With Latinx and Hispanic Heritage month in full swing, we’re highlighting some of the distinct and valuable stories written by Latinx and Hispanic authors. For your next book club pick, let one of these trailblazing voices speak to you, and pick up any or all of the following must-reads!
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Machete by Tomás Q. Morín This fresh voice in American poetry wields lyric pleasure and well-honed insight against a cruel century that would kill us with a thousand cuts. |
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Horizontal Vertigo by Juan Villoro At once intimate and wide-ranging, and as enthralling, surprising, and vivid as the place itself, this is a uniquely eye-opening tour of one of the great metropolises of the world, and its largest Spanish-speaking city. |
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The Food of Oaxaca by Alejandro Ruiz and Carla Altesor A groundbreaking cookbook celebrating the distinctive cuisine and culture of Oaxaca, from one of Mexico’s most revered chefs. With a foreword by Enrique Olvera. |
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Martitia, I Remember You by Sandra Cisneros The celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street “is back with her first work of fiction in almost a decade, a story of memory and friendship [and] the experiences young women endure as immigrants worldwide” (AP). In this masterfully written dual-language edition, a long-forgotten letter sets off a charged encounter with the past. |
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Decoding Despacito by Leila Cobo A behind the scenes look at the music that is currently the soundtrack of the globe, reported on and written by Leila Cobo, Billboard’s VP of Latin Music and the world’s ultimate authority on popular Latin music. |
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Finding Latinx by Paola Ramos A vital and inspiring work of reportage, Finding Latinx calls on all of us to expand our understanding of what it means to be Latino and what it means to be American. |
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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low or empty, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers—even for graduations, weddings, or baptisms. But when Orquídea Divina invites them to her funeral and to collect their inheritance, they hope to learn the secrets that she has held onto so tightly their whole lives. Instead, Orquídea is transformed, leaving them with more questions than answers. |