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Category: Book Club

Book Club Summer of Short Stories: August 14 Free Choice

The Summer of Short Stories is coming to a close. This week is Free Choice, so read any short story you want. Which one did you choose? Why did you choose it? Read More

Author 5ftLatinaPosted on August 14, 2017Categories Summer of Short Stories 2017Tags review/response3 Comments on Book Club Summer of Short Stories: August 14 Free Choice

Book Club Summer of Short Stories: August 7: “Final absurdo” by Laura Freixas

Since Laura Freixas has a webpage, I’ll just let her tell you about herself in her own words. Read More

Author 5ftLatinaPosted on August 7, 2017Categories Summer of Short Stories 2017Tags review/response11 Comments on Book Club Summer of Short Stories: August 7: “Final absurdo” by Laura Freixas

Book Club Summer of Short Stories: July 17 “La Indiferencia de Eva” by Soledad Puértolas

Thursday nearly slipped by me! This is our second makeup, “La Indiferencia de Eva” by Soledad Puértolas, a Spanish author. The story is from her collection, Una enfermedad moral. Read More

Author 5ftLatinaPosted on August 3, 2017Categories Summer of Short Stories 2017Tags review/response11 Comments on Book Club Summer of Short Stories: July 17 “La Indiferencia de Eva” by Soledad Puértolas

Book Club Summer of Short Stories: July 31 “Las Amigas” by Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes’ work usually centers on Mexican history and identity. He was a literature professor and a diplomat. Here’s a biography. Read More

Author 5ftLatinaPosted on July 31, 2017July 30, 2017Categories Summer of Short Stories 2017Tags review/response10 Comments on Book Club Summer of Short Stories: July 31 “Las Amigas” by Carlos Fuentes

Book Club Summer of Short Stories: July 10 “Tres documentos sobre la locura de J.L.B” by José María Merino

Don’t adjust your calendars 🙂 This is one of two Thursday make-ups. Read More

Author 5ftLatinaPosted on July 27, 2017Categories Summer of Short Stories 2017Tags review/response6 Comments on Book Club Summer of Short Stories: July 10 “Tres documentos sobre la locura de J.L.B” by José María Merino

Book Club Summer of Short Stories: July 24 “Walimai” by Isabel Allende

This story is part of a collection, Stories of Eva Luna. Here’s Isabel Allende’s biography, in her own words. And her website. Read More

Author 5ftLatinaPosted on July 24, 2017Categories Summer of Short Stories 2017Tags review/response8 Comments on Book Club Summer of Short Stories: July 24 “Walimai” by Isabel Allende

Book Club Summer of Short Stories: July 3-8 “En Busca de un Retrato” by Paloma Díaz-Mas

I couldn’t find any background material on the internet. My Google-fu was on the fritz. Read More

Author SaraPosted on July 3, 2017Categories Summer of Short Stories 2017Tags review/response3 Comments on Book Club Summer of Short Stories: July 3-8 “En Busca de un Retrato” by Paloma Díaz-Mas

Book Club Summer of Short Stories: June 26-July 1 “Otra vez Bach” by Gloria Guardia

Well, last week’s “story” wasn’t much of a story now, was it? Let’s hope that this week is a slightly more traditional narrative. Read More

Author SaraPosted on June 26, 2017June 23, 2017Categories Summer of Short Stories 2017Tags review/response7 Comments on Book Club Summer of Short Stories: June 26-July 1 “Otra vez Bach” by Gloria Guardia

Book Club Summer of Short Stories: June 19-24 “Fragmentos del libro invisible” by Silvia Ocampo

Let the discussion begin! Read More

Author SaraPosted on June 20, 2017Categories Summer of Short Stories 2017Tags review/response11 Comments on Book Club Summer of Short Stories: June 19-24 “Fragmentos del libro invisible” by Silvia Ocampo

Book Club-Summer of Short Stories: Schedule

The Books:

Great Spanish and Latin American Short Stories of the 20th Century Read More

Author SaraPosted on June 11, 2017June 17, 2017Categories Summer of Short Stories 2017Tags blog announcements3 Comments on Book Club-Summer of Short Stories: Schedule

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