Our Summer Reading List offers a “baker’s dozen” of great books for readers of all ages, including fiction, memoirs, mysteries, history and an all–women anthology. Readers will be transported through time and around the world. To start us off is a cookbook that is filled with recipes from all over Latin America.
1. Daisy: Morning, Noon and Night: Bringing Your Family Together with Everyday Latin Dishes by Daisy Martinez (Atria Books) –cookbook
2 Daring to Write: Contemporary Narratives by Dominican Women, Edited by Erika M. Martinez (University of Georgia Press) –anthology
3. Luck Is Just the Beginning by Celeste Leon (Floricanto Press) –memoir
4. Nothing Up My Sleeve by Diana Lopez (Hachette Books) –children
5. Santa Muerte: The Daniela Story by Lucina Stone (Story Merchant Books) –futuristic
6. Sky Over Lima by Juan Gomez Barcena (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) –fiction
7. The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho (HarperOne) –classic…
8. The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende (Atria Books) –fiction
9. The Music of Jimmy Ojotriste by Arturo Hernandez–Sametier (Lunita Hispanic Press) –fiction
10. The Remembering Day / El Dia de los Muertos by Pat Mora (Arte Publico) –children, bilingual
11. The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engel (Grove Press) –fiction
12. The Water of Life Remains in the Dead by Maria Nieto (Floricanto Press) –mystery
13. War Against Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America’s Colony by Nelson A. Dennis (Nation Books) –history