Latino Book Month — with Giveaway

Sorry, but I can't think of any latin-themed books that I've read as of yet. All the more reason for me to win, huh?

Thank you!

nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com

My favorite Latino Authot is Sandra Cisneros, she wrote The House on Mango Street. Please include me in your giveaway.
Thanks
Debbie
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I haven't read a lot of Latino books, but one I remember really enjoying from college is In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez.

I haven't read any of this genre but I'd love to.

mj.coward[at]gmail.com

I don't know that I have read many Latino authors – I did read The House on Mango Street by Hannah Cisneros, but didn't really like the vignette style of the book. I loved Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende though. It has only been since the first of the year that I have paid much attention to the authors and not just the books – so there may be another one out there that I just didn't know was Latino! Would love to read these though.

kherbrand at comcast dot net

Latino writers are my abolute favorite and I particularly Julia Alvarez. I recommend In the Time of Butterflies to everyone.

I've never read anything by latino writers.

I don't think I've read any latin-themed books-I'd sure like to win!

I honestly can' think of any Latin authors I've read. Brain cramp I think!

slcremer at gmail dot com

I loved The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.

I don't think I've ever read any, but I'd like to start.

I haven't read any latin authors, that I can think of, but I would love to read these!!

I haven't read any latin authors

I'm all about variety and a mix and this definately is a culture of books I haven't read as of yet!

I would very much like to be entered to win. I adore reading authors and learning about different cultures.

knittingmomof3 (AT) gmail (DOT) com

I just love to read thanks

I would love to win these- I am a Latina by marriage! hehe

I would love to win this collection of books!

Ooohhh….how fun! Can I enter even though I just won a book? Please say yes. As to my favorite…it's hard to choose. I will go with a classic, "Love in the Time of Cholera." I think the opening line remains one of the best ever.
(In case you've forgotten, it's 'It was inevitable; the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of unrequited love' That might not be 100 percent accurate, since I don't have access to my copy)

Ooo, this is right up my alley! I LOVE Latin American literature — must be the B.A. and M.A. in Spanish. I'd love to win these!

Oh, and my favorites are Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Isabel Allende, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and the Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya.

can't think of a one that i have read. always a first time mverno@roadrunner.com

I would love to read one of these!

i'd love this.

OoOoOooo, great giveaway!

I'd like to be entered for these books please. I just finished a book by Isabel Allende, The Sum of Our Days, and I want to read more of hers as soon as possible. Thank you.

I love to read.

Thanks for the giveaway!

There are several. I like the poems of Pablo Neruda, books like 100 anos de soledad by Gabriel Garcia Marquez among others.

Sounds like a great collection of books. I'd especially like to read "Into the Beautiful North". Thanks.

I would love to be entered please.

I haven't read very many Latino oriented books, although several of the more 'mainstream' novels recently have had Latino characters in them.

I would love to win these books.

I haven't read any Latino authors that I know of, but I'd love a chance to win. Thanks!

These sound like great reads. Thanks for the chance.

Sounds like a good chance to have a favorite!

Thanks!

My favorite Latino author is Gabriel Garcia Marquez. (One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the time of Cholera)

Thanks for this wonderful contest!

I'd like to win.

what wonderful books
I never met a book I didnt want to read
thanks for the chance

I like Rosario Ferre. Thank you.

I have never read a book by a Latino writer but I would love to.

janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

I have never read anything by a Latino author.

never read any latin themed yet, but it sounds great!

This is a great giveaway! I haven't really read any Latino authors books. But they all look interesting! Thanks

Sorry I can't think of an author off hand. But I would love to be entered. Thanks!

Marisa de los Santos is my fave!

I haven't read any of these authors, but I'm always looking for new ones!

I have read muchos libros by Hispanic authors, always en español (neary finished a doctorate in Spanish lit). I'd be interested in these English language/Spanish culture authors.
BTW, need anyone to review Spanish books?
Thanks!

