Powerful & Compelling Novels
Adult Readers
Malas
A story full of passion and revenge, following one family and a curse that reverberates across generations—"Fuentes has achieved something rare and indelible with this story of complex women.” (Erika L. Sánchez)
Hombrecito
A novel by a brilliant new voice, Hombrecito is a queer coming-of-age story about a young immigrant’s complex relationships with his mother and his motherland
Clean
From a global star and International Booker Prize finalist, a razor-sharp, unforgettable novel about a maid who’s seen too much and a family at a breaking point
Retrospective
An epic yet intimate novel about a Colombian man caught up in the sweep of global historical and ideological revolutions.
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
A collectible hardcover thirtieth-anniversary edition of Julia Alvarez’s modern classic that gives voice to four sisters as they grow up in two cultures.
Chilean Poet
A writer of “startling talent” (The New York Times Book Review) returns with his most substantial work yet: a story of fathers and sons, ambition and failure, and what it means to make a family
Bless Me, Ultima
A collectible hardcover 50th-anniversary edition of the bestselling Chicano novel.
Young Readers
Lalo Lespérance Never Forgot
A middle-grade mystery about a boy dealing with long-repressed memories of his father as he learns about his Mexican and Haitian heritage while spying on a mysterious stranger during the first weeks of COVID lockdown.
Libertad
A queer YA coming-of-age set during the rigged Honduran presidential election about a young poet discovering the courage it takes to speak her truth about the people and country she loves.
Chronically Dolores
Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn’t life-threatening, but it is threatening to ruin her life.
Solis
From the authors of Sanctuary comes a haunting near-future companion about undocumented immigrants subjected to deadly experiments and the four courageous rebels who set into place a daring plan to liberate them.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary is a YA dystopian where a young girl and her brother must escape a xenophobic government to find sanctuary.
Juliet Takes a Breath
In a summer bursting with queer brown dance parties, dates 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.
We Are Not from Here
A poignant, award-winning novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Grief Keeper
This stunning YA novel is a heartfelt speculative narrative about healing, faith, and freedom.