Happy Saturday, mis internet amigxs!
I have been so behind this week due to a family emergency earlier in the week and I can't seem to catch up. I want to apologize for this brief introduction this week, but hopefully some of the news I'm sharing with you will help assuage my brevity here.
HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS GIVEAWAY
As you're all aware, we're reading The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende in April ahead of the Spanish-language release of the show on April 29th. On Monday, I'll be posting one of TWO giveaways for the book. Monday's giveaway will be for 5 people to win a copy of the Everyman's Library hardcover edition of the book AND an Out Of Print t-shirt that features the original cover! This has been such a fun sweepstakes to put together, but there will be a link to the PRH website, versus a post here on Bindery. I will share the link once the sweepstakes live. The second giveaway is still being working out, but tentatively plan on posting on March 16th, I believe is going to be for the S&S paperback. This one is subject to change, so more details to come...
AUTHOR CHAT WITH ZAKIYA N. JAMAL
This Monday night, instead of sprints on Discord at 8:00 PM EST, we'll be chatting on Zoom with Zakiya N. Jamal, author of our February book club pick, Sparks Fly. Full details to join can be found in this post.
And now, on to this week's releases...
ROMANCE
The Starter Ex by Mia Sosa HOPING TO GET THE FIRST EPISODE OF THE PODCAST UP THIS WEEK WITH MIA AND I DISCUSSING THIS BOOK! I LOVED Jason and Vanessa and how they earned their love. She also created a dynamic and amazing community, especially Vanessa's family bodega, which if you know something about my life, know I was raised in my parent's bodega--this book was full of heart and neighborhood community in a way that felt so authentic and lovely. Such a wonderful story.
Second Chance Duet by Anna Holguin (Audiobook) A swoony, slow burn romance about a struggling composer whose big break comes at a cost--working side-by-side with her college nemesis.
HISTORICAL
Frida's Cook by Florencia Etcheves (Audiobook) This colorful, emotive historical debut whisks us to the home of Frida Kahlo, where food, art, and love weave together an unforgettable story of friendship and loyalty, with a bright Coyoacán as a vivid background
HORROR
You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom V. E. Tirado (Audiobook) Nonbinary Dominican author, Tirado, brings us a contemporary gothic horror--Demons clash with inheritance claims as secrets unfold and violence is unleashed over twelve harrowing hours trapped in a house with the worst thing imaginable: family.
Cabaret In Flames by Hache Pueyo: In this novella, Hache Pueyo transports readers to an alternate-Brazil terrorized by creatures called Guls who hunger for human flesh. Ariadne lost part of her body to a Gul’s appetite but now works in a clinic to treat them. When one named Quaint walks in, claiming to be a friend of Ariadne’s missing mentor, Ariadne puts her suspicions aside in favor of learning more about what might have happened to him.
MIDDLE GRADE
No Way Never Sisters by Natalia Sylvester & Chantel Acevedo (Audiobook) Two rival Latine girls, whose parents get engaged, then scheme to break up their parents wedding!
Mystery on Macaw Mountain by María José Fitzgerald (Audiobook) Birds of a feather solve crime together in this riveting middle grade mystery! When eight endangered macaws are stolen from a bird sanctuary in the Mayan ruins of Copán, four sleuthing cousins must find out who took them—and why
Queso, Just In Time by Ernesto Cisneros (Audiobook) Middle Grade Sci-Fi that's a funny and heartfelt time-travel tale about family, grief, and love that stretches across the years.
xoxo,
Carmen
