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Hace poco más de un siglo, una familia partió de Sorrento y se instaló en la ciudad argentina de Mar del Plata para abrir un hotel y luego una trattoria cerca de la playa. Podría tratarse de una familia cualquiera de las tantas que inmigraron por esos años, pero esta tuvo una participación especial en la cultura argentina: inventó los sorrentinos, una pasta que hoy se come en todo el país.

While her mentor may be the world’s most badass archaeologist, the only thing bad about Dr. Miriam Jacobs are her corny jokes. But when Miri is charged with leading an unmapped expedition through the Amazon for the fabled Lost City of the Moon, she finally has her chance to prove to her colleagues that she’s capable—and hopefully prove it to herself, too.

Thirty years ago, musicians Emilia Oliveras and Paul Winstead were married in Puerto Rico. Forty-eight hours later, Paul vanished from their honeymoon cruise, leaving Emilia devastated—and the prime suspect in his disappearance. So, she ran for her life, leaving behind her love, her dreams, and her identity. Today “Emily Oliver” is a divorced music teacher and mother of two daughters who know nothing about her past: Gracie, a talented attorney who excels in the courtroom but grapples with personal relationships, and Meg, a gifted concert pianist who wrestles with her ambition and purpose.

El sueño americano se ha vuelto pesadilla, y tres latinas indocumentadas han quedado atrapadas: Bolivia y sus dos hijas, María Paz y Violeta. María Paz cree tocar el cielo con las manos al casarse con un policía blanco y norteamericano. Hasta que este es asesinado y a ella la meten presa. Pero la celda no es su peor calvario. María Paz descubre que el verdadero infierno la espera al otro lado de las rejas, y una segunda muerte termina de definir el rumbo de su suerte.

El protagonista de La vida breve, Brausen, escucha a través de una pared una conversación entre un hombre y una mujer. Imagina sus gestos, sus sentimientos... Brausen vive con su mujer, mutilada tras una complicada operación, y para compensar ese vacío físico que detendrá sus caricias, él imagina historias: la de Santa María, y la de un médico llamado Díaz Grey. Pero no solo desea imaginar que es otro, también quiere serlo.

In Dancing with Butterflies, Reyna Grande renders the Mexican immigrant experience in “lyrical and sensual” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) prose through the poignant stories of four women brought together through folklorico dance. Dancing with Butterflies uses the alternating voices of...

In an unnamed Latin American country, a mysterious plague quickly spreads, erasing the memory of anyone infected. Angustias Romero flees with her family, but their flight is tragically cut short when she loses both her children. Consumed by grief, she finds herself within the hallucinatory expanse of Mezquite—a town corrupted by greed and populated by storytellers, refugees, and violent, predatory gangs. Here, Angustias is finally able to lay her children to rest at the Third Country, a cemetery run by the larger-than-life Visitación Salazar and a refuge beyond suffering and fear.

Intimate and uncompromising, Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto’s debut collection Spilling the Light, is a luminous offering to their communities and a defiant declaration of their worth in a world hostile to their queer, disabled, and brown being.

A few years ago, David Alvarez had it all: a six-figure book deal, a loving boyfriend, and an exciting writing career. His debut novel was a resounding success, which made the publication of his second book—a total flop—all the more devastating. Now, David is single, lonely, and desperately trying to come up with the next great idea for his third manuscript, one that will redeem him in the eyes of readers, reviewers, the entire publishing world…and maybe even his ex-boyfriend.

One fall night, Scottish singer Jackson Mackay loses everything he ever loved in a horrible tragedy. At that same moment, in another wing of that same hospital, Letti Ruiz gasps awake after a life-altering surgery leaves her a shell of the high profile attorney she once was. Their lives couldn’t be more different. A series of seemingly perfectly orchestrated imperfections leads them to each other and kindles a fire where their twin souls unite.

Dr. Ana Maria Ross Gutierrez runs a clinic near the Texas-Mexico border, taking care of those who've crossed into the United States illegally. Ana was once married to Peter Ross, but his decision to join the border patrol drove her to divorce him—despite Peter's continuing feelings for her and his conviction that he's protecting the desperate immigrants in his own way. Now, as hostility and hatred heat up in El Paso, Ana, Peter, and a young mother are entangled in danger and violence that threaten them all.

Con una narrativa zigzagueante en su cronología nos acercamos a esa segunda persona a la que Alberto Forcada le habla: con su voz le revive sus andanzas en la escuela, en el barrio, las mudanzas y los amoríos no concretados, la virginidad a medio perder, las escenas en las que atestigua una...

Recorriendo los temas que le apasionan y que son referenciales en el resto de su obra, en Bajo una luz más clara Helena establece un diálogo con los muertos, tan real como en la Antigüedad clásica. En el tránsito de la memoria, el recuerdo, la negación del olvido, la protagonista busca...

A los personajes de las cuatro historias que conforman esta novela les han sido arrebatadas diferentes partes del cuerpo, en episodios que implicaron también la pérdida de seres queridos o de sus tierras; aunque los han dejado incompletos, estos personajes se empeñan en repasar sus historias...

El primer capítulo de una serie policiaca sobre el México más profundo y disparatado. Lo llaman simplemente El Señor, y dirige el peligroso cártel de Constanza. Hasta ahora, nada parece amenazar su poder. Pero un buen día, El Güero, uno de sus sicarios más confiables, se ve en problemas...

Los relatos de Lugares comunes visitan territorios conocidos: la timidez extrema, el amigo calavera, el amor no correspondido, la rumba de Cali… Pero , apelando a otro tipo de lugar común, el principal valor de este libro reside, no tanto en la extrañeza de las historias, sino en la fuerza...

Pedalear a ritmo constante, adaptar el cambio de marchas a las peculiaridades del terreno, disfrutar del variado paisaje sobre el sillín. Sentir la euforia de unas ruedas que giran silbando en un descenso de montaña o el frío sudor que se desliza gota a gota por el manillar en el esfuerzo de...

Riv—poet, philosopher, private eye—arrives in Cali, Colombia, hoping to find reprieve. Running away from an unspeakable event surrounding his ex Jane, Riv accidentally connects with his cousin Mauro and family friend Carlotta, who asks him to find her daughter Angelica Alfa-Ochoa. No sooner is Riv on the trail when it becomes clear that not only are the cops not looking for Angelica, but they are actively preventing him from finding her.

When We Were Everything traces the delicate, tangled threads of relationships that define us. Through a series of deeply personal poems and stories, these pieces capture the bittersweet essence of youth, the complexities of love, and the unvarnished reality of growing up. This collection is a journey through the heart—reflecting on past loves, missed connections, and the enduring search for meaning in a world that never stops moving. Perfect for listeners who appreciate introspective, character-driven writing that speaks to the soul.

Detective Arias hunts for a murderer on a liberal arts campus that prides itself on its progressive curriculum but is rife with jealousy, racial and sexual tensions, and a hierarchy as real and destructive as a medieval fortress. DJ Arias, good at his job because he sees the worst in people, is challenged by the college community, a neighborhood recluse, and a young Latino gardener he sent to jail ten years ago for a hit-and-run accident.