Hispanic Authors to Read Before Hispanic Heritage Month Ends
Like any other mediums of entertainment, the Hispanic authors and culture in literature are always being overlooked and underrepresented. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Like any other medium of entertainment, Hispanic authors and culture in literature are always being overlooked and underrepresented.

Finding your great next read cannot only come from one specific place, you just have to find the right type of content to keep you engaged.

Fortunately, there are publishers and books that cater to the Latino representation. With this, Hispanic authors are also given the right kind of opportunity to showcase the rich culture of Latinos in their literary world.

Celebrate your Hispanic authors before the Hispanic Heritage Month ends on Oct. 15.

Here are some of the classic and recently published books to stack on your bookshelf:

A Long Petal of the Sea

A Long Petal of the Sea is written by Chilean author Isabel Allende and was published in 2019.

The book was originally published in Spain by publisher Plaza & Janés, and was brought to the United States by publisher Vintage Espanol.

The novel realistically paints the picture of a civil war. The book was set in Spain and tells the story of survival in a time of struggle; of exile and the search for joy and belonging.

Allende also wrote The House of Spirits, which was considered to be one of the most beloved Latin American works in the twentieth century.

Mexican Gothic

Mexican Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia wrote Gods of Jade and Shadow, Untamed Shore, and most recently Mexican Gothic.

Mexican Gothic is a gothic horror novel that tells the story of her cousin's accusations that her husband is trying to kill her.

The novel is set in 1950s Mexico.

The book is set to be adapted into limited series by Hulu, ABC Signature Studios, and Milojo Productions.

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is written by Erika L. Sánchez. Sánchez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants.

Her mentioned work earned the National Book Award Finalist and a New York-Times Bestseller. This was initially published in Oct. 17, 2017 with a genre of Young Adult contemporary.

The book pictures the relationship of a Hispanic family and the roles they have to play as members of the household.

It poses the stereotypes and struggles of being in an Mexican-American family.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez will never be out of the list when it comes to Hispanic authors that you should read.

One Hundred Years of Solitude is one Márquez's most prominent works with its genre being defined as "magical realism."

This family epic tells the story of the Buendia family, their conflicts, desire for love, and solitude.

Márquez also wrote Love in the Time of Cholera, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and Memories of my Melancholy Wives among others.

In the Dream House: A Memoir

Taking a break with fiction might be a good idea with Carmen Maria Machado's memoir published in 2019.

In Machado's published memoir, she discussed her abusive relationship with her girlfriend.

In the Dream House was published on Nov. 5, 2019 by Graywolf Press and has been longlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carneige Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.

Machado also wrote Her Body and Other Parties.

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