The Family Izquierdo
By: Ruben Degollado
3.83
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2022 Longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award A masterful de…
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1. Brownsville: Stories
By: Oscar Cásares
5.00
Format: 646 pages, Paperback
At the country's edge, on the Mexican border, Brownsville, Texas, is a town like many others. It is… read more
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2. Calling for a Blanket Dance
By: Oscar Hokeah
4.25
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
A moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man struggling to find stren… read more
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- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
"We danced, the way Kiowas danced, when called by our people, by our ancestors, to help each other heal."-Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance
"Driving out of Lawton, I laid my hand onto Ever's quilt and traced my fingertips around the edges of the bird pattern. I couldn't help but wonder, tla, couldn't help but worry: Would my grandson ever…"-Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance
3. Wandering Stars
By: Tommy Orange
3.89
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There … read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"And in the year 1924 Indian citizenship will have been granted, even though they will mean to dissolve tribes by giving citizenship, dissolve being another word for disappearance, a kind of chemical …"-Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars
4. A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens
By: Raul Palma
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A genre-bending debut with a fiercely political heart, A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens explores the w… read more
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- literary fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
- contemporary
5. Family Lore
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
3.53
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for ad… read more
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- literary fiction
- magical realism
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- fantasy
6. Crying in the Bathroom
By: Erika L. Sánchez
3.99
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, an utterly or… read more
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- adult
7. How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
By: Angie Cruz
3.90
Format: 195 pages, Hardcover
Cara Romero thought she would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her life. But whe… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
"She knew I had to cry until I undrown from the inside."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
"If you're lucky, you find a man that you don't fall in the hole with."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
"Lulú talks and talks because she dique knows everything. But when I say something, people listen. This I learned from my father. The less you say, the more the people listen."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
"Talking reminds me that no matter how difficult my life is, I have always found a solution my problems. When I think about this, I am not afraid. We can do this. I can do this."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
8. Chicano Frankenstein
By: Daniel A. Olivas
3.61
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
A modern retelling of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley classic that addresses issues of belonging an… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
- contemporary
9. Signal to Noise
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A beautiful new edition of Moreno-Garcia's stunning debut, featuring an illustrated cover by legend… read more
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- magical realism
- fantasy
- fiction
- contemporary
"In Mexico City everything returns. The rains and the past and everything in between."-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Signal to Noise
"You don’t get to rewind your life like a tape and splice it back together, pretending it never knotted and tore, when it did and you know it did."-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Signal to Noise
"When you looked at Meche the first impression was that she was going to punch you in the face; she was made of such strong angles. However, if you looked long enough there was a delicate softness ben…"-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Signal to Noise
"He sat back, his head against the door of the building. Meche, in turn, rested her head against his shoulder. For others, it might have been an intimate gesture. Maybe it was, but not in the way most…"-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Signal to Noise
10. Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery
By: Rosalie Knecht
3.88
Format: 249 pages, Paperback
When ex-CIA agent Vera Kelly loses her job and her girlfriend in a single day, she reluctantly goes… read more
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- fiction
11. Flores and Miss Paula
By: Melissa Rivero
3.34
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A wry, tender novel about a Peruvian immigrant mother and a millennial daughter who have one final … read more
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- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
12. In the Upper Country
By: Kai Thomas
3.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The fates of two unforgettable women--one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery … read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
13. Las Madres
By: Esmeralda Santiago
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning, best-selling author of When I Was Puerto Rican, a powerful novel of family,… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
14. Anita de Monte Laughs Last
By: Xóchitl González
3.82
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-gener… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"we're all just here trying to get you to see your own light because it's strong enough to guide you."-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last
"You fall for someone, you get so into them your whole world shrinks, and suddenly barely have a life besides them."-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last
15. Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”
By: Héctor Tobar
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A new book by the Pulitzer Prize – winning writer about the twenty-first-century Latino experience … read more
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16. The Haunting of Alejandra
By: V. Castro
3.65
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her fam… read more
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- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
- contemporary
"It occurred to Frances that perhaps everyone wore another set of clothing beneath their human skin, stitched together with all the things they hated about themselves and tried to hide."-V. Castro, The Haunting of Alejandra
"There are many times in life we feel there are no choices. Sometimes that is true. But I feel perhaps the true answers to the choices we must make find our way to us. Sometimes it is right away and a…"-V. Castro, The Haunting of Alejandra
17. The Storyteller's Death
By: Ann Dávila Cardinal
3.82
Format: 315 pages, Paperback
From International Latino Book Award-winning author Ann Dávila Cardinal comes a gorgeously written … read more
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- magical realism
- fantasy
- fiction
18. Where There Was Fire
By: John Manuel Arias
3.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A lush and lyrical debut novel about a Costa Rican family wrestling with a deadly secret, from risi… read more
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- novels
- magical realism
- fiction
- contemporary
19. Oye
By: Melissa Mogollon
3.68
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you wo… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
20. The Family Izquierdo
By: Ruben Degollado
3.83
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2022 Longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award A masterful de… read more
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- cultural
- literary fiction
- magical realism
- short stories
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- novels
- adult
- fantasy
21. Like Happiness
By: Ursula Villarreal-Moura
3.83
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A searing debut about the complexities of gender, power, and fame, told through the story of a youn… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
22. The Last Karankawas
By: Kimberly Garza
3.59
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Yaa Gyasi and Cristina Henríquez—a kaleidoscopic, emotionally charged debut about a tig… read more
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- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
23. The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown
By: Adam Welz
4.32
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory exploration of climate change from the perspective of wild species and natural ecosyst… read more
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24. Maria, Maria and Other Stories
By: Marytza K. Rubio
3.81
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“The first witch of the waters was born in Destruction. The moon named her Maria.” Set against… read more
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- literary fiction
- magical realism
- short stories
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
25. The Volcano Daughters
By: Gina María Balibrera
3.66
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A saucy, searingly original debut about two sisters raised in the shadow of El Salvador’s brutal di… read more
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- literary fiction
- magical realism
- family
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
26. The Sons of El Rey
By: Alex Espinoza
3.90
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the American Book Award–winning author comes a multi-generational epic spanning 1960s Mexico … read more
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- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
27. Malas
By: Marcela Fuentes
3.96
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
A story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a c… read more
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- cultural
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
28. Valley of Shadows
By: Rudy Ruiz
3.98
Format: 350 pages, Hardcover
A visionary neo-Western blend of magical realism, mystery, and horror, Valley of Shadows sheds li… read more
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- magical realism
- fantasy
- fiction
29. ¡Ándale, Prieta!: A Love Letter to My Family
By: Yasmin Ramirez
4.41
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
When I tell people who don't speak Spanish what prieta means--dark or the dark one--their eyes pop … read more
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- family
- contemporary
30. The Seventh Veil of Salome
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine — but the real drama … read more
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- adult
- fiction
31. My Mother Cursed My Name
By: Anamely Salgado Reyes
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Three generations of fiercely strong and stubborn Mexican American women face grief head-on as they… read more
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- literary fiction
- magical realism
- family
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
