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by Powell's Staff, October 5, 2022 9:13 AM
Whenever you visit one of our Portland-area locations, you’re guaranteed to find so many amazing, thoughtful displays curated by our amazing, thoughtful booksellers. This month, we wanted to highlight three displays that were put together to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Celebrate Hispanic & Latine Heritage, on display in the Blue Room at Powell's City of Books
The Devil Takes You Home
by Gabino Iglesias
Everyone should know that “one final job” is never a good idea when it’s a crime. Check out The Devil Takes You Home if you love organized crime thrillers that are much more than their genre and have excellent storytelling similar to the likes of S. A. Cosby, Stephen Graham Jones, and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
You Had Me at Hola
by Alexis Daria
Need a steamy romance? Check out You Had Me at Hola by Puerto Rican author Alexis Daria. It’s full of “Latinx joy and feminist agency” according to NPR and vibrant characters to fall in love with.
Bless Me, Ultima
by Rudolfo Anaya
Anaya, who died in 2020, was an enormously influential author who is widely considered one of the founders of the canon of contemporary chicano(a/x) literature. Bless Me, Ultima is his best known work and an American classic about coming of age in 1940s New Mexico.
Afterlife
by Julia Alvarez
Dominican-American novelist, poet, and essayist, Julia Alvarez, is regarded as one of the critically and commercially successful Latina writers of her time. Afterlife is her first adult novel in over 15 years and was one of the most anticipated books of 2020. It’s a timely story about being an immigrant and dealing with love and loss.
Dominicana
by Angie Cruz
Award-winning and one of the most anticipated books of 2020, Dominicana follows Ana who agrees to a loveless marriage so her family can eventually immigrate to America. Cruz’s truly gorgeous writing brings so much depth and heart to this story about sacrifice, freedom, and the boundless strength of one’s spirit.
Brickmakers
by Selva Almada (tr. Annie McDermott)
Brickmakers is a powerful retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in rural Argentina. With her distinctive prose, she explores violence, passion, the working-class rural life, masculinity, and the toxicity of machismo. Beautiful and heartbreaking.
Check out the rest of the books on this great display, curated by bookseller Michelle L.
Hispanic Heritage Month, on display in the Red Room at Powell's City of Books
Open Veins of Latin America
by Eduardo Galeano
This text is at once a political statement, historical scholarship, and incredible social and cultural narrative. Wonderfully organized and written.
Gold, Oil, and Avocados
by Andy Robinson
Read this if you like Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano, micro-histories of our most common commodities and luxuries, and up-to-date environmental writing.
The Revolt of the Cockroach People
by Oscar Zeta Acosta
The myth of Dr. Gonzo (played by Benicio del Toro to Johnny Depp’s Hunter Thompson) unfortunately overshadows the all-too-real trials and tribulations of Oscar Acosta, lawyer and Chicano movement activist.
The Last Cuentista
by Donna Barba Higuera
The Last Cuentista is an easy-reading dystopian story of interstellar colonization. Higuera illustrates the importance of carrying our heritage into the future by remembering and retelling the stories of our predecessors. Especially in the face of assimilation.
Magdalena
by Wade Davis
Try Magdalena if you like travelogues and nature writing that provide cultural and demographic contexts for the history of Colombia and its mountains and rainforest.
Check out the rest of the books on this great display, curated by bookseller Abigail R.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage, on display in the Rose Room at Powell's City of Books
Ophelia After All
by Racquel Marie
Try Ophelia After All if you like queer, coming-of-age stories filled with fraught romances.
Lety Out Loud
by Angela Cervantes
An animal-loving story that shows how love has its own kind of language!
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