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15 New Books By Latinx Authors To Add To Your Bookshelf

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These are the new and popular books by Latinx authors that you should definitely bookmark.  (Photo: HuffPost )
These are the new and popular books by Latinx authors that you should definitely bookmark. (Photo: HuffPost )

Even if you have a ton of books you haven’t read just yet, you still might be looking for new reading material all the time.

We asked the folks at Goodreads, who we team up with for our series on the most anticipated new books released each month, for their recommendations of the latest books by Latino, Latina and Latinx authors to read now.

As lots of us probably know all too well, the publishing industry isn’t known for being inclusive — especially when it comes to marketing the work of writers of color. It’s important to seek out, support and buy books by Black authors and people of color. Not just right now, but all the time.

Goodreads members have been reading books by Latino, Latina and Latinx authors all year long, according to Cybil Wallace, a senior editor at Goodreads. That includes Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s horror novel “Mexican Gothic” and “A Long Petal of the Sea” from beloved author Isabel Allende.

For our list of 15 of the most trending books from Latinx authors, Goodreads tallied up how many members mark a book “to read,” a book’s rating out of five stars and how many times a book is actually rated.

Below, you’ll see popular books by Latinx authors that you might want to add to your own shelves. Most of them were published only a few months ago.

As always, you should check to see if your local independent bookstore has these titles in stock. To support local bookstores, we’re linking the books in our list to Bookshop. On Bookshop, you can choose between letting all the profits from your purchase go to a local bookstore of your choice or your order going into a collective fund that’s divided between independent bookstores. You can find all 15 books on Amazon, too.

Check out 15 of the most trending books on Goodreads by Latinx authors:

"A Long Petal of the Sea" by Isabel Allende

You might know author Isabel Allende from her bestselling novels "<a href="https://amzn.to/33Vs3aL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The House of the Spirits</a>" and "<a href="https://amzn.to/3kIbwhh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">City of the Beasts</a>." <br /><br />Her latest book, "A Long Petal of the Sea," follows Roser, a pregnant widow, and Victor Dalmau, the brother of her deceased lover, who flee Spain just before World War II breaks out and try to make a new home for themselves in Chile.<br /><br />You can read more about Allende's newest novel on <a href="https://fave.co/33YhNhV" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $28 at <a href="https://fave.co/3cv02KY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It's also available on <a href="https://amzn.to/3iYz8xO" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

This novel, set in 1950s Mexico, made it to <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/top-june-2020-book-releases_l_5ed54af4c5b6a785d4de9285" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">our list of most-anticipated reads in June</a>. In "Mexican Gothic," debutante Noem&iacute; Taboada goes to her newlywed cousin's countryside manor after receiving a mysterious letter from her. But her cousin's husband, father-in-law and brother-in-law are all hiding something, and Noem&iacute; finds herself doing some sleuthing. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/3038PPo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $25 at <a href="https://fave.co/362LEZt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/3hTrWSc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"You Had Me at Hola" by Alexis Daria

"You Had Me at Hola" follows soap opera stars Jasmine Lin Rodriguez and Ashton Su&aacute;rez. She just went through a public breakup, and he's worried about his career being over. While working on a new telenovela, sparks fly. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/35Zq0oW" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $15 at <a href="https://fave.co/3j0B0G1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/3j1PTrE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"Clap When You Land" by Elizabeth Acevedo

"Clap When You Land" is a novel in verse, meaning it's <a href="https://poets.org/glossary/verse-novel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told through poetry</a>. The book is about two sisters, one who lives in New York City and the other who lives in the Dominican Republic, who find out that their dad has died in a plane crash. While apart from each other, Camino and Yahaira have to figure out their new world without him. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/3kIbFkQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $17 at <a href="https://fave.co/33UxeIe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/32WMFAk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"Hurricane Season" by Fernanda Melchor

"Hurricane Season," which was originally published in 2017 (this translation was published in March), starts off with the discovery of a witch's corpse by a group of children. And the murder has everyone in a small Mexican village struggling to figure out how it happened. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/2EvG2vt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $21 at <a href="https://fave.co/2FWtwWt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a> (you can preorder the paperback, too). It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/32Yqcmd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"The Worst Best Man" by Mia Sosa

