Pimpin Michelle Herrera Mulligan

As most of you know, The Rooster doesn't tend to pimp people's work...except my own. Being that I only tend to the A-Lister's of the world I thought I would post this book that was just released by my friend and comadre, Michelle Herrera Mulligan. This is her second collaboration with her own book coming out very soon...or so I hope (I just crossed my fingers). So if you have a chance you might want to check it out and pick it up at your local book store or just ask your local book store if they carry it...maybe they will pick it up.

Real Quick: Michelle is without a doubt one of the sweetest and most hardworking girls I know. She is always caught up in about four projects and three of those do not pertain to her, she just likes to help out good causes. So if you like good reading and would like to help out one of the good people in the world I suggest you pick up her book.



Juicy Mangos, the first ever collection of erotica stories written by and for Latinas, is out this week! It's been a labor of love for seven incredible, award-winning writers, and critics and authors are taking notice. The book is edited by Michelle Herrera Mulligan, the co-editor of Border-Line Personalities: A New Generation of Latinas Dish on Sex, Sass, and Cultural Shifting, and features Sofia Quintero, Elisha Miranda, Mayra Montero, Mayra Santos-Febres, Yxta Maya Murray, and Adriana Lopez.

As best-selling author Zane says, "Do not read this in bed or your sheets just might catch on fire. It is that hot!" And it's not just sexy: Pulitzer-Prize-winning-author of The Mambo Kings Sing Songs of Love Oscar Hijuelos called it an "amazingly well done collection of stories...not only a tantalizing read, but a deeply rewarding one as well."

So get out to your local bookstore or go to amazon.com or bn.com and order your copy now! (If you do order the book, please review online. Each review and comment counts, I swear!)

If you are based in New York City, get your copy signed at one of the following exciting events, all of which are absolutely free!

1) August 8 Sofia Quintero, Elisha Miranda, and Michelle Herrera Mulligan will be reading from their stories at this amazing independent bookstore: Starts at 6 p.m Hue-Man Books, 2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd., Between 124th and 125th Streets. Take the A, B, C, D, 2.3 to the 125th street stop or take the West Side Highway (9A), 125th street exit. Hue-Man bookstore is next to Magic Johnson Theatre.

2) August 9 Sofia, Elisha, and Michelle will be reading at Barnes and Noble in the boogie-down Bronx!!! 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble in the Bronx, Barnes & Noble, 290 Baychester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472, 718-862-3945.

3) August 15 Elisha and Michelle will be featured as part of the hot In the Flesh series! Here are the details: From juicy mangos to sex on Fire Island and more, August's In The
Flesh takes into the bedroom and beyond with steamy stories from some
of New York's naughtiest (plus a visiting guest from Minneapolis).
Featuring John Blesso (Sharehouse Confidential), Perry Brass (Carnal
Sacraments), Catherine Lundoff (Crave), Elisha Miranda (The Sista
Hood), and Michelle Herrera Mulligan (Juicy Mangos). Hosted by erotic writer and editor Rachel Kramer Bussel (He's on Top, She's on Top, Caught Looking). Free candy and cupcakes will be served and authors books will be available for sale. IN THE FLESH EROTIC READING SERIES. 8 PM., AT HAPPY ENDING LOUNGE, 302 BROOME STREET, NYC, (B/D to Grand, J/M/Z to Bowery, F to Delancey,
http://www.happyendinglounge.com) Free admission
Happy Ending Lounge: 212-334-9676
http://inthefleshreadingseries.blogspot.com

4) August 16 Juicy Mangos selected for Las Comadres Book Club! Join us at Borders books at 10 Columbus Circle for a discussion on the themes raised in Juicy Mangos diverse, complex stories. Starts at 6:30 p.m. Take the A, B, C, D to Columbus Circle.


5) August 23 Are you an aspiring erotica writer? Come see successful, published erotica writers Rachel Kramer Bussel, Sofia Quintero, and Elisha Miranda for advice on how to write amazing love scenes and to break into the world of erotica writing. Michelle Herrera Mulligan moderates.7 p.m., Blue Stockings bookstore, Lower East Side of Manhattan at 172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington, wwww.bluestockings.com.

6) September 13 Watch professional actors perform scenes from Juicy Mangos at our book release party! Co-sponsored by Sister Outsider Entertainment. 7-10 p.m Lava Gina, 16 Ave C (betw. 7th & 8th Sts) - New York NY 10009, 212-477-9319 - f 212-982-0489.

For more info about the events or the book, visit myspace.com/juicymangosbook.