Hispanic Authors
If you enjoyed the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez or Isabel Allende, try some of these works of fiction by other writers of Hispanic origin. All of these titles are located in the Adult Fiction section of the Library unless otherwise noted.
Acosta, Belinda. Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz. 2009.
Alarcón, Daniel. Lost City Radio. 2007.
Also available: eBook
Alvarado, Lisa. Sister Chicas. 2006.
Alvarez, Julia. In the Time of the Butterflies.
1994. (Adult Paperback-Oversize A).
Also available: CD
Anaya, Rudolfo A. Randy Lopez Goes Home. 2011.
Arana, Marie. Cellophane. 2006.
Arenas, Reinaldo. The Color of Summer, or The New Garden of Earthly Delights. 2000.
Benítez, Sandra. Night of the Radishes. 2003.
Bolano, Roberto. 2666. 2008.
Bridal, Tessa. The Tree of Red Stars. 1997. (Adult Romance BRI).
Caesares, Oscar. Amigoland. 2009.
Castillo, Ana. Peel My Love Like An Onion. 1999.
Chávez, Denise. Loving Pedro Infante. 2001.
Cisneros, Carlos. The Case Runner. 2008.
Cisneros, Sandra. Caramelo, or Puro Cuento. 2002.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Cobo, Leila. The Second Time We Met. 2012.
De Robertis, Carolina. The Invisible Mountain. 2009.
Díaz, Junot. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. 2007.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eAudiobook
Engel, Patricia. Vida. 2010.
Ferre, Rosario. Eccentric Neighborhoods. 1998.
Fuentes, Carlos. The Eagle’s Throne. 2006.
García, Cristina. A Handbook to Luck. 2007.
Also available: CD
Gomez, Iris. Try to Remember. 2010.
Hernández, Lisa. Migrations and Other Stories. 2007.
Hijuelos, Oscar. Beautiful María of My Soul, or, The True Story of María García y Cifuentes, The Lady Behind a Famous Song. 2010.
Limon, Graciela. The Day of the Moon. 1999.
Llanos-Figueroa, Dahlina. Daughters of the Stone. 2009.
Lopez, Lorraine. The Realm of Hungry Spirits. 2011.
Manrique, Jaime. Our Lives Are the Rivers. 2006.
Martinez, Nina Marie. Caramba!: A Tale Told in Turns of the Card. 2004.
Menendez, Ana. Loving Che. 2003.
Muñoz, Manuel. The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue. 2007.
Roman, A. E. (Alex Echevarria). Chinatown Angel. 2009. (Adult Mystery ROM).
Rotella, Sebastian. Triple Crossing.
2011.
Also available: CD
Skyhorse, Brando. The Madonnas of Echo Park.
2010.
Also available: CD
Solares, Martin. The Black Minutes. 2010.
Sudden Fiction Latino: Short-short Stories from the United States and Latin America.
2010.
(810.80868 S).
Tobar, Hector. The Barbarian Nurseries. 2011.
Also available: CD
Torres, Justin. We the Animals. 2011.
Also available: CD
Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Hummingbird’s Daughter. 2005.
Valdes-Rodriquez, Alisa. Make Him Look Good. 2006. (Adult Chick Lit VAL).
Also available: CD
Villaseñor, Victor. The Wild Steps of Heaven. 1996.