Fans of rom-coms, you might want to check out "The Worst Best Man," which was published in February. The novel follows Carolina Santos, a wedding planner, who was left at the altar and now has to work with her almost brother-in-law &mdash; who actually <i>encouraged </i>Carolina's former fianc&eacute; to leave her at the altar. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/307rtFM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $15 at <a href="https://fave.co/3mNowEf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/2RTqJzx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"The Lost Book of Adana Moreau" by Michael Zapata

"The Lost Book of Adana Moreau" takes place in 1920s New Orleans. Adana Moreau writes a science fiction novel that becomes popular once it is published. But as she's working on a sequel, she dies and supposedly destroys the only copy of the work in progress. But decades later, as Hurricane Katrina is about to hit the city, the manuscript is found once again by a stranger. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/3cEz4Rz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $25 at <a href="https://fave.co/2EtKyuf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/3i4cSkG" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"Children of the Land" by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

This memoir recounts how author Marcelo Hernandez Castillo grew up undocumented in California, including his father's deportation and a decade of being separated from his own wife and children as an adult. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/3kP3ROl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $27 at <a href="https://fave.co/305Fwf2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a> (you can preorder the paperback version, too). It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/3kIyLb1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"The Undocumented Americans" by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

In "The Undocumented Americans," Karla Cornejo Villavicencio takes a trip across the country to talk to fellow undocumented immigrants about their stories. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/2G1XY14" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $24 at <a href="https://fave.co/3cvbshP" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/2RWNJhi" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"The Last Train to Key West" by Chanel Cleeton

Published in June, "The Last Train to Key West" takes place in 1935, when one of the most powerful hurricane is about to hit the Florida Keys. It follows three women &mdash; Helen Berner, Elizabeth Preston and Mirta Perez &mdash; who have to navigate their own troubles along with the hurricane coming their way. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/32VJd94" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $15 at <a href="https://fave.co/2Hllgj0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/365AVNF" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"Little Eyes" by Samanta Schweblin

In Samanta Schweblin's new novel, people can own stuffed animals called "kentukis" &mdash; which have cameras for eyes, wheels for feet and are connected to a global server &mdash; that can let them "voyeuristically spend time in someone else's life." We're creeped out already. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/3mPG9mQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $24 at <a href="https://fave.co/33WXEJ7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/33XhvrS" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"Spirit Run" by Noé Álvarez

In this debut memoir, No&eacute; &Aacute;lvarez, the son of Mexican immigrants, runs in a Native American marathon from Canada to Guatemala, trying to figure out who he is during his travels. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/305Bfs8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $24 at <a href="https://fave.co/33YqpoS" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/3080dXP" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"Afterlife" by Julia Alvarez

You might know Julia Alvarez from her books "<a href="https://amzn.to/2Ev8GwB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In the Time of the Butterflies</a>" and "<a href="https://amzn.to/2FQjTbY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How the Garc&iacute;a Girls Lost Their Accents</a>.<a href="https://amzn.to/2FQjTbY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>" "Afterlife," which was published in April, is her first adult novel in over a decade. <br /><br />In "Afterlife," writer Antonia Vega has to deal with her retirement, the death of her husband and disappearance of her sister. And while dealing with everything going on, she finds a pregnant, undocumented teenager at a doorstep. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/304fmtf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $24 at <a href="https://fave.co/30msZnV" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/2HlmJ90" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"Tender Is the Flesh" by Augustina Bazterrica

In the world of "Tender Is the Flesh," human meat is now legal to eat. The story follows Marcos, who works at slaughtering this new meat, as he becomes doubtful about what he does for a living.  <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/33ZzcHh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $15 at <a href="https://fave.co/363XTop" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/32WSrBZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

"The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez" by Rudy Ruiz

In "The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez," Fulgencio Ramirez and Carolina Mendelssohn fall in love in the 1950s. Their love is broken apart because they come from different backgrounds &mdash; Fulgencio is the son of immigrants and Carolina is the daughter of the local pharmacist. But 30 years later, Fulgencio finds out that Carolina's husband has died. <br /><br />You can read more about this book on <a href="https://fave.co/2FWDZkJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goodreads</a> and find it for $26 at <a href="https://fave.co/33UYmH4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>. It&rsquo;s also available at <a href="https://amzn.to/3i4kJ1E" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a>.

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