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Focus on Hispanic - American Creators & Heritage September 2022 "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 |
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Hispanic - American Authors
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In the Time of the Butterflies
by Julia Alvarez
A story based on actual events evokes the horror of the Dominican Republic under dictator General Trujillo, as three sisters die in a jeep "accident."
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Chupacabra Meets Billy the Kid
by Rudolfo Anaya
After years of working with at-risk youth, Chicana social worker Rosa Medina leaves Los Angeles's gang-ridden barrios and street violence to settle in the New Mexican village of Puerto de Luna. Her goal: to write a novel about BilitoBilly the Kid. It all sounds straightforward enough, but things get more complicated and a lot more exciting when Rosa is transported back in time to 1879, where she participates in the infamous Lincoln County War, riding alongside Bilito.
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Martita, I remember You = : Martita, Te Recuerdo
by Sandra Cisneros
When she unearths a letter in a closet, Corina finds the memories of her days spent in Paris rushing back as she remembers her intense friendships with two women with whom she fell out of touch and out of mind.
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How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
by Angie Cruz
Forced back into the job market after losing her factory gig during the Great Recession, 50-something Cara Romero narrates the story of
her life to her career counselor and confronts her darkest secrets
and regrets.
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This is How You Lose Her
by Junot Díaz
Presents a collection of stories that explores the heartbreak and
radiance of love as it is shaped by passion, betrayal, and the echoes
of intimacy
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Woman of Light : a novel
by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
In 1930s Denver, Luz "Little Light" Lopez, a tea leaf reader and laundress, begins having visions that transport her to her Indigenous homeland in the nearby Lost Territory where she must save her family stories from disappearing into oblivion.
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau : a Novel
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
When the arrival of Eduardo Lizalde sets in motion a dangerous chain
of events, Carlota Moreau finds her carefully constructed world falling down around her as passion is ignited in the sweltering heat of the
jungle where a motley group of monstrosities await.
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We the Animals
by Justin Torres
Follows the intense family life of three brothers living in the shadow of their parents' passionate love, and their own profound sense of family unity and belonging.
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The House of Broken Angels : a Novel
by Luis Alberto Urrea
Across one bittersweet weekend in their San Diego neighborhood, revelers mingle among the palm trees and cacti, celebrating the lives
of family patriarch Miguel "Big Angel" De La Cruz and his mother, and recounting the many tales that have passed into family lore. By the Pulitzer Prize-finalist author of The Hummingbird's Daughter.
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Dirty Girls on Top
by Alisa Valdes
A follow-up to The Dirty Girls Social Club takes place five years after
the first tale and finds Lauren still struggling to find love in spite of her career successes, Usnavys seeking fun away from her husband and baby daughter, and Rebecca facing the prospect of a life without children.
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Afterlife with Archie : Escape from Riverdale Book one, Escape from Riverdale
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
"All hell breaks loose when a fateful accident sets in motion a series of terrifying events that will threaten the town of Riverdale like never before! When the dead begin to rise, craving human flesh, it's up to Archie, Betty & Veronica, and the Gang tofight for their lives against the zombie hordes led by their former pal, Jughead."--Back cover
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Human Diastrophism : a Love and Rockets Book
by Gilbert Hernandez
An accessible, twenty-fifth anniversary tribute to the popular graphic comic series, produced in a small-sized format, presents a second installment of the character's complete adventures in chronological
order, in a volume that features the creator's magical-realist "Palomar" tales.
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The Low, Low Woods
by Carmen Maria Machado
"Shudder-to-Think, Pennsylvania, is plagued by a mysterious illness
that eats away at the memories of those affected by it. El and Octavia are two best friends who find themselves the newest victims of this disease after waking up in a movie theater with no memory of the
past few hours. As El and Vee dive deeper into the mystery behind
their lost memories, they realize the stories of their town hold more
dark truth than they could've imagined."
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America : the Life and Times of America Chavez
by Gabby Rivera
Looking for personal fulfillment America Chavez heads off to college,
but a series of time traveling mishaps sees her stuck in the past, protecting a world that hates and fears her.
