19 New Books by Hispanic Authors to Read in 2023
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Fiction > National Book Award Winner
Family Lore
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Fiction > National Book Award Winner
Family Lore
Now 47% Off
Elizabeth Acevedo (Clap When You Land, The Poet X) is one of the best voices of our time. In this novel, she delves into a Dominican American family through the eyes of the women, each of whom have a special gift. Flor's gift is to foresee a person's death. So when she decides to hold her own living wake, her family speculates about what she saw in her last dream—but Flor won't tell. The generations come together to celebrate her life as each of the women tell their own story and share their gifts.
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Fiction > National Bestseller
The Wind Knows My Name
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Fiction > National Bestseller
The Wind Knows My Name
Now 18% Off
Five-year-old Samuel Adler leaves Nazi-occupied Austria for England after his father's disappearance. Eighty years later, Anita Díaz and her mother board a train to flee El Salvador for the U.S. When she is separated from her mother, Anita escapes to the imaginary world of Azabahar, where her story becomes intertwined with Samuel's.
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Fiction > Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize
Still Born
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Fiction > Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize
Still Born
Nettel's novel explores motherhood and friendship through the eyes of Alina and Laura. The two career-driven women in their thirties have different opinions on children. Laura has decided to have her tubes tied, while Alina is preparing to have a baby. Alina's pregnancy causes them to face surprising emotions.
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Fiction > Inspired by a True Story
The Cuban Heiress
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Fiction > Inspired by a True Story
The Cuban Heiress
New York heiress Catherine Dohan and the mysterious Elena Palacio meet on the SS Morro Castle. Their trip to Havana is filled with danger as they fight to survive.
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Fiction > Epic Family Saga
Retrospective
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Fiction > Epic Family Saga
Retrospective
Now 16% Off
Film director Sergio Cabrera is struggling with his father's death, his failing marriage, and turmoil in his home country. When he travels to Barcelona for a retrospective of his work, he reflects on his family history.
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Fiction > Short Stories
The People Who Report More Stress
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Fiction > Short Stories
The People Who Report More Stress
Now 46% Off
Varela's collection of interconnected stories explores topics like parenting, racism, and gentrification. The author of The Town of Babylon focuses on the stresses caused by society's inequities.
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Fiction > USA Today Bestseller
Vampires of El Norte
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Fiction > USA Today Bestseller
Vampires of El Norte
Now 46% Off
The author of The Hacienda returns with a supernatural Western. Nena, a healer, and Néstor, a vaquero (cattle herder), must team up to defeat a horrifying force in 1840s Mexico. Isabel Cañas draws on the legends of witches, vampires, and El Cucuy, a scary boogeyman in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Fiction > National Bestseller
Silver Nitrate
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Fiction > National Bestseller
Silver Nitrate
Now 35% Off
The author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic is back with a dark thriller. Montserrat, a sound editor, and her best friend Tristán, a soap opera star, meet a cursed director and help him finish his lost film.
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Fiction > Horror Debut
Monstrilio
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Fiction > Horror Debut
Monstrilio
In this horror debut, mother Magos loses her 11-year-old son. She cuts out a piece of his lung and nurtures it into a carnivorous monster that she hides in her family's home.
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Fiction > Supernatural Horror
Our Share of Night
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Fiction > Supernatural Horror
Our Share of Night
Now 10% Off
When a woman dies, her son and husband go on a journey to her ancestral home, where they find her demonic family called the Order. The son must face his destiny while his father tries to protect him.
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Essential Nonfiction
Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”
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Essential Nonfiction
Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”
Now 43% Off
Héctor Tobar, a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, explores what it means to be a Latino in the 21st century. He explores the Latino identity while drawing on personal experience and the experiences of his parents, who immigrated from Guatemala.
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Essential Nonfiction
In Vitro: On Longing and Transformation
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Essential Nonfiction
In Vitro: On Longing and Transformation
Zapata revisits diary entries and essays to explore topics about fertility treatments and pregnancy that are often not discussed, including in vitro fertilization.
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Fiction > Supernatural Romance
Witch of Wild Things
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Fiction > Supernatural Romance
Witch of Wild Things
Now 24% Off
This witchy romance is a perfect Halloween read. In the Flores family, the women have magical powers. Sage returns home after her sister dies and reconnects with her high school boyfriend. They're forced to work together and find themselves reconnecting in spite of their past.
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Nonfiction > Memoir
First Gen
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Nonfiction > Memoir
First Gen
Now 26% Off
Alejandra Campoverdi is a first-generation Mexican American raised by her single mother in L.A. Her memoir explores her life of contradictions, from her experience as a gang member's girlfriend to her role as a White House aide.
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Fiction > Teen & Young Adult
The Broke Hearts
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Fiction > Teen & Young Adult
The Broke Hearts
Now 22% Off
JD and Danny lost their best friend to police gunfire and years later are still reeling from his death. JD decides to enlist in the Air Force while Danny enrolls in community college, but they must come together to deal with their grief.
(On sale 10/3)
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Fiction > Teen & Young Adult
What the River Knows
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Fiction > Teen & Young Adult
What the River Knows
Now 23% Off
Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera lives in 19th-century Buenos Aires when she learns of her parents' tragic deaths. She inherits a massive fortune and a mysterious guardian—an archaeologist who takes her to Egypt in search of answers about what happened to her parents.
(On sale 10/31)
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Nonfiction > Memoir
Call You When I Land
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Nonfiction > Memoir
Call You When I Land
Now 14% Off
This new memoir by Nikki Vargas, a Columbian immigrant and travel journalist, finds the author exploring the world in search of herself. Her journey leads her to launch Unearth Women, the first international feminist travel magazine.
(On sale 11/7)
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Fiction > Family Drama
Flores and Miss Paula
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Fiction > Family Drama
Flores and Miss Paula
Now 35% Off
Rivero explores the mother-daughter bond in this heartfelt new novel. Millennial Flores and her immigrant mother, Paula, have a complicated relationship. After the death of their father and husband, their relationship becomes even more strained, until Flores discovers a note written by her mother under her father's urn.
(On sale 12/5)
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Essential Nonfiction
How to Draw a Novel
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Essential Nonfiction
How to Draw a Novel
Now 20% Off
Through a series of essays, Solares, author of The Black Minutes and Don’t Send Flowers, explores the form of the novel. The former publisher pairs line drawings with explorations of location and characters to delve into the way a novel is formed.
(On sale 12/12)
Katie Bowlby is Digital Director at Country Living, where she covers gift guides, product reviews, crafts, and TV shows like Yellowstone. She’s currently stitching up a cross-stitch pattern for the magazine’s next issue
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