The Authors (Clockwise): Lydia Sandoval, Berta Platas, Mary Castillo, and Sofia Quintero
Costa Mesa, CA -- Two years ago, fellow authors Mary Castillo, Berta Platas, Sofia Quintero and Lynda Sandoval, came up with the concept of a sexy, smart-alecky and honest anthology about sisters. Within a month, they sold the proposal to HarperCollins Avon A. That concept is now an anthology titled, Names I Call My Sister (ISBN: 978-0060890230, $13.95) to be released May 8, 2007.
In the larger picture, Names I Call My Sister was an opportunity for Castillo, Platas, Quintero and Sandoval to bring stories that appeal to the thoroughly modern Latina reader.
�Unfortunately, all of us can tell you at least one story about an agent or editor who told us to write �more Latina�, or, told us out right that Latinos don�t buy books,� Castillo said. �Now that we�re proving that Latinas come in many varieties and that they do indeed buy books, this anthology was our chance to make a difference in publishing.�
Platas, Quintero and Castillo had worked together on the anthology, Friday Night Chicas (St. Martins Griffin, $12.95), which was a concept devised by their editor. The three authors thought that Lynda Sandoval's voice was a good fit, and invited her to join them.
�Well, for me it's not so much how Latinos are portrayed in the media. It's more that there is not enough representation outside of the stereotypes,� Sandoval said. �The truth is, with all ethnicities, we're more alike than different. We love the same, we laugh the same, we cry the same, and we strive for similar goals.�
�Our stories are universal,� Platas said. �Everyone has issues with family, dating and marriage, money, dreams, hopes. By making our heroines Latinas, we give our readers a
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