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21 : The Story of Roberto Clemente
by Wilfred Santiago
A graphic tale inspired by the life of baseball star Roberto Clemente includes coverage of a wide range of topics from the ways in which prejudice challenged his career and his personal responsibilities to his achievements with the Pittsburgh Pirates and his triumphant 3,000th hit before his tragic fatal plane crash.
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Memoirs & Autobiographies by Hispanic - Americans
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A Dream Called Home : a Memoir
by Reyna Grande
The nationally best-selling author of The Distance Between Us
describes her harrowing early experiences as a first-generation
Latina university student and aspiring writer who navigated racism
and poverty to build a life for her family.
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Crying in the Bathroom : a Memoir
by Erika L. Sánchez
The New York Times best-selling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter returns with an and honest and often hilarious memoir-in-essays that looks back on her wild youth and journey to becoming an award-winning novelist, poet and essayist.
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My Beloved World
by Sonia Sotomayor
The first Hispanic-American on the U.S. Supreme Court shares the
story of her life before becoming a judge, describing such experiences
as her youth in a Bronx housing project, her relationship with a passionately spiritual grandparent, the ambition that fueled her ivy-league education and the individuals who helped shaped her career.
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Bulletproof Vest : The Ballad of an Outlaw and His Daughter
by Maria Venegas
A Mexican-American writer and children's mentor traces her effort to confront her father's turbulent and often violent legacy, describing
how after a 14-year estrangement he shared stories about his own
father and his extradition from the U.S. for murder.
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Crazy Loco Love
by Victor Villaseñor
Growing up on his parents' ranch in North San Diego County, Victor Villasenor's teenage years were marked by a painful quest to find a
place for himself in a world he did not fit into. The son of a self-made man, Victor is different from his peers because of his Mexican heritage, and he experiences both subtle and outright discrimination because of this. Through this often humorous, picaresque tale, Villasenor undermines the macho stereotype so often associated with Latinos,
while exposing the tender vulnerability and naivete of a young man grappling with his own sexuality and the roles foisted on him by Church and society.
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Poetry by Hispanic - Americans
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Singing at the Gates : Selected Poems
by Jimmy Santiago Baca
A collection of the award-winning writer's definitive poems spans more than four decades of his writing life and explores such themes as family, the bonds of friendship and the environment, in a volume that includes letters written during his work with prisoners in Chino State penitentiary and his meditations on the significance of freedom..
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How to Love a Country : Poems
by Richard Blanco
A new collection from the renowned inaugural poet explores
immigration, gun violence, racism, LGBTQ issues and more, in accessible and emotive verses.
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Every Day We Get More Illegal
by Juan Felipe Herrera
The nations first Latino Poet Laureate presents this State of the Union address that is incisive, compassionate and filled with hope.
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Looking Out, Looking In : Anthology of Latino Poetry
by William Luis
A comprehensive anthology that focuses on poetry from the four largest Latino groups in the United States: Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans and Dominican Americans. Includes works from more than 80 Latino poets writing from the mid-twentieth century
to the present, dealing with a variety of issues from those specific to
the Hispanic experience to more universal concerns.
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Our America : a Hispanic History of the United States
by Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Maps the influence of America's Hispanic past, from the explorers and conquistadors who helped colonize Puerto Rico and Florida, to the missionaries and rancheros who settled in California and the 20th-century resurgence in major cities like Chicago and Miami.
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An African American and Latinx History of the United States
by Paul Ortiz
A history of the United States from the viewpoint of People of Color argues that the "Global South" was a vital to the development of America and challenges the concept of "Manifest Destiny" by portrayal of the working class organizing against imperialism
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Latino Americans : the 500-year Legacy That Shaped a Nation
by Ray Suarez
Sharing the personal struggles and successes of immigrants, poets, soldiers and many others, this companion to the landmark PBS miniseries explores the lives of Latino American men and women over a 500-year-span who have made an impact on history.
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