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Poll: Vote for July Book Club Selections

Happy Friday, mis internet amigxs,

It's finally time to vote for our July book club picks!

With that said, what if our July theme is SUMMER SCHOOL and we do a DOUBLE NONFICTION READ?

Two books I've been wanting to tackle are:

• Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer
• PFKnR: How Bad Bunny Became The Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance by Vanessa Diaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau (this would be a re-read for me on audio so I could better annotate my personal copy)

My poll today is just if you like this idea and the books for July or if you don't like summer school, then which book will be the nonfiction read for July - August.

Looking forward to seeing the results of this poll!

xo, Carmen

Happy Sunday, mis internet amigxs!

I was trying to get all May releases into one post, but just ran out of time, but I am planning for next week's post to wrap-up the month for you...There are a few books releasing today just in time for World Cup fever for readers of all ages, but first, a little housekeeping...

• MAY FICTION BOOK: Asiri and the Amaru by Natalia Hernandez
• MAY - JUNE NONFICTION SIDE QUEST: Accordion Eulogies by Noe Alvarez (requested theme was micro history)
• Both May book channels are open on Discord
• We'll be having spoilery discussion of both The House of the Spirits AND Everyone Who is Gone Is Here

Now on to this week's Latine releases!

YOUNG ADULT

Here Ye Mortals by Yamile Saied Mendez (Audiobook)
While they're waiting for a girl's body to be recovered, an angel tells her ghost the story of their favorite band, which was created during the dictatorship in Argentina at the end of the 1970's. A historical YA steeped in anti-authoritarianism.

MIDDLE GRADE

The Mystery of the Stolen World Cup Trophy by Angela Cervantes (Audiobook) a middle-grade detective story inspired by the real-life history of the World Cup trophy going missing -- just in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

NONFICTION

The Game at the End of the World: Villainous Referees, Communist Bakers, the Secret Women's World Cup, and a Goalkeeper's Last Stand by Juan Villoro and translated by Francisco Cantu: From the author of Horizontal Vertical, comes a history of soccer just in time for the World Cup.

Cold War Puerto Rico: Anti-Communism in Washington’s Caribbean Colony by Steve Howell: A gripping history of FBI surveillance, political repression, and the fight for Puerto Rican independence for those who want further reading after War Against All Puerto Ricans.

xo, Carmen

Happy Tuesday, mis internet amigxs!

Before I start with book news, I wanted to make sure you've all seen the terrible library news coming from this administration: 125,000 libraries have been defunded AGAIN by the Trump administration and it's up to you to take action. Also, while you're calling your reps, make sure to tell them to vote NO on HR 7661, the national book ban.

We're currently reading The House of the Spirits this month. It's not too late to join us on Discord ahead of the Amazon Prime series premiere on April 29th.

• ROMANCE

How To Fake A Southern Gentleman by Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt (Audiobook)

More Like Enemigas by Stephanie Hope (Audiobook)

PICTURE BOOK

Lucia's Goals by Angela Quezada Padron and illustrated by Christina Barragan Forshay

POETRY: April is National Poetry Month

Against Breaking: On The Power Of Poetry by Ada Limon (Audiobook)

Visitations by Julia Alvarez (Audiobook)

xoxo, Carmen