Hoy tengo el placer de presentarles a Misa Ramírez quien nos presenta su último libro "Hasta La Vista, Lola! Después de conocer un poco mas acerca de Misa a traves de este artículo, siéntete con la liberad de escribir un comentario o pregunta. Ella visitará mi blog durante todo el día para responderte. Gracias Misa por compartir este día en Mama Latina Tips.
Biografía
Misa Ramírez es la autora de la serie de misterio Lola Cruz: Living the Vida Lola (Enero '09) y Hasta la Vista, Lola! (2010). Ella fue maestra de preparatoria y actualmente es la Presidenta Ejecutiva y Jefa Financiera de La Familia Ramírez. Misa es rubia de ojos verdes, pero muy orgullosa de ser latina por matrimonio. A ella le encanta seguir a Lola en sus mil aventuras. Como quiera que sea, contemplando aretes en ombligos o visitando playas nudistas, siempre está lista para el desafío. Misa está trabajando en una nueva novela de ficción para mujeres. Sus trabajos han sido publicados en Romance Writers Report y Woman's World Magazine, y es además autora de un libro para niños.
"Hasta la Vista, Lola! - Un libro de Misterio de Lola Cruz
ISBN # 9780312384036
Editorial: Minotaur Books
Fecha de Publicación: 2 de febrero del 2010
Sinopsis
"¿Qué puede hacer una chica cuando se da cuenta que ha sido asesinada? pellizcarse a sí misma para estar segura que no es un fantasma, para empezar. Dolores Cruz cree estar viviendo una pesadilla cuando va de visita a casa de sus padres y encuentra a sus familiares velando su muerte. Con la ayuda de su a veces si, a veces no, novio Jack Callaghan se lanza a la aventura para saber quien se ha robado su identidad y la quiere muerta. Esto, mientras hace malabares con un nuevo caso que su muy misterioso jefe Manny Camacho le ha dado."
Sobre la escritora:
¿Tienes alguna anecdota de cuando conociste a la familia mexicana de tu esposo? ¿Has visto My Big Fat Greek Wedding? ¿Recuerdas la escena en la iglesia donde a un lado de la novia puedes ver un mar de personas y del lado del novio apenas unas cuantas? así fue nuestra boda, ¡sólo que alrevés! Mi esposo viene de una familia muy grande y todos fueron invitados y a eso añadele personas que simplemente aparecieron en la boda, y amigos de amigos. En mi boda, hubo mas gente que no conocía, que personas que si realmente conozco
En particular un hombre que recuerdo. Vestía un sueter de cuello de tortuga y se movía "muy rico suave" en la pista de baile, si sabes a que me refiero. El aparece mucho en las fotos de nuestra boda pero ¡ni yo ni mi esposo sabemos quién es!
¿Puedes leer "Hasta la Vista Lola" independientemente de "Livin' la Vida Lola," o deben leerse en orden? ¡Muy buena pregunta! No es necesario leerlos en orden, de ninguna manera. Lo único es que Lola va desarrollando relaciones personales y si lees el primer libro, encontrarás estas relaciones en su etapa inicial. Por ejemplo, en Living La Vida Lola, Lola se reune con Jack Callghan, su amor de preparatoria. El ha estado fuera de su vida por muchos años. En Hasta La Vida, Lola!, la relación entre Lola y Jack ha crecido. Pero no dejes que nada te detenga en leer los libros en cualquier orden, son muy divertidos.
¿Cuántos libros habrá en la series de Misterio de Lola? Hasta la Vista, Lola! es el segundo libro. El primero, Living the Vida Lola, fue publicado en enero del año pasado. Ahora estoy trabajando en el tercer libro: Bare Naked Lola, pero todavía no tengo contrato para este último. Por supuesto que espero que la serie continue.
¿Has pensado en escribir en otros generos? Aparte de los libros de Lola Cruz, my gran amor es por ficción literaria para mujeres. Estoy trabajando en una novela de ficción para mujeres en realismo mágico, lo cual es extremadamente desafiante y gratificante. No planeo escribir en otros géneros, mas bien, dedicarme a las áreas que me encantan.
¿Que lugar te gustaría conocer? ¡Irlanda! Hay algo mágico en cuanto a Irlanda, o al menos en mi mente. Espero poder visitar muy pronto.
Como siempre, gracias a Jo Ann y Nilki por hacer posible esta conección entre escritores y lectores. Puedes checar pasados y futuros Tours en la página BronzeWord Latino Book Tour. Gracias por acompañarnos hoy. Puedes leer mas acerca de esta talentosa autora en su página web. Y no olvides continuar con el tour, puedes ver la lista al final de este artículo.
Hasta pronto!
ENGLISH
Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Misa Ramirez who is presenting her latest book "Hasta La Vista, Lola!" After you get to know a little bit more about Misa through this post, please feel free to leave a comment or question for her. She will be visiting this blog today and answering your questions. Thank you, Misa, for sharing your works and yourself with us.
Misa's Bio
Misa Ramirez is the author of the Lola Cruz mystery series: "Living the Vida Lola" (January ’09) and "Hasta la Vista, Lola!" (2010) from St. Martin’s Minotaur. A former middle and high school teacher, and current CEO and CFO for La Familia Ramirez, this blonde-haired, green-eyed, proud to be Latina-by-Marriage girl loves following Lola on her many adventures. Whether it’s contemplating belly button piercings or visiting nudist resorts, she’s always up for the challenge. Misa is hard at work on a new women’s fiction novel, is published in Woman’s World Magazine and Romance Writers Report, and has a children’s book published.
