Críticas Magazine

Adriana V. Lopez

Your April Guide to Latino Books
April 4, 2008

I like to make lists. And every month I like to make a list of books I hear about by authors with Latino sounding surnames. I know I may miss some along the way. So when I do, please be so kind as to let me know. Gracias.

Here's April....

The Sum of Our Days by Isabel Allende. (Memoir) HarperCollins.
The original Spanish-language version of this book was published by Editorial Sudamericana in and is already a best-seller abroad. Allende narrates to her daughter, Paula, events surrounding their family since her daughter's untimely death.

Codex 632 by Jose Rodrigues dos Santos. (Novel). HarperCollins.
Based on real historic documents, Codex 632, is a riveting quest to uncover the secret identity of Christopher Columbus.


The King’s Gold by Yxta Maya Murray (Historical Novel). HarperCollins.
From Whiting-Award winning novelist Murray, a fast-paced and captivating thriller, complete with ancient maps, riddles to decode, and villainous treasure hunters.


The Heartbreak Pill by Anjanette Delgado (Novel). Simon &Schuster
At once humorous and touching, it follows Erika Luna, a thirty-something scientist living and working in Miami who tries to heal the pain of her divorce by developing a heartbreak pill.


Gentlemen Prefer Us Dumb: A Latina Perspective on Sex, Relationships and What It Means to Be a Strong Woman by Isabella Santo Domingo.(Non-Fiction). Random House.
This book is the Latina version of the wildly popular relationship bible "The Rules.”


Las caras de la suerte by Cristina Garcia. Translation by Liliana Valenzuela. (Novel).Vintage Espanol.
García's characters — immigrants who are cut off from their past, warily looking to the future — there's a fine line between hope and luck. A Handbook to Luck (also available in paperback) explores how circumstance and living gradually erode that distinction.

Posted by Adriana V. Lopez on April 4, 2008 | Comments (0)