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 September 10, 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,...
The possession of Alba Di?az
Can?as, Isabel
Paper Book
When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn't trust...from bestselling author Isabel Cañas. In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiancé, Carlos,...
Vampires of El Norte
Cańas, Isabel
Paper Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Vampires, vaqueros, and star-crossed lovers face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the author of The Hacienda. As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about...
Reclaim the stars : 17 tales across realms & space
Córdova, Zoraida
Paper Book
From stories that take you to the stars, to stories that span into other times and realms, to stories set in the magical now, Reclaim the Stars takes the Latin American diaspora to places fantastical and out of this world. Follow princesses warring in space, haunting...
Our America : a Hispanic history of the United States
Fernández-Armesto, Felipe.
Paper Book
An eminent scholar finds a new American history in the Hispanic past of our diverse nation. 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...
Portraits of Hispanic American heroes
Herrera, Juan Felipe.
Paper Book
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....
Felice and the wailing woman
López, Diana
Paper Book
The twelve-year-old daughter of La Llorona vows to free her mother and reverse the curses that have plagued the magical town of Tres Leches in this delightfully sweet and spellbinding adventure by beloved author Diana López. When Felice learns that she's the daughter of La...
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 shadows have claws : 15 Latin American monster stories
Méndez, Yamile Saied
Paper Book
From zombies to cannibals to star-crossed, shapeshifting lovers, this cross-genre anthology written by superstar YA authors from across the Latin American diaspora offers bold new thrills for every monster fan. In these fifteen original short stories, bloodthirsty vampires are hunted...
Gods of jade and shadow
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark, one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore. "A spellbinding fairy tale rooted in Mexican mythology . . . Gods of Jade and Shadow is a magical...
Relit : 16 Latinx remixes of classic stories
Proudman, Sandra
Paper Book
These sixteen stories by award-winning and bestselling YA authors center a Latinx point of view in an empowering anthology that reimagines classics through fantasy, science fiction, and with a dash of magic, for fans of A PHOENIX FIRST MUST BURN and RECLAIM THE STARS In...
Frida & Diego : art, love, life
Reef, Catherine
Paper Book
Nontraditional, controversial, rebellious, and politically volatile, the Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are remembered for their provocative paintings as well as for their deep love for each other. Their marriage was one of the most tumultuous and infamous in history--filled with...

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