Hispanic Heritage Month-Books for Adults

Stories from the Spanish Perspective. Stories about, by, and/or for the Latino and Hispanic communities. Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central, and South America.

Updated September 15, 2025
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Hispanic Heritage Month-Books for Adults

Stories from the Spanish Perspective. Stories about, by, and/or for the Latino and Hispanic communities. Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central, and South America.

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Family lore : a novel
Acevedo, Elizabeth
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! Winner of the NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize From National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes the story...
Family lore : a novel
Acevedo, Elizabeth
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! Winner of the NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize From National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes the story...
My Name Is Emilia Del Valle
Allende, Isabel.
Paper Book
'A spellbinding masterpiece' SANTA MONTEFIORE'Isabel Allende is a literary treasure' KRISTIN HANNAH 'A captivating novel of love and war from one of our most revered storytellers' KATE MORTON The new historical novel from literary legend Isabel...
The cemetery of untold stories : a novel
Alvarez, Julia
Paper Book
Literary icon and great American novelist Julia Alvarez, bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, returns with a luminescent novel about storytelling that reads like an instant classic. ...
The cemetery of untold stories : a novel
Alvarez, Julia
Paper Book
Literary icon and great American novelist Julia Alvarez, bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, returns with a luminescent novel about storytelling that reads like an instant classic. ...
Si?, se puede : the Latino heroes who changed the United States
Anta, Julio
Paper Book
Meet the unsung Latino rebels, artists, and activists who changed the United States-from Dolores Huerta to Desi Arnaz to Lin Manuel Miranda-in this bold and entertaining graphic history. From community activism to the halls of government, pop-culture, arts, and beyond, Latinos...
Victim : a novel
Boryga, Andrew
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE GOTHAM BOOK PRIZE * AN NPR, BBC, AND DEBUTIFUL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * There's a fine line between bending the truth and telling bold-faced lies, and Javier Perez is willing to cross it. Victim is a fearless satire about a hustler from the Bronx who sees through the...
The haunting of Alejandra : a novel
Castro, V.
Paper Book
A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona in this "utterly terrifying and wholly immersive . . . story about generational trauma, colonization, systemic oppression, and the horror at the heart of motherhood" (Library Journal, starred review). "Castro is...
Vampires of El Norte
Cañas, Isabel
Paper Book
As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters - her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead....
The anatomy of magic
Cervantes, J. C.
Paper Book
A young woman learns to embrace all the messy imperfections of life and love with some help from her magical family Lilian Estrada seemingly has it all: an ob-gyn star on the rise, a master at balancing work with whirlwind romances and part of a family of fiercely loyal...
Catalina
Villavicencio, Karla Cornejo.
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2024 'Sparkling' NEW YORK TIMES 'Magnetic' IRA GLASS 'Fierce' TIME 'In Garcia Marquez, people in love experienced bouts of vomiting, psychosomatic fevers and real catatonia. I wanted to make...
Our share of night : a novel
Enriquez, Mariana
Paper Book
"A masterpiece of supernatural horror."--The Washington Post "An enchanting, shattering, once-in-a-lifetime reading experience."--The New York Times (Editors' Choice) ONE OF TIME AND THE ATLANTIC'S TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE YEAR * ONE OF THE NEW...
Sabrina & Corina : stories
Fajardo-Anstine, Kali
Ebook
Latinas of Indigenous descent living in the American West take center stage in this haunting debut story collection--a powerful meditation on friendship, mothers and daughters, and the deep-rooted truths of our homelands.  Kali Fajardo-Anstine's magnetic story collection...
Malas
Fuentes, Marcela (Fiction writer)
Paper Book
Ganador del REFORMA National Book Award 2024 Selección del club de lectura Good Morning America (GMA) para junio Amazon Mejores libros del 2024 (hasta ahora) Una historia de pasión y venganza sobre una familia y la maldición que los persigue por años. <...
En agosto nos vemos
García Márquez, Gabriel
Paper Book
Uno de los "25 libros más esperados de 2024" de la revista Time Un maravilloso regalo inesperado para los innumerables lectores de García Márquez   Cada mes de agosto Ana Magdalena Bach toma el transbordador hasta la isla donde está enterrada su madre para...
The great divide : a novel
Henríquez, Cristina
Paper Book
A TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick! A powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built...
The bewitching
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. "In Silvia Moreno-Garcia's sure hands, every uncovered secret is...
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