In Person Event with Author Raquel Reichard

Come and join Writer's Block Bookstore for an in-person event and book signing with author Raquel Reichard, as we celebrate her latest book, Self-Care for Latinas: 100+ Ways to Prioritize & Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body, & Spirit. General Admission is free, however when you pre-order a ticket with a book you will receive your book at 20% off. If you cannot attend the event but would like a signed copy, please follow the link here and add in the notes you would like a signed copy. While Raquel’s events are free to attend and open to all, a purchase of Self-Care for Latinas: 100+ Ways to Prioritize & Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body, & Spirit from Writer's Block Bookstore is required to enter the signing line. ABOUT SELF-CARE FOR LATINAS Prioritize your well-being with more than 100 exercises designed specifically to help Latinas revitalize their outlook on life, improve their mental health, eliminate stress, and self-advocate. Between micro- and macro-aggressions at school, the workplace, and even the grocery store, a constant news cycle highlighting Latine trauma, and a general lack of resources for women of color, it’s tough to be a Latina woman and prioritize your wellness, both physically and mentally. With Self-Care for Latinas, you’ll find more than 100 exercises to radically choose to put yourself first. Whether you need a quick pick-me-up in the middle of the day, you’re working through feelings of burnout, or you need to process a microaggression, this book is for you.In a world that works to devalue Latinas, it’s time to make the radical decision to prioritize you: your life, your joy, and your self-care. ABOUT RAQUEL REICHARD Raquel Reichard is an award-winning journalist and editor whose work has appeared on The New York Times, Refinery29, Cosmopolitan, Bustle, Well + Good, Teen Vogue, and other major news and lifestyle outlets. Based in Orlando, Florida, her writing and reporting covers Latine body politics, culture, and music, exploring themes of wellness, bodily autonomy, colonialism, and diasporic belonging. Raquel is passionate about creating media and spaces where Latinas and women of color feel represented, heard, affirmed, and held. In addition to her writing, she founded Borilando, an arts, culture, and education nonprofit serving Puerto Ricans in Central Florida, and she leads a monthly brunch for Latinas in media. Born in Queens, New York, and raised in East Orlando with her Puerto Rican parents and older brother, she enjoys singing to Taylor Swift, dancing to Bad Bunny and Frankie Ruiz, watching rom-coms, and hanging out with her nephew and niece. Learn more at RaquelReichard.com. ABOUT THE MODERATOR - CARLA PETERSON Carla is a Latinx book blogger born in Puerto Rico but is now located in Central Florida. Her love for books was reignited after her final child was born and she found herself with lots of time to read. The love for a great story covers anything from Romance, Women's Lit, Fantasy, Thrillers and all in between. She is a co-host for a Latinx Romance buddy read called Amor en Paginas, and you can find her published book reviews on The Lit Buzz. To follow her reading journey and learn about more diverse authors she is on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok under the username @carla_is_reading.