Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) with a book that showcases one of many threads in the tapestry that represents the diverse history, cultures, traditions and experiences of Hispanic and Hispanic American people.
Here are a few of the books we’re reading and recommending:
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende – “A beautifully written novel about leaving and loss and families we find and make for ourselves. My own family stories echoed throughout the pages,” writes former store staffer Allison.
My Time Among the Whites by Jennine Capó Crucet – In prose that is both fearless and slyly humorous, My Time Among the Whites examines the sometimes hopeful, sometimes deeply flawed ways in which many Americans have learned to adapt, exist, and—in the face of all signals saying otherwise—perhaps even thrive in a country that never imagined them here.
Store and fan favorite Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new book Silver Nitrate brings her signature brand of horror to the story of a cursed film.
From the bestselling, National Book Award–winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives, Family Lore.
Now in paperback, the YA novel that Roxane Gay called “F***ing outstanding.”– Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera.
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez is a vivid family portrait, in all its shattered reality, exploring the familial bonds between women and cycles of generational violence, colonialism, race, and silence, replete with snark, resentment, tenderness, and, of course, love.
Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer – The first time someone called John Paul (JP) Brammer “Papi” was on the gay hookup app Grindr. At first, it was flattering; JP took this as white-guy speak for “hey, handsome.” But then it happened again and again…and again, leaving JP wondering: Who the hell is Papi?
Soon, this racialized moniker became the inspiration for his now wildly popular advice column “¡Hola Papi!,” launching his career as the Cheryl Strayed for young queer people everywhere—and some straight people too. JP had his doubts at first—what advice could he really offer while he himself stumbled through his early twenties? Sometimes the best advice comes from looking within, which is what JP does in his column and book—and readers have flocked to him for honest, heartfelt wisdom, and more than a few laughs.
Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez & Gabriela Epstein (Illustrator) – For fans of New Kid and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who are forced together by their school to complete community service… and may just have more in common than they thought.
Find more picks for Hispanic Heritage Month in store.