On May 31, at the 2007 International Latino Book Awards held in New York, "The Mystics of Reyesville," a novel by Texas writer/artist Corinne Chacon, was recognized for Best Cover Illustration, Best Softcover Design, and was also awarded Second Place for Best Romance-English and Honorable Mention for Best Mystery-English. The first in a fascinating series of mystical novels celebrating the Mexican culture, the Mystics of Reyesville tells the tale of a woman who must confront her past after returning to her Texas home town. The awards are sponsored by Latino Literacy Now and held in conjunction with BookExpo, the country's premier publishing event.

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) June 11, 2007 -- On May 31st, at the 2007 International Book Awards held in New York, The Mystics of Reyesville, a novel by writer/artist Corinne Chacón, resident of San Antonio, was recognized for Best Cover Illustration, Best Softcover Design, and was also awarded Second Place for Best Romance-English and Honorable Mention for Best Mystery-English.

Chacón, a writer/artist, created the illustration that serves as the book's cover (which she also co-designed). The first in a series of mystical novels celebrating Mexican culture, The Mystics of Reyesville tells the tale of a woman who must confront her past after returning to her Texas home town. Chacón describes the novel as "a tasty serving of Tex-Mex mysticism with a side order of love and secrets," and plans to write an entire series about the mythical south Texas town she named Reyesville, its powerful Mexican-American families, and the spirituality and sensuality of the Tex-Mexican culture that is interwoven into their lives.

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