80 Book Recommendations for the Latinx Book Bingo | Latinx Heritage Month 2022

My favorite time of the year aka Latinx Heritage Month is almost here, which means the Latinx Book Bingo is coming and it’s time to share some recommendations for all of the people participating and also in general for everyone looking for books by Latinx authors. Just like last year, this year I decided to only include books I have already read in this recommendations post, the only exceptions are the group book and the two recommendations for the prompt “disabled mc” because while I have read a few books with a disabled mc, unfortunately, the representation in them has not been great.

I will link my recommendation posts for previous years, which in most cases included books that I have not read, in case anyone needs more options:

• 90 book recommendations for LBB
• 100 book recommendations for LBB
• 170 book recommendations for LBB
• 50 book recommendations for LBB

For each one of my recommendations, I’m including the genre, age group (Middle-grade, YA, or adult) and if it fits other prompts besides the one I’m recommending it for. Without further ado, here are my recs:

Set in LATAM

• Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez:  YA contemporary set in Argentina.
• The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova: Adult magical realism, partly set in Ecuador.
• Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno- Garcia: Adult fantasy book set in Mexico
• Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Adult historical fiction set in Mexico
• The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno García: Adult Sci-Fi set in Mexico.
• Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno García: Adult paranormal set in Mexico

TRANSLATED

• Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica: Adult novel. Other prompts: horror
• Eartheater by Dolores Reyes: Adult novel. Other prompts: set in LATAM (Argentina)
• City of Clowns by Daniel Alarcon: Graphic novel. Other prompts: Set in LATAM (Perú)
• Abyss by Pilar Quintana: literary fiction.Other prompts: set in LATAM (Colombia)
• Little Eyes by Samantha Schweblin: adult book. Other prompts: horror
• The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende: Adult historical fiction.

CO-AUTHORED

• Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika & Maritza Moulite: YA Contemporary. Other prompts: mostly set in Haiti
• Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore:  YA Magical Realism

ROMANCE

• One Week to Claim It All by Adriana Herrera: Adult Romance. Other prompts: Afro-Latinx author and part of a series of companion novels.
• His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras: Adult Romance. Other prompts: First book in a series of companion novels.
• You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria: Adult romance. Other prompts: First book in a series of companion novels.
• Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras: Adult romance. Other prompts: First book in a series of companion novels.
• Take the Lead by Alexis Daria: Adult Romance. Other prompts: First book in a series of companion novels.
• Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno:  YA Contemporary 
• Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera: YA Contemporary
• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas: YA fantasy. Other prompts: banned and part of a series.
• Stripped by Zoey Castile: Adult romance. Other prompts: First book in a series of companion novels.

POETRY OR NOVEL IN VERSE

• The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo: YA contemporary told in verse. Other prompts: Afro-Latinx author
• Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo: YA contemporary, novel in verse. Other prompts: Afro-Latinx author and set in Dominican Republic.
• Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar: Contemporary novel told in verse. Other prompts: Middle-grade
• Have You Seen Marie? by Sandra Cisneros: Poetry 
• Lima: Limón by Natalie Scenters-Zapico: Poetry

FOODIE

• With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo:  YA contemporary with an aspiring chef. Other prompts: Afro-Latinx author.
• American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera: Adult book about the owner of a food truck. Other prompts: Afro-Latinx author, romance, and part of a series.
• Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera: Adult Romance where both main characters are pastry chefs. Other prompts: Afro-Latinx author, romance, indie and part of a series.
• Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel: Latin American classic, magical realism. The mc makes magical food. Other prompts: set in LATAM (Mexico) and translated.
• Delicious Temptation by Sabrina Sol: Adult Romance where the mc is a pastry chef. Other prompts: romance and part of a series.

INDIE

• The Infamous Miss Rodriguez by Lydia San Andres: Adult book. Other prompts: Romance and set in the Caribbean. –
• Goddess of Filth by V. Castro: Adult book. Other prompts: horror
• Peluda by Melissa Lozada-Olivia: Adult book. Other prompts: Poetry collection
• Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera: literary fiction. Other prompts: translated.
• Her Night with Santa by Adriana Herrera: Adult book. Other prompts: romance and Afro-Latinx author.

NONFICTION

• The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio: Adult nonfiction
• Paula by Isabel Allende: Adult Memoir. Other prompts: set in LATAM (Chile) and translated.
• In The Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero: Adult Memoir
• News of a Kidnapping by Gabriel García Márquez:  Reportage based on real life events. Other prompts: set in LATAM (Colombian).

AFRO-LATINX AUTHOR

• Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa:  Adult novel by an Afro-Latinx author with an Afro-Latinx main character. Other prompts: romance
• By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery: YA contemporary by an Afro-Latinx author with an Afro-Latinx main character.
• Nocturna by Maya Motayne: YA Fantasy by an Afro-Latinx author. Other prompts: part of a series.
• Pride by Ibi Zoboi: YA contemporary by an Afro-Latinx author with Afro-Latinx main characters.
• Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson: YA paranormal by an Afro-Latinx author with an Afro-Latinx main character.
• American Street by Ibi Zoboi YA Contemporary by an Afro-Latinx author with Afro-Latinx main characters.

GROUP BOOK

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado: YA book. Other prompts: Afro-Latinx author and horror.

HORROR

• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Adult Horror. Other prompts: Set in LATAM (Mexico)
• Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin: Adult Horror. Other prompts: Set in LATAM (Argentina) and translated
• Category Five by Ann Davila Madrigal:  YA Horror. Other prompts: Set in LATAM (Puerto Rico)
• The Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez: Literary horror, short stories. Other prompts: Set in LATAM (Argentina)
• Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado: Literary horror, short stories.
• The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado: Horror graphic novel.

BANNED

• More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera: YA Sci-fi
• The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende: Latin American classic, magical realism. Other prompts: Set in LATAM (Chile) and translated.
• Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro: YA Fantasy.
• In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado  Adult Memoir.Other prompts: nonfiction
• When the Moon was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore: YA magical realism.
• Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera: YA Contemporary
• They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera: YA sci-fi

MIDDLE GRADE

• Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega: Middle-grade fantasy.
• The Dream Weaver by Reina Luz Alegre: Middle-grade contemporary.
• Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older: Middle-grade fantasy
• Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez: Middle Grade Sci-Fi 
• Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera: Middle-grade Contemporary

JOYFUL

• The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa: Adult book.Other prompts: romance and Afro-Latinx author
• Here to Stay by Adriana Herrera: Adult Romance. Other prompts: romance, indie and Afro-Latinx author
• Finding Joy by Adriana Herrera: Adult romance. Other prompts: romance, indie and Afro-Latinx author
• All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata: Adult romance. Other prompts: romance
• A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano: Middle-grade Fantasy
• America, Vol. 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez by Gabby Rivera: YA Graphic Novel

PART OF A SERIES

• Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova: YA fantasy, the first book in a duology.
• Lobizona by Romina Garber: YA Fantasy, the first book in a duology. Other prompts: banned
• Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz: YA Fantasy, the first book in a duology.
• We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia: A YA Fantasy, the first book in a duology.
• Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova: YA Urban Fantasy, the first book in a series.

DISABLED MC

• Lakelore by Anna Marie McLemore: YA magical realism. Dyslexic main character.
• The Sunbearer Trails by Aiden Thomas: YA fantasy. Deaf side character.

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