Relentless by Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Revealing a deep understanding of Latino culture and building community to change our world for the better, a veteran of New York and national politics, who embodies the relentless spirit of progress of American immigrants, narrates his life, career, experience and the ascendency of Hamilton. created by his son Lin-Manuel.

You Sound like a White Girl by Julissa Arce

Combing through history and her own story, this powerful cultural commentary delves into and tears apart the lie that assimilation leads to belonging, offering a bold new promise: belonging only comes through celebrating yourself, your history, your culture, and everything that makes you uniquely you.

Our Migrant Souls by Héctor Tobar

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, sharing his personal experiences as the son of Guatemalan immigrants and the stories told to him by his Latinx students, offers a spirited response to racist ideas about Latino people, investigating topics that include the U.S.-Mexico border “wall,” urban segregation and gangs.

Accordion Eulogies by Noé Álvarez

The son of working-class Mexican immigrants shares his story of taking up the accordion to connect with his long-gone grandfather, traveling across the United States and Mexico while trying to make sense of his place in the world.

Unstoppable by Chiquis Rivera

The Latin Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, picking up where her New York Times best-seller Forgiveness left off, shares the trials, tribulations and lessons she learned in life after the death of her mother.

First Gen by Alejandra Campoverdi

A trailblazing women’s health advocate and former Obama aide discusses her experiences as Mexican American woman raised by an immigrant single mother in Los Angeles and the challenges of navigating social mobility as a first-generation Latina.

American Negra by Natasha S. Alford

An award-winning journalist, host and media executive recalls growing up as the daughter of an African American father and Puerto Rican mother in Upstate New York and the challenges she faced as a multiracial woman.

Solito by Javier Zamora

A young poet reflects on his 3,000-mile journey from El Salvador to the United States when he was nine years old, during which he was faced with perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions during two life-altering months alongside a group of strangers who became an unexpected family.

Brown Neon by Raquel Gutiérrez

Born in Los Angeles to immigrant parents from Mexico and El Salvador, Gutiérrez meditates on Southwestern terrains, art, family, and intergenerational queer dynamics in Brown Neon, their debut essay collection from Coffee House Press.

My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez

Exploring separation, generational trauma and the toll of the American dream, the author recounts what happened when, at 15, her parents were forced back to Mexico, leaving her and her brother to fend for themselves as underage children affected by broken immigration laws.