"Hasta la Vista, Lola! - A Lola Cruz Mystery"
ISBN # 9780312384036
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publishing Date: February 02, 2010
Synopsis
"What's a girl to do when she finds out she's been killed? Pinch herself to make sure she's not a ghost, for starters. When Dolores Cruz comes home to her parents' house to find every relative she has mourning her death, all hell breaks loose. With the help of on-again/off-again love Jack Callaghan, and juggling a new case thrown at her by muy misterioso boss Manny Camacho, it's up to fledgling detective Lola to find out who's behind the identity theft and suddenly wants her dead."
Q&A with the author:
Do you have a fun story about meeting your husband's mexican family? Did you see My Big Fat Greek Wedding? Remember the scene in the church where the groom’s side has a trickling of people, and the bride’s side is bursting at the seams? That was our wedding, only in reverse! My husband comes from a big family, with lots of extended family, and everyone was invited. Add to that that random people just showed up, and friends of friends of friends, and there were more people at my wedding who I didn’t know, than who I did know.
In particular, there is this one guy I remember. He was wearing a turtleneck and was very rico suave on the dance floor, if you know what a mean *wink wink*. He’s prominently featured in our wedding album and neither my husband nor I know who he is!
Can we read, "Hasta la Vista Lola" independently from "Livin' la Vida Lola," or should we read them in order? Great question! They don’t have to be read in order at all. The only caveat to that is that Lola’s personal relationships develop, so when you go back to an earlier book, relationships might be newer. For example, in Living the Vida Lola, Lola is reunited with Jack Callaghan, her high school crush. He’s been out of her life for a lot of years. In Hasta la Vista, Lola!, Jack’s and Lola’s relationship has taken a few steps forward. But don’t let anything stop you from reading the books in any order! They’re just plain fun.
Do you know how many books there will be in the Lola series? Hasta la Vista, Lola! is the 2nd book in the Lola Cruz Mystery Series. The first, Living the Vida Lola, came out last January. I’m working on the third book, Bare Naked Lola, but it’s not under contract yet. Of course I am hoping the series will continue!
Do you foresee writing in different genres in the future? Aside from the Lola Cruz books, my great love is women’s fiction/literary fiction. I’m working on a women’s fiction novel with magic realism, which is extremely challenging and rewarding. I don’t plan to branch into other genre areas, but to stay focused on the areas I love to read and write.
Where have you had a life-long desire to visit? Ireland! There's something magical about Ireland, at least in my mind. I hope to visit there in my not-so-far-away future.
As always thanks to Jo Ann and Nilki for making possible this connection between authors and readers, you can check previous and future editions of the Tour at BronzeWord Latino Book Tour page. And thanks to you for joining us today. You can read a lot more about Misa on her webpage. And don't forget to continue with the tour, here is the list:
Enero/January
19 Book-Lover Carol20 Latino Book Examiner
21 Julia Amante
25 Murder By 4
26 Book Journey
27 Mama Latina Tips
28 Caridad Piñeiro
29 Literary Feline
I love this interview! What fresh questions you're asking, Silvia.
ReplyDeleteI'm dropping in because Misa had asked me to post this at Win a Book... so, of course, I did!
Welcome Susan and thanks for mentioning this post in your blog :)
ReplyDeleteWelcome Misa, it's been fun reading about you and your family. In my case I have 150+ close relatives who of course went to my weeding as well (I'm mexican), there are so many Jose's in my family my gringo husband just say "hello Pepe" to everyone :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting me today, Silvia. What a great blog you have. Your story about your husband is so funny! My sister in law's sister is married to a Philipino man who doesn't speak Spanish and he loves to throw random 'o's at the end of works for Spanish flair. Silly, silly!
ReplyDeleteGreat questions Slivia! Great answers Misa! This book sounds interesting and refreshing. Misa, I would love to go to Ireland too... some day.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read these books!! the synopsis caught my attention and now I am itching to know the rest! I used to read a lot when I was a kid, but stopped. I'll be looking for these books soon to begin reading again!
ReplyDeleteYour Welcome Misa, I have a question for you. You mention you are writing a book in magic realism, what inspired you to decided to write in this genre? by the way, I love the genre, I felt in love with Garcia Marquez when I was in high school, he uses magic realism beautifully
ReplyDeleteThanks Yoly and Denisse for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteDenisse, I think Misa's books are a great option to start reading again!!! I read ALL the time, usually I'm reading 2 or 3 books at the same time, is such a relaxing activity for me.
I love Misa has created Lola, a latina character. I can't wait to read them :)
I loved the answer about your wedding. I can just picture the random guy showing up in a lot of your photos:)
ReplyDeleteSilvia, thank you again for hosting me! To answer your question about magical realism in the book I'm currently writing... Those magical elements lend something beautiful and mysterious to the story and, in a way, it's how I wish the world was. The story that came to me and which is continuing to develop has subtle but important magical realism elements. They define the character at the beginning, and ultimately, they help her discover who she is.
ReplyDeleteHey, Mrs. V! Good to *see* you here. =) Yes, the random guy in the white turtleneck in our wedding album. I'll always wonder...