Hispanic Heritage Month reads

Hispanic Heritage month is September 15 - October 15. Celebrate with this list of recommended reads.

Updated October 7, 2025
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The house of the spirits :
Allende, Isabel
Paper Book
Soon to be an original series on Prime Video! This "spectacular...absorbing and distinguished work...is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America" (The New York Times Book Review).
The possession of Alba Dâiaz /
Caänas, Isabel
Paper Book
In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiance, Carlos, to his family's isolated mine for refuge. But safety proves fleeting as other dangers soon bare their teeth: Alba begins suffering from strange hallucinations, sleepwalking, and violent...
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...
My name is Emilie del Valle :
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...
One hundred years of solitude
García Márquez, Gabriel
Paper Book
One of the 20th century's enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world, and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize-winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history...
Trust /
Dâiaz, Hernâan,
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE "Buzzy and...
Catalina
Villavicencio, Karla Cornejo
Entre los 100 mejores libros del 2024 de Time Magazine Un año en la vida de la inolvidable Catalina Ituralde, una estudiante terriblemente sardónica y desgarradoramente vulnerable en un colegio de élite, obligada a navegar un pasado opaco, un futuro incierto, tragedias en dos...
The great divide :
Henrâiquez, 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 bullet swallower :
Gonzalez James, Elizabeth,
Paper Book
A "mesmerizing...wildly entertaining" (The Boston Globe) magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez, The Bullet Swallower follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off for Texas to rob a train, only to encounter a mysterious figure who has come,...
How not to drown in a glass of water
Cruz, Angie
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE · A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK · REVIEWED ON THE FRONT COVER From GMA BOOK CLUB PICK and WOMEN'S PRIZE FINALIST Angie Cruz, author of Dominicana, an electrifying new novel about a...
Olga dies dreaming /
Gonzalez, Xochitl,
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK · WINNER OF THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY PRIZE * INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FINALIST A blazing talent debuts with the tale of a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her social...
Oye :
Mogollon, Melissa
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...
What happened to Ruthy Ramirez /
Jimenez, Claire
Paper Book
A powerful novel that's "hilarious, heartbreaking, and ass-kicking" (Jamie Ford) about a Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discovers their long‑missing sister is potentially alive and cast on a reality TV show, and sets out to bring her home. Winner...
The Sunbearer Trials /
Thomas, Aiden
Paper Book
A New York Times-Bestseller! Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes, in this electric new Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the New York Times bestselling author of...
Listen for the lie /
Tintera, Amy
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller * A Good Morning America Book Club Pick * An NPR Best Book of the Year * A Washington Post Best Thriller of 2024 "I read this in one sitting! Such a fun and engaging read, with an ending that blew my mind!" --<...
The five wounds :
Quade, Kirstin Valdez
Paper Book
It's Holy Week in the small town of Las Penas, New Mexico, and thirty-three-year-old unemployed Amadeo Padilla has been given the part of Jesus in the Good Friday procession. He is preparing feverishly for this role when his fifteen-year-old daughter Angel shows up pregnant on his doorstep and...
The house on Biscayne Bay /
Cleeton, Chanel
Paper Book
Named an Anticipated Read of 2024 by Entertainment Weekly and a Best Historical Fiction novel of 2024 by BookBub. As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide in New York Times bestselling author Chanel...
The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Alvarez, Julia
Paper Book
" Literary icon Julia Alvarez, the international bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies, returns with an inventive and emotional novel about storytelling that will be an instant classic. Alma Cruz, the celebrated writer at the heart...
Crying in the bathroom :
Sâanchez, Erika L.
Paper Book
"Equal parts pee-your-pants hilarity and break your heart poignancy- like the perfect brunch date you never want to end!"--America Ferrera, Emmy award-winning actress in Ugly Betty From the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter<...
The man who could move clouds :
Rojas Contreras, Ingrid,
Paper Book
FINALISTA DEL PREMIO PULITZER * Finalista del National Book Award 2022 (Premio Nacional de Literatura 2022), organizado por la Fundación Nacional del Libro de Estados Unidos. La autora de La fruta del borrachero nos entrega una deslumbrante historia caleidoscópica que recupera...
Solito
Zamora, Javier
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller * Read With Jenna Book Club Pick as seen on Today * Winner of the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiography * Winner of the American Library Association Alex Award * A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century
Our migrant souls :
Tobar, Hâector,
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-...
My side of the river :
Gutierrez, Elizabeth Camarillo
Paper Book
A New York Times Editor's PickA People Magazine Best Book to Read in February A Goodreads Most Anticipated Book of 2024 "My Side of the River is both fierce and poetic. It brilliantly reframes border writing while embracing nature and...

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