I'm reading Octavio Paz's Sor Juana (in translation by M. Pden) now.

I'm sure that I have read Latino authors but can't think of one at this moment. I have been making it a point to seek out books that broaden my cultural knowledge and would love to win this group of novels!

Count me in please! I am a follower/subscriber too.

I don't have a favorite Latino author and would like to read some more. Thank you for the giveaway!

I can't recall reading any but it would be great to, thanks for the giveaway!

Please sign me up!

I cannot think of any Latin authors or Latin themed books but I'd be interested in reading the books being given away. Thanks.

I'd be THRILLED to win these books! Please enter me! One of my favorite books is The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.

I'd like to be entered to win, please. I've been thinking about this and I belive my favorite Latina author is Sandra Cisneros ("The House on Mango Street" – am I showing my age too much? lol).

My favorite Latino author is Melissa de la Cruz ("Blue Bloods", "Masquerade", etc.)

jaam121388 at yahoo dot com

My most recent read was Dirty Blonde and Half Cuban.

I'd love to be entered to win these beautiful books! I have always liked Neruda and Borge, especially a short story by the latter called "The Aleph" in which the main person in the story finds a spinning "world" under the stairs that can see EVERYTHING that's going on in the world! Thanks for the chance to win!

I'm a proud subscriber to 5 Minutes For Mom!

I would also have to go with Marisa de los Santos-love her work! Thanks:)
julyso@grandecom DOT net

Great giveaway, thanks!

nbmars AT yahoo DOT com

Please enter me to win these great books! Thank you!

Please enter me-looks like some great books!

I would love to add these books to my collection.

sharon54220@gmail.com

These sound really interesting!

I would love to read these! Thanks! arteachersusan at gmail dot com

I am a twitter follower! i'm susieqtpie ! thanks

I get your newsletter in my email at arteachersusan at gmail dot com ! thanks

I am always looking for good books for summer reading

I own B as in Beauty not done with it yet, but it is great so far. I would also like to read the rest of these books representing Latino Book Month. Thanks for the chance.

I don't own ANY of these, how is that possible? I'd love to win

I would enjoy reading these books.

I love to read, I wish there was more time in the day to read more often and these books sound wonderful.

i'm a book freak, i LOVE to read anything.

I haven't read many works by Latin authors, so this would be great to win. Thanks!

I haven't read any Latin or Latino themed books yet.. but I'd like to! Thanks for the chance to win!

I really like the work of Julia Alvarez and Isabel Allende.
Thanks for the chance to win this great set of books!

geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com

I have never read any Latino books but would certainly enjoy doing so. So please enter me.
Thanks
roylsue(at)telpage(dot)net

These books look good! I loved "Like Water for Chocolate."

I like the idea of ethnic book groups as giveaways – a little window onto cultures that we don't know! Thanks for the giveaway!

Great prize

My favorite latina author is Michele Martinez, who writes exciting mysteries. If you want to read her work, start with Cover-Up, her first novel. Thank you for the chance to win!

I am not familiar with any Latino authors-however a friend recommended House of Spirits.

I would so much love to win these books. These ones look fascinating!

I'd love to win this great set of books – please count me in!

Thanks,
megalon22[at]yahoo[dot]com

I'd love to win this.

Would love to win this.

These all sound like very interesting books! I can't think of any Latino authors or titles with a Latin theme. Thanks for this giveaway!

brc668 At gmail Dot com

I am hoping to adopt an older child out of foster care want to be able to teach them about all people

what a great collection of books

I don't believe that I have read any books from any Latin authors, I would certainly love to. These books all sound great.
Thanks for the chance.

itsjustmerene2003 at yahoo dot com

I am a subscriber, Thanks!

i love to read

I'd love to add this set of books to my collection – I mostly read translated latin literature (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende), but I think this looks like a fantastic set!

Please enter me in the contest.

I have read a number of Latino authors – Cristina Garcia, Usable Allende, Rosario Ferre.

