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If you've already devoured all things Allende and García Márquez and you're looking for your next great Latin American read, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've rounded up some of our favorite light reads to throw in your purse, suitcase, or beach bag this Summer. Check out our list — and if all else fails, reread The House of Spirits — it will never get old.

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Brazil by John Updike
Café Tropicana by Belinda Jones
The World in Half by Cristina Henríquez
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez
Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado
The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
Dirty Havana Trilogy by Pedro Juan Gutierrez
How I Became a Nun by Cesar Aira
Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia
We the Animals by Justin Torres
The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
When Reason Breaks by Cindy Rodriguez
Sofrito by Phillippe Diederich
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico by Sarah McCoy
How to Leave Hialeah by Jennine Capó Crucet
Let It Rain Coffee by Angie Cruz
The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba by Margarita Engle
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer
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