H2 header The Mystery Writers of America has announced the 2024 Edgar Award nominees, and Macmillan has 7 contenders! BEST NOVEL ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S. A. Cosby BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHORTHE GOLDEN GATE by Amy ChuaSMALL TOWN SINS by Ken Jaworowski BEST FACT CRIME TANGLED VINES: Power, Privilege, and the […]
Tag: Hispanic & Latino
Kirkus Best Books of 2023
Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2023! FICTION MYSTERY AND THRILLER NIGHT WILL FIND YOU by Julia Heaberlin REYKJAVÍK by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir BOOK CLUB BIRNAM WOOD by Eleanor Catton SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY THE DEEP SKY by Yume Kitasei A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT: A ROOTS OF CHAOS NOVEL by Samantha […]
2023 Kirkus Prize Winner
OUR MIGRANT SOULS: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” by Héctor Tobar is a winner for the 2023 Kirkus Prize! 2 starred reviews! “Each chapter extends the notion of Latinidad by centering around a different theme… Timely, intelligent, and generous, this is a must-read from Pulitzer Prize–winner Tobar.”–Booklist, starred review […]
YA Spotlight (5/1/23)
Today’s YA spotlight will give you all the feels as a Mexican American teen artist in the midst of a life transition questions who they are, figures out what they’re meant to do, and falls for the new waiter at their family’s taqueria. ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE BY JONNY GARZA VILLA “In Santi, Garza […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight (10/14/22)
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! From September 15 to October 15, we paid tribute to the contributions, influence, history, and culture of Hispanic and Latinx Americans. Check out some of our favorite titles to celebrate! DOMINICANA BY ANGIE CRUZ 3 starred reviews and an Indie Next pick! “This stirring immigration story is Cruz’s breakout book; it should […]
A Letter to Librarians from Xochitl Gonzalez
In OLGA DIES DREAMING, Xochitl Gonzalez follows the life of Olga and her family, against the backdrop of New York City in the months following the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico’s history. Today, Xochitl joins us with a letter to librarians to share how it feels to have her book in the hands of others. […]
Maximum Shelf: OLGA DIES DREAMING (9/15/21)
Today’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Xochitl Gonzalez’s OLGA DIES DREAMING, a blazing debut about a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her social ambitions, absent mother, and Puerto Rican roots, all in the wake of Hurricane Maria. It’s 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro “Prieto” Acevedo, are boldfaced names in their hometown of […]
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