Best Latin American Novels - April 2024

We the Animals: A novel

• ASIN: B005ENZ6KM
• ASIN: B005ENZ6KM
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

World's Scariest Places: Volume Two: Helltown & Island of the Dolls

This omnibus edition includes books two and three in the bestselling World's Scariest Places series.Helltown - Since the 1980s there have been numerous reports of occult activity and other possibly supernatural phenomenon within certain villages and townships of Summit County, Ohio—an area collectively known as Helltown.When a group of out-out-town friends investigating the legends are driven off the road by a mysterious hearse, their night of cheap thrills turns to chills as they begin to die one by one.Island of the Dolls - Deep within an ancient Aztec canal system on the outskirts of Mexi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1988091152
• ASIN: 1988091152
• ISBN: 1988091152
• Manufacturer: Ghillinnein Books

The Poet X

Winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award!Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.But Xiomara has plenty she wants to ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062662813
• ASIN: 0062662813
• ISBN: 0062662813
• Manufacturer: HarperTeen

The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories

When Latin American writers burst onto the world literary scene in the now famous "Boom" of the sixties, it seemed as if an entire literature had invented itself over night out of thin air. Not only was the writing extraordinary but its sudden and spectacular appearance itself seemed magical. In fact, Latin American literature has a long and rich tradition that reaches back to the Colonial period and is filled with remarkable writers too little known in the English-speaking world. The short story has been a central part of this tradition, from Fray Bartolome de las Casas' narrative protests ag... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0195130855
• ASIN: 0195130855
• ISBN: 0195130855
• Brand: Oxford University Press USA
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

The Savage Detectives: A Novel

• ASIN: B00D0N5C5C
• ASIN: B00D0N5C5C
• Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

This Is How You Lose Her

• ASIN: B0085DOG2W
• ASIN: B0085DOG2W
• Manufacturer: Riverhead Books

2666: A Novel

• ASIN: B00D0K3FQI
• ASIN: B00D0K3FQI
• Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Where the Bird Sings Best

The magnum opus from Alejandro Jodorowsky—director of The Holy Mountain, star of Jodorowsky’s Dune, spiritual guru behind Psychomagic and The Way of Tarot, innovator behind classic comics The Incal and Metabarons, and legend of Latin American literature.There has never been an artist like the polymathic Chilean director, author, and mystic Alejandro Jodorowsky. For eight decades, he has blazed new trails across a dazzling variety of creative fields. While his psychedelic, visionary films have been celebrated by the likes of John Lennon, Marina Abramovic, and Kanye West, his novels—praise... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1632060957
• ASIN: 1632060957
• ISBN: 1632060957
• Brand: Restless Books
• Manufacturer: Restless Books

The Latino Reader: An American Literary Tradition from 1542 to the Present

The Latino Reader is the first anthology to present the full history of this important American literary tradition, from the mid-sixteenth century to the present day. Selections include works of history, memoirs, letters, and essays, as well as fiction, poetry, and drama. Adding to the importance of the volume are several selections from rare and little-known texts that have been translated into English for the first time.

• ASIN: 0395765285
• UPC: 046442765282
• ASIN: 0395765285
• ISBN: 0395765285
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Cari Mora: A Novel

• ASIN: 1538750147
• ASIN: 1538750147
• ISBN: 1538750147
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

A Planet for Rent (Cuban Science Fiction)

“A Planet for Rent is the English-language debut of Yoss, one of Cuba's most lauded writers of science fiction. Translated by David Frye, these linked stories craft a picture of a dystopian future: Aliens called xenoids have invaded planet Earth, and people are looking to flee the economically and socially bankrupt remains of human civilization. Yoss' smart and entertaining novel tackles themes like prostitution, immigration and political corruption. Ultimately, it serves as an empathetic yet impassioned metaphor for modern-day Cuba, where the struggle for power has complicated every facet o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1632060361
• ASIN: 1632060361
• ISBN: 1632060361
• Brand: Restless Books
• Manufacturer: Restless Books

