The Accidental Santera

Cuban Fine Artist Lili Bernard-Los Angeles, CA

Irete Lazo — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:19:17 +0000

Cuban Fine Artist Lili Bernard hosts Irete Lazo for a reading and book signing for THE ACCIDENTAL SANTERA. Books will be on sale for $20 (20 percent off list price & no tax), cash only.

LILI BERNARD
Art Studio
935 Chung King Road
Chinatown
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Please visit Lili’s web site for a chance to purchase her amazing orisha-inspired art, as well as her other fabulous works.

CANCELEDLitquake-San Francisco, CA

Irete Lazo — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:05:11 +0000

Irete Lazo will be part of Lit Crawl, the closing event for the 10th anniversary of Litquake. Lit Crawl is a literary pub crawl through the Mission District, featuring over 50 venues in a single evening!
Lit Crawl @ Encantada Gallery of Fine Art
904 Valencia (between 20th and 21st)
San Francisco, CA
(415) 642-3939

Check the Litquake site in the coming weeks for more details and ticket information.

Latino Book & Family Festival-L.A., CA-Day 2

Irete Lazo — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:15:26 +0000

The 2009 Latino Book & Family Festival Tour makes a stop in L.A. at Cal State University, Los Angeles October 10 & 11.

*** CANCELLED ***
Irete will be appearing at 3:30 pm Saturday with other Latina authors:
Chicas, Chicanas & Latinas: A Panel of Contemporary Female Authors
Moderator: Mary Castillo
Authors: Julia Amante, Margo Candela, Irete Lazo, Josefina López
Books will be available Sat for sale & signing by Libreria Martinez.
Irete will also be at the festival Sunday noon to 2 pm selling & signing books.
Click here to check the organizer’s site for more info.

Latino Book & Family Festival-Los Angeles, CA

Irete Lazo — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:59:01 +0000

InsideStoryTime-San Francisco, CA

Irete Lazo — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:52:23 +0000

RESCHEDULED FROM 8/20 TO 9/17 (due to illness)
Presented by InsideStoryTime.com
Cafe Royale
800 Post St. (@Leavenworth)
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 441-4099

Irete Interviews ROGELIA’S HOUSE OF MAGIC author

Irete Lazo — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:47:22 +0000

Click here to go to the Las Comadres and Friends Book Club site where you can listen to Irete’s conversation with ROGELIA’S HOUSE OF MAGIC author Jamie Martinez Wood as part of its teleconference series. (06/29/09)

“…an endearing spiritual journey…”

Irete Lazo — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:49:50 +0000

In Irete Lazo’s highly regarded first novel, The Accidental Santera, Lazo takes us on an endearing spiritual journey as Latina scientist Gabrielle Segovia, Ph.D discovers her culture and her calling.

The fictional story–laced with tension, laughter and beauty–follows Gabrielle, a Puerto Rican-Mexican career driven scientist…[who] learns that it is time to reconnect to her Puerto Rican roots and become the santera she was always meant to be. –Extra News (Chicago, 3/19/09)

First Bilingual Review & Feature

Irete Lazo — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:40:32 +0000

Check out the first bilingual review and feature story on Irete Lazo and The Accidental Santera in Extra, Chicago’s leading bilingual newspaper. The review appears both in the print edition and here online. Special thanks to Cynthia Pelayo who was drawn to the book–literally off the street–even before getting the assignment to review it. (03/19/09)

Find Irete on Facebook

Irete Lazo — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:54:08 +0000

Search Facebook for Irete Lazo to find me!

Irete Lazo on Number One Novels

Irete Lazo — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:22:12 +0000

Irete is interviewed by Number One Novels, a blog that profiles first-time authors and their books. Check it out.