Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month With Books for All Ages

By NYPL Staff
September 1, 2022

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month at The New York Public Library with free events and programs honoring the cultures and contributions of people with ancestors from countries in the Americas and Spain. Find author talks and panels, book discussions, film screenings, STEAM programs, and arts and crafts for kids, teens, and adults.

Explore titles by authors with Latin American heritage or ancestors recommended by our expert librarians for Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month. The list features bilingual and monolingual titles available in various formats (print, e-book, audiobook, talking book, and braille) for everyone to enjoy.

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Adults

  • Book cover

    Violeta

    by Isabel Allende (Chile)
    Translated from the Spanish by Frances Riddle

    print | e-book | e-audiobook | talking book | Bookshare

    en español

  • Book cover of afterlife

    Afterlife | Más allá

    by Julia Alvarez (Dominican Republic)

    print | e-book | e-audiobook | braille | Bookshare

    en español

  • Book cover of Dona Flor and her Two Husbands

    Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands | Dona Flor e seus dois maridos

    by Jorge Amado (Brazil)
    Translated from the Portuguese by Harriet de Onís

    print | e-book | talking book | Bookshare

    em português | en español

  • Book cover of Caramelo

    Caramelo

    by Sandra Cisneros (Mexico)

    print | e-book | e-audiobook | talking book | Bookshare

    en español

     

  • Book cover of The German Girl

    The German Girl | La niña alemana

    by Lucas Armando Correa (Cuba)
    Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor

    print | e-book | e-audiobook | talking book | Bookshare

    en español

  • Book cover of Breath, Eyes, Memory

    Breath, Eyes, Memory

    by Edwidge Danticat (Haiti)

    print | e-book | e-audiobook | braille | talking book | Bookshare

Teens

  • Book cover of Clap When You Land

    Clap When You Land

    by Elizabeth Acevedo (Dominican Republic)

    print | e-book | e-audiobook | braille | talking book | Bookshare

  • Book cover of Lobizona

    Lobizona

    by Romina Garber (Argentina)
    Illustrated by Rhys Davies

    print | e-book | e-audiobook | braille | talking book | Bookshare

  • Book cover of Woven in Moonlight

    Woven in Moonlight

    by Isabel Ibañez (Bolivia)

    print | e-book | braille | talking book

  • Book Cover of Dear Haiti, Love Alaine

    Dear Haiti, Love Alaine

    by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite (Haiti)

    print | e-audiobook | braille | talking book | Bookshare

  • Book cover of Never Look Back

    Never Look Back

    by Lilliam Rivera (Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic)
    Illustrated by Krystal Quiles

    print | e-book | e-audiobook | braille | talking book

  • Book Cover Where we go from here

    Where We Go From Here

    by Lucas Rocha (Brazil)
    Translated from the Portuguese by Larissa Helena

    print | e-book | e-audiobook | Bookshare

Kids

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