The Chandelier

In paperback, Clarice Lispector’s explosive and surprising second novelThe Chandelier, written when Lispector was only twenty-three, reveals a very different author from the college student whose debut novel, Near to the Wild Heart, announced the landfall of “Hurricane Clarice.” Virginia and her cruel, beautiful brother, Daniel, grow up in a decaying country mansion. They leave for the city, but the change of locale leaves Virginia's internal life unperturbed. In intensely poetic language, Lispector conducts a stratigraphic excavation of Virginia's thoughts, revealing the drama of Clari... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0811228711
• ASIN: 0811228711
• ISBN: 0811228711
• Manufacturer: New Directions

Pepperpot: Best New Stories from the Caribbean

"This wonderful anthology of fresh voices from the Caribbean…includes writers from Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The diverse textures of the stories by 13 established and new authors weave a tapestry of the islands, water, sand, ocean breeze, and rum. Vivid settings serve as backdrops for a dazzling display of personalities."--Booklist"The wonder in these stories is that they show Caribbean culture--the people, sounds, food, and music...this book will appeal to readers of Caribbean fiction and beyond."--Library Journal"One of my favorit... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1617752711
• ASIN: 1617752711
• ISBN: 1617752711
• Manufacturer: Peekash Press

When We Left Cuba

Instant New York Times bestseller!In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life—and heart—to take back her country in this exhilarating New York Times bestselling historical novel from the author of Next Year in Havana, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick.Beautiful. Daring. Deadly. The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez—her family, her people, her country. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro's inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge and her desire to reclaim the life ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 045149086X
• ASIN: 045149086X
• ISBN: 045149086X
• Brand: Berkley
• Manufacturer: Berkley

The Neighborhood: A Novel

A thrilling tale of desire and Peruvian corruption swirls around a scandalous exposé that leads to murderFrom the Nobel Laureate comes a politically charged detective novel weaving through the underbelly of Peruvian privilege. In the 1990s, during the turbulent and deeply corrupt years of Alberto Fujimori’s presidency, two wealthy couples of Lima’s high society become embroiled in a disturbing vortex of erotic adventures and politically driven blackmail. One day Enrique, a high-profile businessman, receives a visit from Rolando Garro, the editor of a notorious magazine that specializes in... [Read More]

• ASIN: B073TSGLGQ
• ASIN: B073TSGLGQ
• Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The Best American Mystery Stories 2019

New York Times best-selling author of ten genre-bending novels Jonathan Lethem helms this collection of the year’s best mystery short

• UPC: 497261548

The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America : A Toon Graphic

"A collection of three Mexican folktales retold in graphic novel

• UPC: 955518555
• Rating: 4.0

The Latino Reader : An American Literary Tradition from 1542 to the Present

Gathers the fiction, poetry, letters, and essays of Latino

• UPC: 452941

Bogotá 39: New Voices from Latin America

An anthology of short stories by the best thirty-nine Latin American authors under the age of forty, produced in conjunction with the Hay

• UPC: 142470971
• Rating: 4.0

Sudden Fiction Latino : Short-Short Stories from the United States and Latin America

For readers who love great short-short stories, this bountiful anthology is the best of Latin American and U.S. Latino

• UPC: 11597072
• Rating: 4.1

The Best American Travel Writing 2014

Presents an anthology of the best travel writing published in 2014, selected from magazines, newspapers, and web

• UPC: 34162731
• Rating: 4.0

El principito (Latino) - Audiobook

El principito habita un pequeñísimo asteroide, que comparte con una flor caprichosa y tres volcanes. Pero tiene "problemas" con la flor y empieza a experimentar las soledad. Hasta que decide abandonar el planeta en busca

• UPC: 659323956
• Rating: 4.3

The Best American Travel Writing 2013

A collection of the best travel writing pieces published in American periodicals during

• UPC: 22750184
• Rating: 4.0

The Great Latin American Novel - eBook

One of the late Carlos Fuentes's final projects, this compendium of his criticism traces the evolution of the Latin American novel from the discovery of America to the present day. Combining historical perspective with personal

• UPC: 290367704

The Great American Read: The Book of Books : Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels

"As featured in the PBS series The great American

• UPC: 270948048