Thanks for the giveaway!

Yay! Another book contest!

I haven't read any

I loved Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende! Please enter me in the contest. Thanks!

I don't know of any latino-based book I've read off the top of my head, always looking for more good stuff to read!

I'd love to enter. I don't really have a favourite Latin-themed book, but I've enjoyed most of the ones I've read.

Ah, since I was 15 my favorite book is Like Water for Chocolate! I have read it 7 times. It's better in spanish, but only slightly! Fabulous. Love in the Time of Cholera is beautiful. Caramelo from Sandra Cisneros is very good, but maybe a bit dense if you aren't super into it. Isabel Allende is great. If you like lyrical, slightly fantastic, emotionally deep books, Latin authors are for you. There are so many that are great. I haven't read any of your giveaway books, what a delight to come to your site and find out about them. Also, if you want to have your heart broken a little read Y no se lo trago la tierra (And the earth didn't swallow him)

I would love the chance to win, thanks.

What a wonderful selection! I wish I could say I have a favorite Latino author, but I don't have one. Yet. One of these could be a new fave.

Thanks for the chance to win!

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, definitely, for "Love In The Time Of Cholera" Thank you for the contest.

My favorite Latino Author is Carlos Ruiz Zafon. HIs book, The Shadow of the Wind is a wonderful novel about a boy's quest through the secrets and shadows of postwar Barcelona for a mysterious author whose book has proved as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget.
It is a great mystery, the writing is superb although you can tell from time to time that it is a translation from the original Spanish.
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I can't think of any authors off the top of my head, but I love reading just about anything, so I am sure that I would love these books. Thanks for the chance.

These books look really good.

Thanks for the giveaway!
Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

The only thing I have read that would qualify was by Oscar Hijuelos, put I'm always looking for more to read!

I've enjoyed several books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Please enter me in the contest.

wolfcarol451 at gmail dot com

I subscribe by email.

Happy Weekend!

I'd love to win some new books.

I love Isabel Allende, particularly her book The House Of The Spirits (she's really lived through a lot in her life!). I saw her here a few years ago when she came through town on a book tour and got an autographed copy of her book!

Sounds like great books, please count me in.

I have not read any latin theme books lately, but these book sounds like wonderful reads, please add my name to hat and thanks for the giveaway.

sharr1226 at yahoo dot com

I love books by Latin authors….it figures, I was a Spanish major!

I'm following you on Twitter. (My Twitter name is @ThriftyJinxy)

I'm subscribed to your RSS feed.

i love to read so i hope i win!

Would love to win. My favorite Latina authors are Sandra Cisneros and Julia Alvarez.

Would love to win. The only latina author that I have read is Alberto Ferreras.

rsgrandinetti@yahoo.com

I would love to enter!

I would love to win this group, precisely because I am generally unfamiliar with Latino authors. Thanks!

My favorite author is Paulo Coelho and is books are usually written in the setting of the Mediterranean. While not exactly Latino, it does give me a peek into a different culture. I have never read a Latino book so that would be interesting.

beckydsl13 at gmail dot com

The most recent book by a latin author that I have read was The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. It was very good.

I love works by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Sandra Cisneros (especially House on Mango Street), and Richard Rodriguez (Hunger of Memory- The Education of Richard Rodriguez).

Marlene Perez writes some great YA books!

Please enter me

I heart to read so I hope I win also!

Thanks for the GREAT giveaway
please count me in

Isabelle Allende is the greatest Latina author ever! I love "The Stories of Eva Luna." Thank you for the nice contest!

love it

Love the Latino Collection we areteaching our grandtwins Spanish/age six. Many Thanks, SW

fav author is definitely Julia Alvarez, both her adult books and children's books…wonderful author!

I would like to be entered to win. Thanks!

I really liked The Dirty Girls Social Club: A Novel by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez. I find the rest of her writing to be lacking but that was a great book.

i would love to read the books!

Thank You!

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