January Recommendations

December 30, 2009 by Marcela Landres  
Filed under Marcela's Book Picks

Marcela LandresA former Simon & Schuster editor, Marcela Landres is the author of the e-book How Editors Think and specializes in helping Latinos get published.

Check out her webpage at: www.marcelalandres.com.

Dancing with Butterflies

Dancing with Butterflies: A Novel by Reyna Grande (Washington Square Press)

A masterful depiction of women whose search for love and happiness is thwarted by their profound lack of self-knowledge.

mirrors

Mirrors by Eduardo Galeano (Nation Books)

Before you can know yourself, you must first know your history; to that end, read Galeano’s Mirrors, a splendidly written, erudite telling of humankind’s past.