November 2026
Book of the Month
One book. One month. One table to talk about it.
This month's pick
Love Is My Why
Aniela Arlene Russo·2026
summary- Love Is My Why is Aniela Russo’s raw journey from a turbulent childhood in Los Angeles to motherhood at sixteen, service in the U.S. Navy, open-heart surgery, advocacy, career reinvention, and the devastating loss of her son. Caught between Mexican heritage and American identity, she confronts grief, family, faith, politics, forgiveness, and purpose. It is a story of resilience, rebuilding, and discovering that through every chapter, love has always been her why. They tried to silence me. Life tried to break me. But here I am… telling MY story, in MY words. This memoir is for anyone who’s ever been counted out, overlooked, or underestimated. I didn’t just make it, I became something stronger because of it. I was a child in foster care. I survived abuse. I became a mother at 16. I stood my ground in rooms that tried to break me. I buried a son… and kept going while another fights for his life. This isn’t just a memoir. This is what survival really looks like. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Unbreakable. I didn’t just live through it… I found my power in it. My story is finally being told. #Memoir #Resilience #MyTruth
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Discussion
Saturday, December 12th at 2 PM
Sangrona Cafe Pick for exclusive members.
Discussion questions
Come ready to talk. These are the questions we'll be sitting with.
What inspired you to read this book?
How or do you relate in anyway to her story?
Have you lost a child or have one with a terminal illness??
How does the memoirl treat memory and storytelling as acts of resistance?
Which character stayed with you the most, and why?
What we're serving
Every book gets its own table. Here's what we're pairing with this one.
Café de Olla
Spiced, dark, and a little smoky — just like the Trueba estate.
Red Velvet Cupcake
For Clara. For the spirits. For the color of everything that matters.
Come to the table
Our discussions are open to complimentary members. Grab the book, read at your own pace, and show up ready to talk. No prep required — just curiosity.
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