National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15) celebrates Hispanic culture and history. Books are a great way to dive into a culture, and many classic and popular bestsellers have come from Hispanic writers around the globe. Here we look at five authors worth reading again and again.
This bestselling book by Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros is a coming-of-age story about a young girl, Esperanza Cordero, growing up in a Latino neighborhood of Chicago. It’s read by the author, which gives a new dimension to the story.
Listen to an excerpt The House on Mango Street
Mexican author Laura Esquivel’s best-known book is a bestseller and was adapted as a movie in the 1990s. The classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch in Mexico, where food, love, and life entwine.
Listen to an excerpt Like Water for Chocolate
Spanish author Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s massive bestseller has enthralled readers worldwide. In Barcelona just after World War II, a boy named Daniel is given an antiquarian book. He sets out on a quest to find the rest of the author’s work, and opens a door to secrets, madness, love affairs, and magic.
Listen to an excerpt The Shadow of the Wind
