In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, here is a list of some incredible books by Latinx and Hispanic authors! From fiction to romance to young adult and middle grade, I hope you're able to find a new story to fall into.
Let us know what you're reading during Latinx Heritage Month by tagging us @thirdplacebooks on social media! We always love seeing what you're reading and finding new recommendations. This month long celebration takes place from September 15th - October 15th, as many independence anniversiaries for Latin American countries are between that time range.
L.A. Weather: A Novel by María Amparo Escandón
Genre: Fiction
Price: $27.99
FORECAST: Storm clouds are on the horizon in L.A. Weather, a fun, fast-paced novel of a Mexican-American family from the author of the #1 Los Angeles Times bestseller Esperanza’s Box of Saints.
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina: A Novel by Zoraida Córdova
Genre: Fiction
Price: $27.00
Alternating between Orquídea’s past and her descendants’ present, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina is an enchanting novel about what we knowingly and unknowingly inherit from our ancestors, the ties that bind, and reclaiming your power.
Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Genre: Fiction
Price: $28.00
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a "delicious, twisted treat for lovers of noir"* about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of a missing woman they're both desperate to find.
Certain Dark Things: A Novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Genre: Horror
Price: $17.99
From Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic, comes Certain Dark Things, a pulse-pounding neo-noir that reimagines vampire lore.
Of Women and Salt: A Novel by Gabriela Garcia
Genre: Fiction
Price: $26.99
A sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter's fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born.
Infinite Country: A Novel by Patricia Engel
Genre: Fiction
Price: $25.00
Rich with Bogotá urban life, steeped in Andean myth, and tense with the daily reality of the undocumented in America, Infinite Country is the story of two countries and one mixed-status family—for whom every triumph is stitched with regret, and every dream pursued bears the weight of a dream deferred.
The Five Wounds: A Novel by Kirstin Valdez Quade
Genre: Fiction
Price: $26.95
From an award-winning storyteller comes a stunning debut novel about a New Mexican family’s extraordinary year of love and sacrifice.
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories by Mariana Enriquez, Megan McDowell (Translated by)
Genre: Horror
Price: $27.00
Written against the backdrop of contemporary Argentina, and with a resounding tenderness toward those in pain, in fear, and in limbo, The Dangers of Smoking in Bed is Mariana Enriquez at her most sophisticated, and most chilling.
What's Mine and Yours by Naima Coster
Genre: Fiction
Price: $28.00
As love is built and lost, and the past never too far behind, What's Mine and Yours is an expansive, vibrant tapestry that moves between the years, from the foothills of North Carolina, to Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Paris. It explores the unique organism that is every family: what breaks them apart and how they come back together.
The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende
Genre: Memoir & Women's Studies
Price: $22.99
So what feeds the soul of feminists—and all women—today? To be safe, to be valued, to live in peace, to have their own resources, to be connected, to have control over our bodies and lives, and above all, to be loved. On all these fronts, there is much work yet to be done, and this book, Allende hopes, will “light the torches of our daughters and granddaughters with mine. They will have to live for us, as we lived for our mothers, and carry on with the work still left to be finished.”
Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer
Genre: Memoir & Biography
Price: $26.00
From popular LGBTQ advice columnist and writer John Paul Brammer comes a hilarious, heartwarming memoir-in-essays chronicling his journey growing up as a queer, mixed-race kid in America’s heartland to becoming the “Chicano Carrie Bradshaw” of his generation.
My Broken Language: A Memoir by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Genre: Memoir & Biography
Price: $28.00
Weaving together Hudes’s love of books with the stories of her family, the lessons of North Philly with those of Yale, this is an inspired exploration of home, memory, and belonging—narrated by an obsessed girl who fought to become an artist so she could capture the world she loved in all its wild and delicate beauty.
