Books for Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month
By Coll Rowe | August 23 2022 | General
Poems
9780593534823
It has been twenty-eight years since Sandra Cisneros published a book of poetry. With dozens of never-before-seen poems, Woman Without Shame is a moving collection of songs, elegies, and declarations that chronicle her pilgrimage toward rebirth and the recognition of her prerogative as a woman artist. These bluntly honest and often humorous meditations on memory, desire, and the essential nature of love blaze a path toward self-awareness. For Cisneros, Woman Without Shame is the culmination of her search for home—in the Mexico of her ancestors and in her own heart.
$27.00 US
Sep 13, 2022
Hardcover
176 Pages
Knopf
A Memoir
9780593498064
A young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this “gripping memoir” (NPR) of bravery, hope, and finding family.
$29.00 US
Sep 06, 2022
Hardcover
400 Pages
Hogarth
- English > Comparative Literature > Immigrant and Refugee Literature
- English > Comparative Literature > Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > Migration Studies
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Migration
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Geography > Human Geography
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A History of Latinos in America: Second Revised and Updated Edition
9780143137436
A sweeping history of the Latinx experience in the United States
$22.00 US
Jun 14, 2022
Paperback
560 Pages
Penguin Books
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Ethnic Americans
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Mexican Americans
- History > U.S. History > Latino/a American
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Immigration History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Latin American Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Immigration Law
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Writings on Politics & Revolution
9781644211120
Selected writings—speeches, essays, and letters—by one of the most widely known guerilla fighters, political theorists, and organizers, Che Guevara.
$22.95 US
Jun 21, 2022
Paperback
448 Pages
Seven Stories Press
- Anthropology > Peoples and Cultures > Peoples and Cultures of South America
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- English > Comparative Literature: Latin American and Caribbean > Argentinian
- English > Comparative Literature: Latin American and Caribbean > South American
- History > Period History: Latin America and Caribbean > 1825 through Present
- History > Regional History: Latin America and Caribbean > Argentina
- History > Topical History > History of Political Thought
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Philosophy > Social and Political Philosophy > Political Philosophy
- Philosophy > Social and Political Philosophy > Social and Political Philosophy
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Latin American Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Ideologies
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Philosophy
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Theory and Thought
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A Memoir
9780593466513
In this unflinching and inspiring memoir, Jesse Leon tells an extraordinary story of resilience and survival, shining a light on a childhood spent devastated by sex trafficking, street life, and substance abuse.
$19.00 US
Aug 23, 2022
Paperback
336 Pages
Vintage
- English > Comparative Literature > LGBTQIA+ Literature
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- History > Topical History > History of LGBTQIA+
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Family Studies and Human Development > Specialized Courses
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Gender and Violence
- Psychology > Abnormal and Clinical Psychology > Violence / Abuse
- Sociology > Social Problems > Violence and Abuse
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Healthcare Professions > Diseases / Disorders > Drug Use and Abuse
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Notes on a Latin American Journey
9781644210680
A New York Times BestsellerWith a new introduction by "The Motorcyle Diaries" filmmaker Walter Salles, and featuring 24 pages of photos taken by Che.
$17.95 US
Jul 16, 2021
Paperback
192 Pages
Seven Stories Press
- Anthropology > Peoples and Cultures > Peoples and Cultures of South America
- English > Comparative Literature > Politics and Literature
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- English > Comparative Literature: Latin American and Caribbean > Argentinian
- English > Comparative Literature: Latin American and Caribbean > Caribbean
- English > Comparative Literature: Latin American and Caribbean > South American
- History > Period History: Latin America and Caribbean > 1825 through Present
- History > Regional History: Latin America and Caribbean > Argentina
- History > Topical History > History of Political Thought
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Philosophy > Social and Political Philosophy > Political Philosophy
- Philosophy > Social and Political Philosophy > Social and Political Philosophy
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Latin American Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Ideologies
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Philosophy
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Sociology
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Theory and Thought
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Social Stratification
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Culinary, Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism > Travel and Tourism > Introduction to Travel and Tourism
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9780345806406
Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction
$17.00 US
Mar 03, 2015
Paperback
304 Pages
Vintage
- English > Comparative Literature > Immigrant and Refugee Literature
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Fiction
- English > Literature > American Literature – 21st Century
- English > Literature > American Literature – Latino American
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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Stories
9780525511304
Selected for common reading at:
$18.00 US
Apr 07, 2020
Paperback
240 Pages
One World
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Fiction
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Native American Fiction
- English > Literature > American Literature – 21st Century
- English > Literature > American Literature – Latino American
- English > Literature > American Literature – Native American and Indigenous
- English > Literature > Introduction to Fiction
- English > Literature > Women and Literature
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Literature and Drama
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Native American and Indigenous Literature and Drama
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The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation
9780451238146
Chronicling the rich and varied history of Latinos in the United States, this companion to the PBS documentary miniseries vividly and candidly tells how the story of Latino Americans is the story of our country.
$24.00 US
Sep 03, 2013
Paperback
272 Pages
Celebra
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- History > U.S. History > Latino/a American
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Latin American Politics
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Specialized Courses
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A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
9781646220533
In this New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, the son of working-class Mexican immigrants flees a life of labor in fruit-packing plants to run in a Native American marathon from Canada to Guatemala in this “stunning memoir that moves to the rhythm of feet, labor, and the many landscapes of the Americas” (Catriona Menzies-Pike, author of The Long Run).
$16.95 US
Mar 02, 2021
Paperback
240 Pages
Catapult
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Native American Non-Fiction
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Native American and Indigenous Studies
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The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
9781984880116
Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head.
$20.00 US
Jun 07, 2022
Paperback
416 Pages
Penguin Books
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 19th Century
- History > Regional History: Latin America and Caribbean > Mexico
- History > Topical History > History of Slavery
- History > U.S. History > History of the South
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Texas Politics
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A Memoir
9780807062920
A coming-of-age memoir by a Colombian-Cuban woman about the lessons she learns--and rebels against--about being poor, queer and Latina from the women in her family.
$18.00 US
Sep 08, 2015
Paperback
200 Pages
Beacon Press
- English > Comparative Literature > LGBTQIA+ Literature
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- English > Literature > American Literature – Latino American
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > LGBTQIA+ Studies
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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A Memoir
9780399590061
The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and co-writer of In the Heights tells her lyrical story of coming of age against the backdrop of an ailing Philadelphia barrio, with her sprawling Puerto Rican family as a collective muse.
$20.00 US
Jan 11, 2022
Paperback
336 Pages
One World
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Memoir
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Latino/a and Chicano/a Non-Fiction
- English > Comparative Literature: American > Puerto Rican Memoir
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Art
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
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A Novel
9781948226882
A fableistic, “beautifully crafted, poetic” debut novel of enormous power and grace about a sister trying to hold back her brother from the edge of the abyss for readers of Jesmyn Ward and Tommy Orange (The New York Times Book Review).
$25.00 US
Mar 02, 2021
Hardcover
240 Pages
Catapult
9780525620808
Selected for common reading at Purdue University
$19.00 US
Jun 15, 2021
Paperback
352 Pages
Del Rey
9781644210703
Una extraordinaria novela de iniciación sobre una mujer joven que encuentra su voz en el mundo ahora en una edición en Español. / An extraordinary coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world, now in a Spanish language edition.
$18.95 US
Jun 15, 2021
Paperback
400 Pages
Siete Cuentos
- English > Comparative Literature > Major Themes: Love
- English > Comparative Literature: Latin American and Caribbean > Caribbean
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Literature and Drama
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Latin American Studies
- World Languages > Spanish > Latin American Literature
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