Audiobooks by Latinx Authors
Listen to audiobooks by authors of Latinx and Hispanic descent.
Cemetery Boys
By: Aiden Thomas
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 13 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.
A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave in Aiden Thomas's paranormal YA debut Cemetery Boys, described by Entertainment Weekly as "groundbreaking."
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him.
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Clap When You Land
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo & Melania-Luisa Marte
Length: 5 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.
Don't miss the audiobook, read by Elizabeth Acevedo, the beloved author and narrator of The... Read more »
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We Set the Dark on Fire
By: Tehlor Kay Mejia
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
Length: 9 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
“We Set the Dark on Fire burns bright. It will light the way for a new generation of rebels and lovers.” —NPR
“Mejia pens a compelling, gripping story that mirrors real world issues of immigration and equality.” —Buzzfeed
Five starred reviews!!
In this daring and romantic fantasy debut perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Latinx authors... Read more »
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Lost Children Archive
By: Valeria Luiselli
Narrated by: Valeria Luiselli, Kivlighan de Montebello, William DeMeritt & Maia Enrigue Luiselli
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
"Impossibly smart, full of beauty, heart and insight . . . Everyone should read this book."--Tommy Orange
From the two-time NBCC Finalist, an emotionally resonant, fiercely imaginative new novel about a family whose road trip across America collides with an immigration crisis at the southwestern border--an indelible journey told with breathtaking... Read more »
The Undocumented Americans
By: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Narrated by: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in this deeply personal and groundbreaking portrait of a nation.
“Karla’s book sheds light on people’s personal experiences and allows their stories to be told and their voices to... Read more »
Once I Was You
By: Maria Hinojosa
Narrated by: Maria Hinojosa
Length: 12 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
“Anyone striving to understand and improve this country should read her story.” —Gloria Steinem, author of My Life on the Road
The Emmy Award–winning journalist and anchor of NPR’s Latino USA tells the story of immigration in America through her family’s experiences and decades of reporting, painting an unflinching portrait of a country in... Read more »
Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
By: Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
“In a world where we are so often dividing ourselves into us and them, this book feels like a kind of magic, celebrating all beliefs, ethnicities, and unknowns.” —The New York Times Book Review
Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets Roswell by way of Laurie Halse Anderson in this astonishing, genre-bending novel about a... Read more »
We Are Not From Here
By: Jenny Tores Sanchez
Narrated by: Marisa Blake
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no... Read more »
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You Had Me at Hola
By: Alexis Daria
Narrated by: Seraphine Valentine
Length: 10 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
"I could not get enough of Jasmine and Ashton! I adored Jasmine--her ambition, her confidence, her attacks of self-doubt, and especially her hilarious, snarky, and loving cousins. She and Ashton have such a steamy, swoony, love story that I didn't want the book to end!"--Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author
RITA® Award Winning... Read more »
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With the Fire on High
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
2020 Audie Awards® WINNER - Narration by Author
2020 Audie Awards® Finalist - Young Adult
From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright.
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Dominicana
By: Angie Cruz
Narrated by: Coral Peña
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA COVER TO COVER BOOK CLUB PICK
This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.
Named a Most Anticipated Book by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, O Magazine, Time, Real Simple, Chicago Review of Books, Kirkus Reviews, Nylon, BuzzFeed, Lit Hub, The Millions, Instyle, Bustle,... Read more »
Lobizona
By: Romina Garber
Narrated by: Sol Madariaga
Length: 12 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
"Garber’s gorgeous novel combines the wonder of a Hogwarts-style magic school with the Twilight-esque dynamics of a hidden magical species that has strict rules about interacting with the human world." -- BOOKLIST (Starred Review)
Some people ARE illegal.
Lobizonas do NOT exist.
Both of these statements are false.
Manuela Azul has been crammed... Read more »
The Poet X
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
Length: 3 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Don't miss this acclaimed audiobook, read by the author—winner of an Odyssey Honor and an AudioFile Earphones Award winner!
The Poet X is also the 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... Read more »
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The Distance Between Us
By: Reyna Grande
Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border.
Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this... Read more »
Afterlife
By: Julia Alvarez
Narrated by: Alma Cuervo
Length: 6 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
The author of In the Time of the Butterflies, with more than one million copies in print, is back with a tour de force. Antonia Vega, the immigrant writer at the center of Afterlife, has had the rug pulled out from under her. She has just retired from the college where she taught English when her beloved husband, Sam, suddenly dies. And then... Read more »
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Don't Ask Me Where I'm From
By: Jennifer De Leon
Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
“A funny, perceptive, and much-needed book telling a much-needed story.” —Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestseller Little Fires Everywhere
“Written with humor and grace, with intimacy and empathy, Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From is the perfect coming of age novel for our time.” —Matt Mendez, author of Barely Missing Everything and... Read more »
Sabrina & Corina
By: Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Narrated by: Various
Length: 7 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Latinas of Indigenous descent living in the American West take center stage in this haunting debut story collection—a powerful meditation on friendship, mothers and daughters, and the deep-rooted truths of our homelands.
Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s magnetic story collection breathes life into her Indigenous Latina characters and the land they... Read more »
American Dreamer
By: Adriana Herrera
Narrated by: Sean Crisden
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
No one ever said big dreams come easy
For Nesto Vasquez, moving his Afro-Caribbean food truck from New York City to the wilds of Upstate New York is a huge gamble. If it works? He’ll be a big fish in a little pond. If it doesn’t? He’ll have to give up the hustle and return to the day job he hates. He’s got six months to make it happen—the last... Read more »
Untamed Shore
By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Narrated by: Maria Liatis
Length: 8 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Renowned author Silvia Moreno-Garcia's first thriller, UNTAMED SHORE, is a coming-of-age story set in Mexico which quickly turns dark when a young woman meets three enigmatic tourists. Baja California, 1979. Viridiana spends her days watching the dead sharks piled beside the seashore, as the fishermen pull their nets. There is nothing else to... Read more »
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The Book of Rosy
By: Rosayra Pablo Cruz & Julie Schwietert Collazo
Narrated by: Almarie Guerra & Jayme Mattler
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
“Offers hope in the face of desperate odds” – ELLE Magazine, ELLE’s Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020
“[D]isturbing and unforgettable memoir…This wrenching story brings to vivid life the plight of the many families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.” – Publisher’s Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
“[The] haunting and eloquent…narrative of a Guatemalan... Read more »
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The House on Mango Street
By: Sandra Cisneros
Narrated by: Sandra Cisneros
Length: 2 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
In hardcover for the first time--on the tenth anniversary of its initial publication--the greatly admired and bestselling book about a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, this novel depicts a new American landscape through its multiple characters. Read more »
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Fruit of the Drunken Tree
By: Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Narrated by: Marisol Ramirez, Almarie Guerra & Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
“One of the most dazzling and devastating novels I’ve read in a long time...Readers of Fruit of the Drunken Tree will surely be transformed.”
--San Francisco Chronicle
“Simultaneously propulsive and poetic, reminiscent of Isabel Allende...Listen to this new author’s voice — she has something powerful to say.”
--Entertainment Weekly
A mesmerizing... Read more »
Soldier for Equality
By: Duncan Tonatiuh
Narrated by: David DeSantos
Length: 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Follow the life of Luz, a Mexican-American war hero who fought for equality and created the oldest Latino civil-rights organization in the United States. Read more »
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The House of Broken Angels
By: Luis Alberto Urrea
Narrated by: Luis Alberto Urrea
Length: 9 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
In this "raucous, moving, and necessary" story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist (San Francisco Chronicle), the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend.
"All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death."
In his... Read more »