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...
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....
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...
Sabrina & Corina : stories
Fajardo-Anstine, Kali
Paper Book
Kali Fajardo-Anstine's magnetic story collection breathes life into her Indigenous Latina characters and the land they inhabit. Set against the remarkable backdrop of Denver, Colorado-a place that is as fierce as it is exquisite-these women navigate the land the way they navigate their lives- with...
Malas
Fuentes, Marcela (Fiction writer)
Paper Book
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 1951, una misteriosa anciana confronta a...
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,...
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
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...
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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