CHICKLIT: Becoming Latina in 10 Easy Steps, by Lara Rios
Becoming Latina in 10 Easy Steps (Berkley Publishing, 2006), by Lara Rios. Reading Lara Rios' book stops the reader dead in her tracks with laughter and with tears, says book club member, Dr. Charley Ferrer. With humor and sensitivity, a delicate combination, Lara remarkably addresses one of the toughest questions U.S. Latinas face: "Are you Latina enough?" Not only does Lara guide her reader through the emotional rollercoaster of living a bicultural lfie, she pulls it off with wittiness and comedy.
[09/01/06] - GREAT news! Warner Books has bought my next book, with the working title, THE FAT CONTEST. Here is a little blurb about it:
Poor Victoria Torres--not only does she win the Argentine club's "Fat Contest" courtesy of her mother's insane purchase of a gazillion raffle tickets, but she learns that as the winner, she gets a health and fitness package to a local gym donated by Eric Ortelli, the guy who teased her all through high school about her weight.
But maybe they're onto something because as she sheds those pounds, she starts shedding some of the other negative images she has of herself as well. She may not be the cute, chubby girl with the great personality that everyone pegged her as in high school. There's a sexy siren waiting to emerge and she's not going to take anyone's teasing anymore.
It will be part of the launch of a new Latino line of books called Solana. The Warner team is doing a fabulous job preparing for it, so I'm very excited. I met with the senior executive editor of Warner along with the publicist and had a long discussion about their plans. Look for these books starting next year, sometime in the fall! Mine will probably end up being released in the Spring of 2008, depending on where it is in the line-up.
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