8 Must-Read Books by Latinx Authors

Octavio Solis grew up in El Paso, TX, right next to the Mexican border and within a culture infused with the habits and culture of both countries. In Retablos ($12), Solis feeds on all of this rich culture to tell stories of events, moments, and transformations that marked his childhood by the border, like his parents' move from Mexico to the US, finding a migrant girl hidden in the cotton fields, and his first encounter with racism.