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2008 recommended reading for
Fifth Annual May Latino Books Month announced
Detroit: April 15, 2008: In its
ongoing efforts to promote books by and for Latinos, the
Association of American Publishers (AAP) has designated May 2008
as the fifth annual Latino Books Month.
During the month-long celebration,
booksellers, librarians, and others in the book industry will
encourage people in their communities to read books by and for
Latinos, in both English and Spanish.
As part of the initiative, AAP
member publishers will hold special author events at BookExpo
America, and the AAP Task Force on Publishing Latino Voices for
America (PLVA) has created a Latino Books Month Resource Kit,
which will include:
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• A Latino Books Summer Reading
List with recommended books for adults and children, in English
and Spanish;
• A Publishing Latino Voices
Brochure, which includes a sampling of titles by and for Latinos
published by AAP member publishing companies;
• Get Caught Reading/¡Ajá, leyendo!
posters featuring celebrities including Gloria Estefan, Maya and
Miguel, Jorge Ramos, Dora the Explorer, Jenna Bush, Mauricio Islas,
and others;
• A “how-to” sheet on starting a
Spanish-language reading group within a community; and
• Contact information for booking
Latino authors for author appearances.
The resource kits are currently
available to booksellers, librarians, educators, and others who
wish to promote a love of reading among Latinos in their
communities. Those interested in a Latino Books Month resource kit
should email Katie Ly at the Association of American Publishers
kly@publishers.org or visit the AAP Booth at BookExpo America,
Thursday, May 29 and Sunday, June 1, 2008.
In celebration of Latino Books
Month, a panel of renowned authors will share with industry
professionals the inspiration for reaching out to booklovers of
all ages with their upcoming children’s/young adult titles of
interest to younger Latino audiences on Friday, May 30 from 3:15
pm to 4:15 pm in Room 404B of the Los Angeles Convention Center at
BookExpo America. Speakers include: Oscar Hijuelos, author of Dark
Dude (Simon & Schuster), Monica Brown, author of Pele, King of
Soccer , (Rayo/HarperCollins) and Cheech Marin, author of Captain
Cheech (HarperCollins).
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From 4:15 to 5:15 pm, librarians and
booksellers will hear from Latino authors who will share the
back-story on the inspiration behind their upcoming works with a
book signing immediately afterwards. Authors include: Gustavo
Arellano, author of Orange County: I’ve Been Taking Notes
(Scribner ), Cecilia Samartin, author of Tarnished Beauty (Atria),
and David Iglesias, author of In Justice (John Wiley & Sons). Both
programs will be open to all BookExpo America registrants.
Additionally, to support the
festivities that will be held nationwide on April 30 in
celebration of El día de los niños/El día de los libros
(Children’s Day/Book Day 2008), the PLVA and the Association for
Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American
Library Association (ALA), have partnered for the first time to
create a recommended reading list of children’s books in both
English and Spanish for ages infancy-14 years for parents and
others who choose books for children. The complete reading list is
available online at
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From the desk of
Conrad Welsing, MA, APR
Media Relations Specialist, Marketing
Department
The Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Direct Line Phone: 313-833-4043
Cell Phone: 734-516-5962
Marketing Department Front Desk:
313-833-4042
Marketing Department Fax: 313-833-3310
Check the Library website for the
latest events!
www.detroitpubliclibrary.org
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