A Lot Like Adiós: A Novel by Alexis Daria
Genre: Romance
Price: $15.99
The national bestselling author of You Had Me at Hola returns with a seductive second-chance romance about a commitment-phobic Latina and her childhood best friend who has finally returned home.
Anchored Hearts: An Entertaining Latinx Second Chance Romance (Keys to Love #2) by Priscilla Oliveras
Genre: Romance
Price: $15.95
Key West is the ideal backdrop for the summer read you need! Perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez, Jasmine Guillory, and Jen DeLuca, this gorgeous and stirring new love story from the author of Island Affair will touch your heart…
The Worst Best Man: A Novel by Mia Sosa
Genre: Romance
Price: $15.99
A wedding planner left at the altar? Yeah, the irony isn’t lost on Carolina Santos, either. But despite that embarrassing blip from her past, Lina’s offered an opportunity that could change her life. There’s just one hitch… she has to collaborate with the best (make that worst) man from her own failed nuptials.
Pride: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Ibi Zoboi
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Price: $10.99
In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. A smart, funny, gorgeous retelling starring all characters of color.
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Price: $12.99
From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright.
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Price: $10.99
Co-written by sisters Maika and Maritza Moulite, this exceptional debut novel captures a sparkling new voice and irrepressible heroine in a story sure to thrill fans of Nicola Yoon and Ibi Zoboi.
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Price: $18.99
A sensitive, funny, and painfully honest coming-of-age story with a wry voice and tons of chisme, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega tackles our relationships to our parents, our bodies, our cultures, and ourselves.
Lobizona: A Novel (Wolves of No World #1) by Romina Garber
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Price: $11.99
"Garber’s gorgeous novel combines the wonder of a Hogwarts-style magic school with the Twilight-esque dynamics of a hidden magical species that has strict rules about interacting with the human world." - BOOKLIST (Starred Review)
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Price: $17.95
A powerful contemporary YA for fans of The Poet X and I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star who must put everything on the line—even her blooming love story—to follow her dreams.
Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Price: $18.99
Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Where the Rhythm Takes You is a romantic, mesmerizing novel of first love and second chances.
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Price: $10.99
In a summer bursting with queer brown dance parties, a sexy fling with a motorcycling librarian, and intense explorations of race and identity, Juliet learns what it means to come out--to the world, to her family, to herself.
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Price: $17.99
A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave in Aiden Thomas's New York Times-bestselling paranormal YA debut Cemetery Boys, described by Entertainment Weekly as "groundbreaking."
Lotería by Karla Arenas Valenti, Dana SanMar (Illustrator)
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
Price: $16.99
The turn of a card could change your destiny in this captivating middle grade adventure based on the Lotería card game and perfect for fans of Coco. While searching for her missing cousin, a young girl is transported to a mythical kingdom, becoming entangled in a perilous game of chance.
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
Price: $17.99
Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution.
Flood City by Daniel José Older
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
Price: $17.99
The battle for Earth begins now. Welcome to Flood City, the last inhabitable place left above the waters that cover Earth. Two young enemies cross paths and have a chance to stop a coming war. But can they manage to work together to save Earth?
Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
Price: $7.99
“We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times. This is a book doing work of the spirit in a time of darkness.” —Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
Price: $16.99
When a powerful desert spirit kidnaps her sister, Cece Rios must learn forbidden magic to get her back, in this own voices middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of The Storm Runner and Aru Shah and the End of Time.
Merci Suárez Can't Dance by Meg Medina
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
Price: $17.99
In Meg Medina’s follow-up to her Newbery Medal–winning novel, Merci takes on seventh grade, with all its travails of friendship, family, love—and finding your rhythm.
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (out Oct. 12th, 2021)
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
Price: $17.99
Pura Belpré Honor-winning author Donna Barba Higuera presents us with a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human.
Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega (out Feb. 1st, 2022)
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction
Price: $17.99
A magical adventure for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Nevermoor, about three witchlings who must work together to do the impossible if they have any hope of earning their full powers.
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