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 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...
When the tides held the moon /
Kelley, Venessa Vida
Paper Book
The Shape of Water meets The Greatest Showman in this beautifully illustrated queer historical cozy fantasy, as a young Puerto Rican immigrant goes through a journey of love and self-discovery after capturing a merman for a Coney Island sideshow act in turn-of-the 20th century New...
Trust /
Dâiaz, Hernâan,
Paper Book
Catalina
Villavicencio, Karla Cornejo
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...
The great divide :
Henrâiquez, Cristina,
Paper Book
UNO DE LOS MEJORES LIBROS DE 2024 SEGÚN LA REVISTA TIME De la aclamada autora de El libro de los americanos desconocidos, Cristina Henríquez, llega una extraordinaria novela histórica sobre la construcción del canal de Panamá: un hito que partió en dos la historia del continente y las...
How not to drown in a glass of water
Cruz, Angie
Audiobook
House of Bone and Rain
Iglesias, Gabino,
Paper Book
In this "stunningly visceral" (New York Times Book Review) novel, a group of young men seek vengeance after one of their mothers is murdered in a Puerto Rican slum; STAND BY ME with a haunted, obsidian-dark heart.    A Barnes & Noble Best Horror Book...
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 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 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. ...
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

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