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Books to read for Hispanic Heritage Month
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Anjelica Oswald
It's now Hispanic Heritage Month, and as a proud Mexican-american, here are my recommendations for some books to read this month.
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I absolutely love anything Isabel Allende writes, including this one.
Violeta
This book is creepy perfection for fall.
Mexican Gothic
Sobbed my way through this book about the immigrant experience
My Boy Will Die of Sorrow: Immigration Memoir
Read this one for my creepy book club and really enjoyed it. I even thought it didn't go far enough
Tender Is the Flesh: Bazterrica, Agustina
I enjoyed this fantasy journey
Gods of Jade and Shadow
I haven't read this one yet, but a new Isabel Allende is always on my list
My Name Is Emilia del Valle: A Novel - Books
Love a history novel, and this one is no different
The Great Divide: Historical Novel Panama Canal
An absolute classic if you haven't read yet!
Love in the Time of Cholera
Perfect read for October coming up
Monstrilio
As attacks continue on immigrants in our country, this is a must read
The Undocumented Americans
Another must read about the immigrant experience
Solito: A Memoir
A novel about identity.
The House on Mango Street
Inspired by a story about her grandfather, a bandido!
The Bullet Swallower: A Novel - Books
The far right is not only a white problem, it's a Hispanic problem too
Defectors: Rise of Latino Far Right in US
A novel about family and Puerto Rico and corruption and trauma
Olga Dies Dreaming: A Novel: Gonzalez, Xochitl
A Columbian queer story
Hombrecito: A Novel - Sanchez, Santiago Jose
Obviously have to add some history in as a historian
Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire & Revolution
This has been on my TBR for a while so I think it's time to read this month
Catalina: A Novel by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
The humanity is removed from migrants in the news. This book puts it right back where it belongs
Our Migrant Souls: Tobar, Héctor: 9781250335814
Another important memoir read
Once I Was You: Memoir of Love & Hate
