Latine Authors

A Tall Dark Trouble

By: Vanessa Montalban

Narrated by: Rebecca Soler

Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The Sánchez women aren't just unlucky in love—they're cursed.Eighteen-year-old twins Delfi and Lela know better than to play with magic. Their lives are marked by a malevolence that’s followed their family from Cuba to Miami, poisoning any chance at romantic love. It’s no wonder their Mami has forbidden them from getting involved with the... Read more

First Gen

By: Alejandra Campoverdi

Narrated by: Alejandra Campoverdi

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

An unflinching memoir and "invaluable resource" (Kirkus) about navigating social mobility as a first gen Latina—offering both a riveting personal story and an examination of the unacknowledged emotional tolls of being a trailblazer. 

Alejandra Campoverdi has been a child on welfare, a White House aide to President Obama, a Harvard graduate, a... Read more

Witch of Wild Things

By: Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

Narrated by: Krysta Gonzales

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
One of Amazon's Best Romances of September!
A People Magazine Romantasy Pick!

Legend goes that long ago a Flores woman offended the old gods, and their family was cursed as a result. Now, every woman born to the family has a touch of magic.
 
Sage Flores has been running from her family—and their “gifts”—ever since her... Read more

Creep

By: Myriam Gurba

Narrated by: Myriam Gurba

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALIST * A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER

“Quite simply one of the best books of the decade.” —Los Angeles Review of Books * “The mother of intersectional Latinx identity.” —Cosmopolitan * “Brilliant…a hopeful book…rooted in the steadfast belief other worlds are possible.” —The New York Observer * “Witty,... Read more

The Name-Bearer

By: Natalia Hernandez

Narrated by: Ana Osorio

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

For her entire life, the Name-Bearer's sole purpose has been to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy from the Flowers of Prophecy. But when the child is finally born and the Name-Bearer is sent to the Flowers, they refuse to name him. Instead they deliver a prophecy; another child was born who is more worthy of the Naming, and if... Read more

Pinata

By: Leopoldo Gout

Narrated by: Patricia Loranca Ochoa

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Carmen Sánchez está de regreso en su país de origen, México, supervisando la renovación de una antigua catedral en un hotel boutique. Sus hijas adolescentes, Izel y Luna, están con ella durante el verano y se fueron a pasar las tardes sin supervisión en una ciudad extranjera. Los lugareños tratan a las mujeres Sánchez como forasteras, mientras... Read more

Where There Was Fire

By: John Manuel Arias

Narrated by: Adriana Sananes

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Bilingual Spanish/English audiobook narrator Sananes enlivens Costa Rican American poet/writer Arias’ multigenerational saga." —Booklist

A lush and lyrical debut novel about a Costa Rican family wrestling with a deadly secret, from rising literary star John Manuel Arias

Costa Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company’s... Read more

Daughters of Latin America

By: Sandra Guzman

Narrated by: Almarie Guerra & Maria Victoria Martinez

Length: 18 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Spanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists from across the world—from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Acevedo and artist/poet Cecilia Vicuña—gathered in one magnificent volume.Daughters of Latin America... Read more

The Sun and the Void

By: Gabriela Romero Lacruz

Narrated by: Natalia Castellanos

Length: 16 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

"Evocative and captivating. An enthralling tale of ancient gods, dangerous magic, family and love." ―​Sue Lynn Tan, author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Two women embark on a unforgettable quest that draws them into a world of dark gods and ancient magic in this sweeping fantasy debut inspired by the history and folklore of colonial South... Read more

Silver Nitrate

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Narrated by: Gisela Chípe

Length: 13 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers.

“No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath... Read more

Vanishing Maps

By: Cristina García

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo, Marisa Blake, Anthony Lee Medina...

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of Dreaming in Cuban, a follow-up novel that tracks four generations of the del Pino family against the tumultuous backdrops of Cuba, the U.S., Germany, and Russia in the new millennium

"A beautiful novel: hilarious one moment, haunting the next.” —Chris Bohjalian, author of The Flight Attendant and The Lioness

Celia del... Read more

The Male Gazed

By: Manuel Betancourt

Narrated by: Manuel Betancourt

Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Manuel Betancourt has long lustfully coveted masculinity—in part because he so lacked it. As a child in Bogotá, Colombia, he grew up with the social pressure to appear strong, manly, and, ultimately, straight. And yet in the films and television he avidly watched, Betancourt saw glimmers of different possibilities. From the stars of telenovelas... Read more

Hasta que alguien me escuche / Until Someone Listens (Spanish ed.)

