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Celebrate Stories of Migration

Migration has been a driving force throughout human history, shaping cultures and stories around the world. Celebrate the power of immigrant stories to connect us all with Penguin Publishing Group, Penguin Young Readers, and Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

We honor the resilience, traditions, and dreams that shape our shared humanity. From first generation (first gen) narratives, to chronicling history and journalism, discover books that capture diverse migrant experiences, honor their communities today and throughout time, foster empathy, and spark conversation because home is not a privilege—it’s a promise to cultivate community, culture, and belonging.

In honor of Latine & Hispanic Heritage, dive into this month's featured titles below, and check out our expanded reading lists.

Magical/Realism by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

Magical/Realism

Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

A brilliant, singular collection of essays that looks to music, fantasy, and pop culture—from Beyoncé to Game of Thrones—to excavate and reimagine what has been disappeared by migration and colonialism.

Part memoir and part cultural criticism, this brilliant, singular collection of essays explores migration, violence, and colonial erasure through the lens of music and pop culture, and from the perspective of a Mexican American daughter from the Rio Grande Valley.

Plantains and Our Becoming by Melania Luisa Marte

Plantains and Our Becoming

Melania Luisa Marte

An imaginative, blistering, beautifully written poetry collection about identity and history on the island of the Dominican Republic and Haiti to celebrate and center the Black Diasporic experience.

Through the exploration of the themes of self-love, nationalism, displacement, generational traumas, and ancestral knowledge, this collection uproots Black stereotypes while creating a new joyous vision for Black identity and personhood, one that is deeply grounded in the heirlooms and teachings of Black celebration as well as preservation.

Undocumented by Dan-el Padilla Peralta

Undocumented

Dan-el Padilla Peralta

A raw and riveting memoir that follows an undocumented immigrant's journey from a New York City homeless shelter to salutatorian at Princeton.

It’s at once an unforgettable tale of a passionate young scholar coming of age in two very different worlds, a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit, and an urgent, personal call for immigration reform.

Hombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez

Hombrecito

Santiago Jose Sanchez

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.

Hombrecito—“little man”—is a moving portrait of a young person between cultures, between different ideas of himself. From an extraordinary new talent, this is a story told with startling beauty and intensity, a story for anyone searching for home, searching for a way to love.

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez, Elizabeth Acevedo

How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

Julia Alvarez, Elizabeth Acevedo

The García sisters—Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofía—and their family must flee their home in the Dominican Republic after the discovery of their father’s role in an attempt to overthrow the brutal dictator Rafael Trujillo.

They arrive in New York City in 1960 to a life far removed from their existence in the Caribbean. In the wondrous but not always welcoming United States, their parents try to hold on to their old ways as the girls try to find new lives: by straightening their hair and wearing American fashions, and by forgetting their Spanish. For them, it is at once liberating and excruciating to be caught between the old world and the new.

Malas: A GMA Book Club Pick by Marcela Fuentes

Malas: A GMA Book Club Pick

Marcela Fuentes

A story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a curse that reverberates across generations—“Fuentes has achieved something rare and indelible with this story of complex women.” (Erika L. Sánchez)

Rich with cinematic details—from dusty rodeos to the excitement of a Selena concert and the comfort of conjunto ballads played at family gatherings—this memorable debut is a love letter to the Tejano culture and community that sustain both of these women as they discover what family means.

In the Shadow of Liberty by Ana Raquel Minian

In the Shadow of Liberty

Ana Raquel Minian

A probing work of narrative history that reveals the hidden story of immigrant detention in the United States, deepening urgent national conversations around migration.

In 2018, many Americans watched in horror as children were torn from their parents at the US-Mexico border under Trump’s “family separation” policy. But as historian Ana Raquel Minian reveals in In the Shadow of Liberty, this was only the latest chapter in a saga tracing back to the 1800s—one in which immigrants to the United States have been held without recourse to their constitutional rights. Braiding together the vivid stories of four migrants seeking to escape the turmoil of their homelands for the promise of America, In the Shadow of Liberty gives this history a human face, telling the dramatic story of a Central American asylum seeker, a Cuban exile, a European war bride, and a Chinese refugee.

I Am Worthy by Christine Gutierrez

I Am Worthy

Christine Gutierrez

“Timely, thoughtful, and inspirational. Christine Gutierrez addresses an important issue that is vital to self-healing and growth. Pulling on her decades of experience working with women, I Am Worthy brings this common thread into the light and helps us see beyond restrictive patterns.”
—Yung Pueblo, #1 New York Times bestselling author

In I Am Worthy, licensed therapist Christine Gutierrez blends modern psychology with ancient wisdom to help you untangle the web of unworthiness. As you read, you’ll explore pivotal areas of your life like rest, abundance, and community, decolonizing your spirituality and embracing pleasure in revolutionary new ways.

The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton

The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes

Chanel Cleeton

A mysterious book with a legacy spanning from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day unites three women— aspiring author Eva Fuentes in 1900 Boston, devoted librarian Pilar Castillo in 1966 Havana, and rare‐book hunter Margo Reynolds in 2024 London— each risking everything to honor its legacy and protect its secrets.

This sweeping, heartfelt tale of forbidden love, political upheaval, and the transformative power of a single book is a passionate ode to storytelling that will resonate with bibliophiles and history lovers alike.

Dream First, Details Later by Ellen Bennett

Dream First, Details Later

Ellen Bennett

A vibrant and fearless guide for anyone hesitant to take that first leap toward their dream.

With the grit of an immigrant’s hustle and the confidence to start before having all the answers, Ellen Bennett invites readers to trade overthinking for bold action and discover how the best plans often come after the first brave step. This gutsy guidebook will help anyone who’s procrastinating on a goal, career change, or business idea stop the obsessive worrying and leap into action.

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