It's got Latino Soul!

Since its release on August 9th, 2005, Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul has been creating media fireworks across the United States! The contributing authors and I have been giving radio and television interviews, and booking readings and book-signings from August 2005 through March 2006. And this is only the beginning!

Readers and reviewers unanimously praise Latino Soul for its contribution to the American literary arena and to Latino communities throughout the United States.

Latino Soul brings together some of the most talented voices in Latino storytelling today. Pick up Latino Soul and meet grandmothers and grandfathers who leave behind their wisdom and rich legacies, learn about life's universal lessons through the dichos passed down for generations by the ancianos, and identify with people just like you who have faced life's challenges and losses with strength and dignity, and have emerged stronger and wiser.

And while the contributing authors and I are especially pleased that this book goes out to our communities, and represents the best of who we are as Latin@s, you don't have to be Latin@ to love Latino Soul. If you're interested in great stories and poems, if you're interested in Latino cultures and storytelling, if you're interested in celebrating Latino life and communities, and the human spirit that emerges from them, then Latino Soul is for you.

Muchos saludos,

Susan Sánchez-Casal