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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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...
Sabiduría familiar
Acevedo, Elizabeth
Paper Book
Elizabeth Acevedo, ganadora del National Book Award, regresa con su primera novela para un público adulto: una magnífica oda a la sabiduría del linaje femenino con un toque de fantasía caribeña Por la sangre de las mujeres Marte corre una magia que les concede dones especiales. Creciendo...
Mi nombre es Emilia del Valle
Allende, Isabel
Paper Book
Una inolvidable historia de amor y de guerra protagonizada por una mujer que, enfrentada a los mayores desafíos, sobrevive y se reinventa. San Francisco, 1866: una monja irlandesa, embarazada y abandonada por un aristócrata chileno tras una apasionada relación, da a luz a una...
My name is Emilia del Valle : a novel
Allende, Isabel
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * In this "stunning" (People), "riveting" (Entertainment Weekly) historical novel, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father--and herself. "All of Allende's books, My Name Is Emilia del Valle...
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. ...
El cementerio de los cuentos sin contar
Alvarez, Julia
Paper Book
La inigualable Julia Alvarez, autora de En el tiempo de las mariposas y De cómo las muchachas García perdieron el acento, regresa con una extraordinaria e íntima novela que nos recuerda que las historias de vida jamás están realmente acabadas. Ni siquiera cuando llega el final. **Uno de...
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...
Latinoland : a portrait of America's largest and least understood minority
Arana, Marie (Writer)
Paper Book
"A perfect representation of Latino diversity" (The Washington Post), LatinoLand draws from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research to give us both a vibrant portrait and the little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority, in "a work of prophecy, sympathy,...
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 and...
Catalina : a novel
Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD * A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, forced to navigate an opaque past, an uncertain future, tragedies on two continents, and the...
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...
The sons of El Rey : a novel
Espinoza, Alex
Paper Book
A "masterful...mesmerizing and unflinching" (Patricia Engel, New York Times bestselling author) story about a family of luchadores contending with forbidden love and secrets in Mexico City, Los Angeles, and beyond. Ernesto Vega has lived many lives, from pig farmer to...
Sabrina & Corina : stories
Fajardo-Anstine, Kali
Paper Book
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST . 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. "Here are stories that...
Malas
Fuentes, Marcela
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A Bookpage Best Historical Fiction Book of 2024 * Finalist for the Writers' League of Texas 2024 Fiction Book Award * Winner of the WILLA Award for Contemporary Fiction 2024 * Shortlisted for the 2025 Mark Twain Award ...
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...
First in the family : a story of survival, recovery, and the American dream
Hoppe, Jessica
Paper Book
An unflinching and intimate memoir of recovery by Jessica Hoppe, Latinx writer, advocate, and creator of NuevaYorka. "A powerful thunderclap of a memoir." --Lilliam Rivera, author of Dealing in Dreams A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024: Today.com, LupitaReads,...
Dreaming of Home: How We Turn Fear Into Pride, Power, and Real Change
Jimenez, Cristina
Paper Book
NOW A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "Essential reading...entirely suited to a turbulent moment." --Washington Post A MacArthur "Genius" shares her inspiring story, from undocumented newcomer to leader in a powerful immigrant youth movement.
Guatemalan rhapsody : stories
Lemus, Jared
Paper Book
A vibrant debut story collection--poignant, unflinching, and immersive--masterfully moving between sharp wit and profound tenderness, Guatemalan Rhapsody offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of an ever-changing country, the people who claim it as home, and those who no longer do Ranging from a...
Oye
Mogollon, Melissa
Paper Book
Un debut fascinante e innovador sobre una adolescente, su impredecible familia y los secretos que guardan.   Luciana es la menor de una numerosa familia colombiano-americana en el sur de Florida, pero en medio de una crisis debe convertirse en la única voz razonable de su...
Oye : a novel
Mogollon, Melissa
Paper Book
A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you won't want to hang up on. "A portrait of love, heartache, and hilarity that transcends its medium."--Elle (The Best Literary Fiction Books of 2024, So Far) "Brilliant...
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...
The things we didn't know
Pérez, Elba Iris
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The USA TODAY bestselling inaugural winner of Simon & Schuster's Books Like Us contest, Elba Iris Pérez's lyrical and "wonderfully compelling" (Judith Simon Prager, author of What the Dolphin Said) cross-cultural coming-of-age debut novel...
Tell it to me singing : a novel
Rami?rez, Tita
Paper Book
An "utterly unforgettable" (Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here) debut novel about a Cuban American family sent into a tailspin when the ailing matriarch confesses the first of several shocking secrets to her daughter. Mónica Campo...
My mother cursed my name : a novel
Salgado Reyes, Anamely
Paper Book
Three generations of fiercely strong and stubborn Mexican American women face grief head-on as they attempt to shed generational trauma and discover the true meaning of home in this "magical, haunting, and joyful" (Carolyn Huynh, author of The Fortunes of Jaded Women) novel that feels like...
Los nombres de Feliza
Vásquez, Juan Gabriel
Paper Book
LA NUEVA NOVELA DEL AUTOR PREMIO ALFAGUARA DE NOVELA UNA FICCIÓN CON BASE REAL SOBRE UNA ARTISTA EXCEPCIONAL QUE SUPO ENFRENTARSE A TODAS LAS CONVENCIONES DE SU MUNDO «Vásquez ha sucedido a García Márquez como el gran maestro literario de Colombia» --Ariel Dorfman,...

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