Emmy Award Winning Host of Al Rojo Vivo con Maria Celeste (Red Hot Live with Maria Celeste) Releases New Book on April 28, 2009

Emmy Award Winning Host of Al Rojo Vivo con Maria Celeste (Red Hot Live with Maria Celeste) Releases New Book on April 28, 2009

'Maria Celeste is breaking the sound barrier.' --The New York Times

MIAMI, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Maria Celeste Arraras, one of the most trusted and acclaimed media personalities in Hispanic television, has announced that she'll be releasing her newest book, Make Your Life Prime Time: How to Have It All Without Losing Your Soul, to the American market on April 28, 2009.

As one of Newsweek's "20 Most Powerful Women of the Next Generation," Maria Celeste is a celebrity journalist who is taking readers behind the scenes of the fascinating, fast-paced and cutthroat world of television like never before. Having been featured on the cover of People en Espanol more times than any other celebrity, Maria Celeste reveals the secrets of her life with humor, inspiration and powerful lessons in her latest book described as part memoir, part self-help. Through a series of autobiographical anecdotes, Maria Celeste shares her formula for achieving fame, fortune and emotional fulfillment simultaneously.

Her first book, Selena's Secret, uncovers the story behind the murder and tragic death of Tejano music superstar Selena Quintanilla, and became an instant bestseller. It sold more copies than any other non-fiction publication in Spanish and was described by Publishers Weekly as "Simon & Schuster's most successful front list title in Spanish." In 2007, Scholastic published The Magic Cane, a magical fable inspired by the stories that Maria Celeste tells her own children. A Hollywood production company has acquired the rights to turn The Magic Cane into a feature film. She is also a radio personality with daily segments on the ABC radio network and has a dedicated audience for her video-blogs on Telemundo.com.

Maria Celeste's book signing in Miami will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 at Barnes & Noble, 152 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, Florida. The Manhattan book signing will be held on Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m. at Borders, located at 10 Columbus Avenue in New York City.

About Maria Celeste Arraras

Maria Celeste Arraras is the host and managing editor of Al Rojo Vivo con Maria Celeste (Red Hot Live with Maria Celeste), produced by Telemundo/NBC. She is also a guest host for NBC's Today show and has collaborated with Dateline and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. This Emmy Award winner is also the bestselling author of Selena's Secret and The Magic Cane. She has three children and resides in Miami, Florida.

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