By: Estela Juarez & Lissette Norman

Narrated by: Estela Juarez

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

Hasta que alguien me escuche is the Spanish edition of Until Someone Listens.

When Estela Juarez's mom is deported to Mexico, Estela knows she has to speak up for her family. Told in Estela's own words, Until Someone Listens is a true story about a young girl finding her voice and using it to make... Read more

Kiss Me, Mi Amor

By: Alana Quintana Albertson

Narrated by: Christophe Landa & Vanessa Vasquez

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

It turns out that a fake relationship is the perfect recipe for a love that sizzles hotter than Santa Barbara’s spiciest salsa—when it’s between enemies.…

Enrique Montez, smooth-talking heir to the Taco King empire, is man enough to admit that he made a critical error when he underestimated Carolina Flores. The agricultural hotshot should have... Read more

The Coquíes Still Sing

By: Karina Nicole González

Narrated by: Laura Gómez

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

"This book is more than beautiful." - Yuyi Morales, Caldecott Honoree and New York Times bestselling creator of Dreamers

A powerful story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017, written by debut author Karina González and illustrated by Krystal Quiles.

Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí... Read more

The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

By: Lorraine Avila

Narrated by: Lorraine Avila

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an “UPPERCUT to the senses.” We couldn’t agree more. We have never encountered an author with prose of this sensitivity and fire.Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She’s starting to feel at home at Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory,... Read more

Los coquíes aún cantan

By: Karina Nicole González

Narrated by: Laura Gómez

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Los coquíes aún cantan es un audio libro ilustrado para niños sobre el hogar, la comunidad, y la esperanza, inspirado por la reconstrucción de Puerto Rico luego del Hurricán María en Septiembre 2017. Este hermoso y emotivo libro fue escrito por Karina Nicole González, illustrado por Krystal Quiles, y traducido al español por Amparo Ortiz.

"Este... Read more

Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird

By: Agustina Bazterrica

Narrated by: Aida Reluzco, Andy Garcia-Ruse, André Santana &...

Length: 4 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

An NPR Best Book of 2023

A collection of nineteen dark, wildly imaginative short stories from the author of the award-winning TikTok sensation Tender Is the Flesh.

From celebrated author Agustina Bazterrica, this collection of nineteen brutal, darkly funny short stories takes into our deepest fears and through our most disturbing fantasies.... Read more

The Wind Knows My Name

By: Isabel Allende

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & Maria Liatis

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The lives of a Jewish boy escaping Nazi-occupied Europe and a mother and daughter fleeing twenty-first-century El Salvador intersect in this ambitious, intricate novel about war and immigration” (People), from the author of A Long Petal of the Sea and Violeta

“Timely, provocative . . . emotionally satisfying . . . [a... Read more

Get Rooted

By: Robyn Moreno

Narrated by: Robyn Moreno

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In this memoir, manifesto, and manual, discover how the alchemy for real personal transformation lies in digging up your own medicine and tools—and your ancestors are your greatest guides. Anyone scrolling through Robyn Moreno’s social media seeing her on the set of The Today Show; shaking hands with Barack Obama at the White House; speaking on... Read more

An Island Princess Starts a Scandal

By: Adriana Herrera

Narrated by: Nneka Okoye

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

"Adriana Herrera is once again here to upend any outdated notions of historical romance." —Entertainment Weekly

One last summer. 
For Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan, the invitation to show her paintings at the 1889 Exposition Universelle came at the perfect time. Soon to be trapped in a loveless marriage, Manuela has... Read more

Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success

By: Jessica Parra

Narrated by: Karla Serrato

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Graduation is only a few months away, and Rubi Ramos’s “recipe for success” to get into prestigious Alma University is already off track. When Alma waitlists Rubi’s application, Rubi will need to be distraction-free to make the grade and keep her parents—who have wanted this for her for years—from finding out. And that means falling for her cute... Read more

The Enchanted Hacienda

By: J.C. Cervantes

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

“This summer’s sweetest confection is J.C. Cervantes’s The Enchanted Hacienda. This book is like dipping your brain into a jar of serotonin.” —New York Times Book Review

"This is a contemporary coming-of-age story, with a sprinkling of magic, that’s one of my most anticipated reads of the year." —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author,... Read more

Retrospective

By: Juan Gabriel Vasquez

Narrated by: Sheldon Romero

Length: 13 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An epic yet intimate novel about a Colombian man caught up in the sweep of global historical and ideological revolutions.

The Colombian film director, Sergio Cabrera, is in Barcelona for a retrospective of his work. It's a hard time for him: his father, famous actor Fausto Cabrera, has just died; his marriage is in crisis; and his home country... Read more