Hispanic Latino heritage picks

Inheriting a small plot of land in the Dominican Republic, celebrated writer Alma Cruz creates a graveyard for the characters whose lives she tried and failed to bring to life, but they have other ideas as they rewrite and revise themselves, revealing their true narratives to those who will listen.

A kidnapped Nahua girl, enslaved and thrust into the heart of Spanish conquest, uses her wit, magic and resilience to carve her own destiny and rewrite her legacy as both traitor and goddess amidst a clash of empires.

In Miami, a young man attempts to capitalize on his mother's murky legacy.

When her beloved grandmother passes away, 14-year-old Lulu is drawn to the glamorous stranger who crashed the funeral. Their unexpected kinship picks at the secrets of Lulu's family and a curse that reverberates across generations.

This anthology collects the works of more than 180 poets, each bearing witness to the beauty and power of Latinx poetry; its profound engagement with pasts both mythical and historical; and its vision of a nation enriched by stories of immigrants, exiles, refugees and their descendants.

Exploring separation, generational trauma and the toll of the American dream, the author recounts what happened when, at 15, her parents were forced back to Mexico, leaving her and her brother to fend for themselves as underage children affected by broken immigration laws.

Revealing a deep understanding of Latino culture and building community to change our world for the better, a veteran of New York and national politics who embodies the relentless spirit of progress of American immigrants narrates his life, career and experience.

Follows two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war-- a stunning exploration of the mechanisms of fate, the gravity of the past and the endurance of love.