The Best New Books by Latinx Authors For This Fall

L.A. Weather ($23) by Maria Amparo Escandón tells the story of a wealthy LA-based Latinx family that will make you laugh and cry with the sometimes hilarious, sometimes tragic circumstances this family with three daughters finds themselves in.

Gordo ($14) by Jaime Cortez is an impressive debut. This collection of short stories about a family of Latinx farm-workers in California is full of bittersweet childhood memories, ingenuity, humor, family drama, and an unfiltered way of touching on serious matters, like labor rights, immigration, cultural identity, survival, and being American.

Yes, the author from Gothic Mexican is back! In Velvet Was the Night ($21) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the heroine is a compulsive romance-novel-reader who finds herself in a very real mystery when her neighbor disappears. The novel is set in 1970s Mexico City, which makes it even more irresistible.

If you want to know who is who, celebrate women and decorate your living room with some Latinx pride, The New Latina: 100 Millennials Shaping Our World ($30) by Suanny Garcia is for you. Garcia's first book is part guide part homage to 100 influential young Latinas from very different backgrounds who are killing it in their fields. From artists and celebrities (Becky G and Kali Uchis to name a couple) to entrepreneurs, activists, Olympic athletes, and many more!

If you're looking for inspiring and relevant poetry, look no further than My Book Of The Dead ($25) by Ana Castillo. In her latest anthology, the Chicana author touches on everything from Latinx families in camps to the pandemic and the environmental emergency.

Part manual, part biography, Your Intuition Led You Here: Daily Rituals for Empowerment, Inner Knowing, and Magic ($21), by Alex Naranjo and Marlene Vargas, is a must-read if you are into crystals, energy, and rituals. As an LGBTQ+ Latinx couple, the authors and founders of popular candle brand House of Intuition also share their unique story of how they overcome all sorts of obstacles on their way to entrepreneurial success that leaves you feeling empowered and hopeful.

The Brooklyn Brujas author, Zoraida Córdova, is back with "The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina ($27), a multigeneration women saga that you'll love if you are a fan of other masters at telling the story of magical families like Isabel Allende or García Márquez.

Unearthed ($16) by Liliam Rivera with illustrations from Mexican artist Steph C. tells the story of a high school teenager who strives to make her parents proud. "It's also a story about immigration and how Jessica navigates debilitating anxiety while trying to keep her family together," said Rivera in a press statement.