2025 SUMMER READING LIST 

Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club is pleased to announce the release of its 11th annual Summer Reading List on this the first day of the summer.

“Reading is most rewarding when you feel a connection to the story,” says Teresa M. Tobin, Project Manager. “Our Summer Reading List has something special for everyone. The voices of our talented Latine writers bring fresh perspectives and meaningful connections. And for the first time, upon our readers’ request, we have added a book in Spanish. So, settle in, turn the page, and let these stories take you somewhere new. Enjoy the journey!”

For more information on the 2025 Summer Reading List, email Teresa M. Tobin, Project Manager, at tmtobin.lcbookclub@gmail.com.

  1. A SIMPLE HABANA MELODY by Oscar Hijuelos (Grand Central Publishing) – fiction, classical
  2. A STORY OF STORIES: THE TEXAS BORDER BARRIO LIFE AND WRITINGS OF DOÑA RAMONA GONZÁLEZ by Cristina Devereaux Ramírez (Tinta Books) – biography
  3. +El Último Hombre Blanco / THE LAST WHITE MAN by Nuria Labari (Random House) – fiction
  4. FOR A GOD TO REST: A CARTEL MARIACHI ROMANCE by Tamaya Cruz (Tamaya Cruz Books) – romance
  5. *GLORIA by Andrés Felipe Solano (Counterpoint) – fiction
  6. I TRUST MY INNER VOICE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SELF-BELIEF, MANIFESTATION AND MINDSET TRANSFORMATION by Ana Parra Vivas (Hasmark Publishing International) – self-help
  7. LATINO FIRSTS: TRAILBLAZERS AND MILESTONES IN UNITED STATES HISTORY by Nicolás Kanellos (Visible Ink Press) – biographies
  8. LUCHA OF THE NIGHT FOREST by Tehlor Kay Mejia (Make Me A World) – fiction, young adult
  9. *MAMIACHI & ME: MY MAMI’S MARIACHI BAND by Jolene and Dakota Gutiérrez (Harry N. Abrams) – children’s picture book
  10. #ON THE TIP OF YOUR MOTHER’S TONGUE by JP Infante (Thirty West Publishing House) – poetry and prose
  11. RAIN REVOLUTIONS by Bessie F. Zaldívar (Long Day Press) – fiction, short stories
  12. *REINBOU by Pedro Cabiya (Astra House) – fiction
  13. RESERVOIR BITCHES by Dahlia de la Cerda (The Feminist Press at CUNY) – fiction, short stories
  14. TELL IT TO ME SINGING by Tita Ramirez (Simon & Schuster) – fiction
  15. THE INFLUENCERS by Anna-Marie McLemore (The Dial Press) – fiction, mystery
  16. *THE LATINA ANTI-DIET: A DIETITIAN’S GUIDE TO AUTHENTIC HEALTH THAT CELEBRATES CULTURE AND FULL-FLAVOR LIVING by Dalina Soto (Ballantine Books) – self-help
  17. THE PINK AGAVE MOTEL & OTHER STORIES by V. Castro (CLASH Books) – science fiction
  18. THE SONS OF EL REY by Alex Espinoza (Simon & Schuster) – fiction, LGBTQ+
  19. THE WAVES TAKE YOU HOME by María Alejandra Barrios Vélez (Lake Union Publishing) – fiction, magical realism
  20. WE WILL BE JAGUARS: A MEMOIR OF MY PEOPLE by Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson (Abrams Press) – environmental & naturalist biography

*book available in Spanish           +book available in English           #dual language (English-Spanish)  #ReadLatinoLit