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• Anita De Monte Laughs Last

  Gonzalez, Xochitl, 1977-

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  What really happened to Anita de Monte back in the '80s? Ivy league art student Raquel intends to unravel the mystery – hopefully in time to save herself. Inspired by the similarly mysterious story of real-life Cuban-American artist Ana…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tarta Americana

  Martinez, J. Michael, 1978-

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  A poetry collection inspired by Ritchie Valens – legendary Chicano rock star ("La Bamba"), tragic casualty of The Day the Music Died, and posthumous Rock and Roll Hall of Famer – by award-winning Mexican-American poet, J. Michael Martinez.

• A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens

  A Novel

  Palma, Raul

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  A professional Yoruba priest is haunted by a Bolivian devil while working on a Floridian exorcism in this snarky and magical yet terrifying Afro-Latino twist on the classic haunting story.

• Covert City

  the Cold War and the Making of Miami

  Houghton, Vince,

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  The roots of U.S.-Cuban political power are revealed in this Miami-centric recounting of the Cold War, starring the anticommunist Cuban exiles who worked with the CIA to help overthrow Castro's regime.

• Flores and Miss Paula

  A Novel

  Rivero, Melissa

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  A mother and daughter deal with relationships, careers, and death differently, but together they bridge the cultural and generational gaps between them as they work to understand a mystery left behind by the family's late patriarch.

• First Gen

  a Memoir

  Campoverdi, Alejandra,

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  A first-generation American and former presidential advisor unpacks the personal and generational traumas that affected her journey to achieve the American Dream, painting a realistic yet inspiring portrait of the struggles and triumphs…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Divide

  A Novel

  Henriquez, Cristina

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  This powerful work of historical fiction follows the perspectives of various characters working towards, around, and against the construction of the Panama Canal – suggesting that the American project divided more than just the land of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mother Island

  a Daughter Claims Puerto Rico

  Figueroa, Jamie,

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  A memoir about motherhood and family, culture and identity, self-discovery and healing, and the difficult yet rewarding process of reshaping our personal narratives about ourselves and our pasts.

• The Sons of El Rey

  a Novel

  Espinoza, Alex 1971-

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  A retired luchador spends his last days reminiscing about his wrestling career as El Rey Coyote, while he's visited by family members, alive and ghosts alike, each sharing their own unique parts of the family history.

• LatinoLand

  A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority

  Arana, Marie

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  A sociological exploration of the diverse histories, experiences, and cultures of Latino Americans that provides interesting context around the historical events that have brought Latin Americans to the United States since the 1500s.

• Until August

  Márquez, Gabriel García

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  Incomplete at the time of his passing and posthumously published by his family ten years later, this is the final work of one of the most essential Latin American authors of our time. A short novel about love, regret, freedom, and change…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Negra

  a Memoir

  Alford, Natasha S.,

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  Part memoir, part cultural analysis, CNN political analyst Natasha Alford incorporates her personal story into a broader exploration of the diversity of Black and Latin experiences in American society.

• Malas

  a Novel

  Fuentes, Marcela (Fiction writer),

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  An emotional and nostalgic story about a Tejano family told in dual timelines, between a young woman whose family is cursed in the '50s and her teenage descendant who sings in a punk rock band (much to her father's chagrin) in the '90s.

• Relentless

  My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America

  Miranda, Luis A.,

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  Luis A. Miranda Jr. is a successful community organizer, an esteemed political adviser, and the father of Hamilton playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda. His personal and political memoir candidly reflects his lifelong work with and for the Latino…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• América Del Norte

  Mora, Nicolás Medina,

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  As a Mexican aristocrat turned American immigrant, Sebastián's experiences of privilege and whiteness are complicated. A critique of culture and politics of both countries, this novel still has a lot to teach about Mexican history and…Read moreRead more of this annotation