Latinx Voices and Readings- National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month: Recommended Reading Lists

"this book list features nonfiction and fiction by and about Latinx and Hispanic authors and characters from all over the world."

"LGBTQ Latinx members of GLSEN’s National Student Council compiled a list of books, ranging from children’s books to autobiographies, that shed light on LGBTQ Latinx identities. Importantly, these books explore LGBTQ and Latinx identities as overlapping rather than separate, showing the multiplicity of experiences within these identities."

"a list of nine books that you can read in addition to (or, we don’t want to tell you not to do you your homework, buuuut…) the canonical texts on your curriculum."

"Let me introduce you to a few Latino/a authors whose stories you may not have read, and show you around some of the (perhaps unfamiliar) markets that have published their work."

"While I have not ignored the authors everyone knows of, magic realism, or the most popular countries I decided to cast my nets far and wide. I’ve included short stories, novels, anthologies, poetry, and even a memoir. There are works that defined/created literary movements all the way to recent crime fiction. This list is in no way comprehensive but there is something here for every type of reader– including those who like to watch the adapted film after reading the book."

"a list of essential books written by Latino authors that we think every Latina should read. While it's undeniable that publishing houses need to be paying more attention to Latino authors, we must not ignore the excellent books that have already been published."

from Diversity in YA

"check out a list of five sci-fi and speculative titles and the new worlds they inhabit."

From The Poetry Foundation -- "Exploring Latino/a American poetry and culture."

"a list of titles that feature Hispanic characters and/or are written by Hispanic authors."

The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate.

"...fiction and nonfiction books for grades PreK–9."

"The best selection of multicultural and social justice books for children, YA, and educators."

"Our vision is to: engage with works about, for, and/or by Latinxs; offer a broad forum on Latinx children’s, MG, and YA books; promote literacy and the love of books within the Latinx community;examine the historical and contemporary state of Latinx characters; encourage interest in Latinx children’s, MG, and YA literature among non-Latin@ readers; share perspectives and resources that can be of use to writers, authors, illustrators, librarians, parents, teachers, scholars, and other stakeholders in literacy and publishing."