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Tara Torres

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Latina 🇨🇺 🇺🇸 Mom and Avid Reader 📖
Online Bookstore Owner 📚 @bookhavenbooks
📍 NJ

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Happy Father's Day my love. Life's adventures are that much sweeter with you by side. Our kids our so blessed to have a Dad like you who is showing them the importance of working hard. making good choices and to take all of life's challenges with a smile and a laugh. Thank you for everything that you do you for us and filling every day with joy. Love you in this life and the next. ❤️ @tmoneyakatommy by @iamtaratorres

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Let’s be real: making art is fulfilling. Making rent is necessary. 💸

This month’s Ladies Wine & Design _ Jersey City salon is for everyone who’s ever wrestled with the gap between creative integrity and financial survival—aka all of us.

Creativity vs. Capitalism: How to Stay True to Your Art Without Going Broke 🎨

We’re hosting a panel discussion on the big, messy question: How do we stay true to our creative values without going broke in the process?

Featuring a stacked lineup of panelists:
🎤Rebecca Johnson (@frankiebinx) Founder of Rebecca-Rebecca Studio
🎤Dileiny Baron (@dileinybaron) Founder of The Creators Loft
🎤Tina Megan Solano (@tinameganmua) Owner of AtypicalFX
🎤Tara Torres (@bookhavenbooks) Owner/Founder of Book Haven Books
🎤Megan Ixim (@msgigggles) Owner/Founder of Socially Deviant Media
❤️ Moderated by Sarah Salvatoriello (@sarahsalv) Owner/Founder of Ampersand & Ampersand

Date: Wednesday, April 9
Time: 6:30–8:30 PM
Location: &CO, 201 Montgomery Street, 2nd Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Space is Limited, tickets available on Eventbrite 🎟️ taken in Jersey City, New Jersey by @iamtaratorres

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What are my book baes readin? 🤔🗣️ ROLL CALL!

💜 @nanyspurplepages: Sunrise on the Reaping by #suzannecollins
💜 @thebookishblues: Parable of the Sower by @octaviaebutler
💜 @juli.no.e: Never Lie by @fmcfaddenauthor
💜 @bookhavenbooks: Bitter by @yungdeadthing
💜 @denisexlugox3: The Girl On the Train by @paulahawkins2010

#nanyspurplepages #latinaswhoread #latinacreatorsforyou #bookstagram #bookshimmy #bookishthings #quietreadingclub #bookbaes taken in Union City, NJ 07087 by @iamtaratorres

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Happy #IndependentBookStore day to this fearless Latina & MOMpreneur @bookhavenbooks

We've been following each other for about a year now, so I was very happy to finally meet Tara in person at the Earth Day festival. To put it plain & simple:

I think Tara is just "THAT GIRL!" 🙌🏾♥️

Tara is a beacon & a light who amplifies our BIOPIC voices through literature, love, & her beautiful community events. Her business, Book Haven Books, is an inclusive online book store & pop up shop. Through Book Haven Books, She hosts Silent Book Clubs, Pop Ups, Adult Book Fairs, & Kids Storytimes! If you don't follow her, then after you read this post, head on over to the page asap!

Tara, it is a joy to watch you flourish & be loved by the community. Thank you for inspiring us. All the best to you with @bookhavenbooks

#MomGangLove #MileSquareMommies

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#MileSquareDads #hobokenmoms #hobokenmommies #hobokendads #hobokencommunity #hobokenevents #hobokengirl #hobokenlife #hobokenfamilies #hoboken #momblog #blackmomsblog #blackownedbusiness #hobokenblackowned #blackinhoboken #parenthood #milesquarecity #motherhood #momlife #milesquareplayground #hereinhoboken #jerseycity #jerseycitygirl #jerseycitymamas #njmom #visitnj by @iamtaratorres

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Life Lately ❤️📚🌷💗🌸☕️ by @iamtaratorres

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Chapter 39 ✨️🎉

As I enter the last year of my 30s, I feel overwhelmed with gratitude. The Lord answered my many prayers went he sent me the love of my life, and our beautiful family. All I ever wanted was for my kids to grow up in a healthy, stable family filled with unconditional love. I am so lucky to be able to do life with them.

I am so grateful for all the love, life and experiences I've had so far and can't wait to see what the next 39 years brings.

(Pictures from Puerto Rico because I'm still mentally there.) by @iamtaratorres

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"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." — Lucy Maud Montgomery, Ann of Green Gables.

It's my favorite time of the year! 🍁🍂🎃👻 by @iamtaratorres

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My bookish heart is so full. 💜 Tonight, I had the pleasure of attending my very first author event in support of Vanessa Montalban and her debut novel, 'A Tall Dark Trouble' at @ptknitwear.

It was so wonderful to meet @vvmontalban and hear her speak about her creative process and the importance of including her Cuban culture and Cuban history into her story.

The discussion with author Kat Cho was so fun. It was like listening in on two bookish friends talking all things magic, writing, and pop culture.

Such a great night!

#BookishNight #AuthorEvent #VanessaMontalban #ATallDarkTrouble #PTKnitwear #ReadLatine #ReadLatinx by @iamtaratorres

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3 years ago

On a moonlit terrace in Puerto Rico with our two children by our sides, the love of my life proposed.

@moneyalwaysdoubles It's always been you, the answer has always been YES.

17 years down, and forever to go. by @iamtaratorres

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Last Night Was a DREAM ✨️

Thank you to each and every person who came out for our Adult Book Fair at @corgispirits! You all showed out for us, and we are so unbelievably grateful! 🫶🏼

Thank you to @corgispirits for providing the coziest space for us to gather and the delicious handcrafted cocktails! We are so grateful for your partnership.

Thank you to @_danicoca_ for allowing us to share your art.

To our Book Fam, Thank YOU for your fierce support of us and our mission of amplifying underrepresented voices and diverse stories! We could not do what we do without you. ❤️

To all of our new friends and followers who we met last night, welcome to our Book Fam!

#BookHavenBooks #OnlineBookstore #DiverseBookShop #CorgiSpirits #JerseyCityNJ #NJBookstore #AdultBookFair #BuildCommunity #BookLoversNightOut #Booklover #LovetoRead by @iamtaratorres

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3 years ago

🍸📚 Adult Book Fair 📚🍸

Mark Your Calendars Book Fam 🗓

📍1 Distillery Drive, Jersey City, NJ
🗓 Thursday, August 3rd
⏰️ 6pm-9pm

Remember how much fun it was to shop the Scholastic Book Fair?! Let's recreate those vibes together this summer but with adult beverages 🍸🍹

We are delighted to be partnering with Corgi Spirits to bring you the Book Haven Books Adult Book Fair.

@corgispirits - a LGBTQ+ owned distillery meticulously crafting small-batch award winning spirits in Jersey City, NJ.

What To Expect:
Curated Collection of Nonfiction and Fiction Books, Bookish Totes, Journals, Pens, Art Prints
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Expertly Crafted Cocktails
+ The Coziest Bookish Space
= A Book Lover's Night Out

Raise your hand if you're as excited as we are? 🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏼🙋🏿‍♀️🙋🏽🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏻 by @iamtaratorres

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Tomorrow Sat. June 10th ☀️

Meet us at the Ispresso Spring Market ☕️ 📚
📍4701 Park Avenue, Union City NJ
⏰️ 11am-4pm

Come out, grab a coffee, browse our collection of books, and support all of the wonderful vendors.

You don't want to miss the last Spring Market of the season.

Let us know in the comments, if you'll be there! by @iamtaratorres

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