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CALLE OCHO BOOKS & PRESS OPENS STORE

FOR FANS OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND CUBAN LITERATURE

Calle Ocho Books & Press launch: February 1, 2022.

Background:

· Miami-themed online bookstore

· Created for readers who enjoy fiction and literature about Cuba and South Florida.

· Website is calleochobooks.com.

· Founded by Michelle Donovan and Melissa Montero.

· Both are FIU graduates and Miami natives.

· Michelle’s grandparents came from Cuba and she still has relatives there.

· Goal is to perpetuate the fine tradition of Cuban literature and provide exposure for budding crop of South Florida writers.

· Website gives authors and publishing houses of Cuban and South Florida fiction a forum for publicizing and selling their newest works.

Calle Ocho Books also:

· Features titles from Spanish-language publishers

· Publishes a blog and Facebook page about new titles, authors and upcoming literary festivals related to Cuban and South Florida literature

· Offers reading tools such as the Amazon’s Fire and Kindle tablets

· Carries news in the South Beach section about Miami, including nightlife, dining, culture and entertainment and opinion.

· Maintains an extensive library of videos on new book titles and authors

· Streams the Latin sounds of WMIA-Miami, a public radio station that broadcasts in Spanish.

QUOTES:

“Fans of Cuban literature will find captivating works at Calle Ocho Books with modernista and ‘boom’ authors,” said business development director Michelle Donovan. “We have organized titles under categories such as Havana, Little Havana and Cuba Libre.”

“Fans of South Florida literature are also welcome at Calle Ocho Books & Press,” Donovan said. “We devote a main section called Caliente to works from emerging writers living in South Florida. They write in English and Spanish about life in the region. ”

ABOUT CALLE OCHO BOOKS & PRESS

Calle Ocho Books & Press is a Miami-themed online bookstore where commercial fiction and literature about the Cuba and South Florida intersect.

The online bookstore carries non-fiction regarding South Florida history, the Cuban revolution, immigration from Latin and South American countries, the Mariel boatlift, Cuban politics, baseball, international politics and economics, and a full line of cookbooks and coffee table photography books.

Calle Ocho Books carries fiction titles on mystery, suspense, romance, horror and action related to parts of South Florida from Little Havana to Alligator Alley to Palm Beach and Key West.

The online bookstore also has a selection of movies on DVD, audio books, and music CDs and downloads. Calle Ocho Books & Press features a fine line of readers' and writers' supplies, including Kindles, lap desks, book lights, bookshelves, desks, pens, pencils, highlighters and Post-Its.

Calle Ocho Books & Press publishes news on its blog about authors, conferences for writers, South Florida books, and Latin American books. The online bookstore also posts news about Miami life, culture, dining, arts and entertainment. For more information, visit http://calleochobooks.com.