Hispanic American Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic American Heritage Month with these compelling reads that explore the vibrant cultures, diverse experiences, and rich histories of Hispanic and Latinx communities.

Updated August 20, 2025
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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,...
Our America : a Hispanic history of the United States
Fernández-Armesto, Felipe.
Paper Book
The United States is still typically conceived of as an offshoot of England, with our history unfolding east to west beginning with the first English settlers in Jamestown. This view overlooks the significance of America's Hispanic past. With the profile of the United States increasingly Hispanic...
Latinísimo : home recipes from the twenty-one countries of Latin America
Gutierrez, Sandra A.
Ebook
An encyclopedic cookbook (from Chiles Rellenos and Tostones to Golden Coconut Chicken and Dulce de Leche Tart) celebrating Latin American home cooking--the first to cover the day-to-day home cooking of all twenty-one nations--by one of the most respected authorities on the...
Portraits of Hispanic American heroes
Herrera, Juan Felipe.
Audiobook
An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world This visually stunning book showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics. Gorgeous portraits...
Gaby's Latin American kitchen
Melian, Gaby
Paper Book
Celebrity Chef Gaby Melian brings you into her kitchen to teach the best recipes she's learned from all over Latin America. From desayuno (breakfast) to cena (dinner), merienda (snacks) to postre (dessert), your young chef will be a pro in no time. En sus marcas, listos... fuera!...
Our migrant souls : a meditation on race and the meanings and myths of "Latino"
Tobar, Héctor
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2023ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2023 | A TOP TEN BOOK OF 2023 AT CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY A new book by the Pulitzer Prize-...

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