15 Books by Afro-Latinx Writers You Won't Want to Put Down

"Brother, Sister, Mother, Explorer" ($23) is Afro-Tano author Jamie Figueroa's powerful debut novel. It's about a brother and sister who return to their hometown after their mother dies and must face past traumas. There for just a few days, it becomes clear that the brother is headed for ruin, so his sister strikes up a bargain with him in the hopes of changing the course of his future before it's too late.